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Compliance accessible to everyone.

From small business to large organisation: complex rules like the GDPR and NIS2 should be understandable and manageable. That is why RealCob exists.

Our story

First the book, then the software.

Martin Hiele and John Peters wrote De AVG Code, the Dutch GDPR handbook, and spent years guiding organisations through privacy law in practice. They kept seeing the same thing: the knowledge sits with a handful of people, execution stalls, and nobody can prove during an audit what was actually done.

RealCob is their answer: software that distributes the work across the organisation, checks the answers automatically and turns compliance into a continuous process instead of a yearly project.

The team

The people behind RealCob

Martin Hiele
Martin Hiele
GDPR/NIS2 Compliance Architect · co-author De AVG Code

Shapes the legal and technical foundation and translates regulation into practical solutions.

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John Peters
John Peters
GDPR/NIS2 Expert & Lawyer · co-author De AVG Code

GDPR and NIS2 expert. Advises clients, delivers training and ensures every piece of advice in the software is sound.

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Sedat Ayar
Sedat Ayar
Marketing Director

Over 15 years of experience in marketing and growth. Makes sure RealCob reaches the organisations that need it.

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Bas van Ramele
Bas van Ramele
Product Development Lead

Coordinates software development and safeguards both usability and compliance of the platform.

What we stand for

Four principles

Understandable for everyone

No legal background required: plain language, clear steps.

Fast and complete

A complete picture within 3 hours, without compromising on depth.

Always up to date

Regulations change; the software changes with them, automatically.

Built on practice

Years of experience with real organisations, not with theory.

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