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Perplexity for Compliance and Data Protection Teams

AI-powered research with Perplexity: cited answers, source control, Spaces, Deep Research and systematic fact-checking.

Duration
1 day (7 hrs)
Format
Online or on-site
Language
German or English
Participants
open dates or exclusive for your team
Certificate
Certificate of attendance

Overview

“Perplexity for Compliance and Data Protection Teams” is designed for roles such as Compliance officers and managers, Data protection officers and privacy coordinators and Information security officers and shows step by step how to use Perplexity productively, safely and transparently in Compliance & Data Protection – from the fundamentals to advanced workflows.

Perplexity combines language models with live web search and delivers answers backed by numbered citations. That makes it particularly suited to work where currency and traceability matter: market and competitor monitoring, research into regulation and standards, supplier and partner due diligence, or preparing decision papers. In this practical day you learn to phrase research questions precisely, steer the choice of sources deliberately and use follow-up questions to turn an initial answer into a robust research result.

You work with Spaces, where you group research on a topic, add your own files and set instructions for the team. With Deep Research you produce extensive reports that evaluate many sources and bring them together in a structured way. Quality is a key focus: you learn to assess sources, cross-check claims and recognise typical failure patterns such as outdated or misattributed information. We also address data protection and licensing questions for business use. You leave with a reusable research process tailored to your own function.

Compliance and data protection teams must keep track of a growing body of rules, from the GDPR and whistleblower protection to supply chain due diligence and the EU AI Act. Generative AI can structure and accelerate this work: AI assistants summarise new regulations, produce gap analyses against existing policies, support records of processing activities and data protection impact assessments and draft clear training content. Automation helps with data subject requests, contract reviews and vendor risk assessments. At the same time, compliance teams are expected to steer AI use across the organisation: AI policies, risk classification under the AI Act and staff AI literacy obligations. Teams that use AI confidently themselves can advise the business better and design effective governance.

The course is delivered live – either online in a virtual classroom or on-site in our training rooms in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern. We can also run it exclusively for your team.

Who is this course for?

  • Compliance officers and managers
  • Data protection officers and privacy coordinators
  • Information security officers
  • Governance, risk and compliance staff
  • AI governance leads

Typical challenges we address

  • Tracking numerous new regulations and translating them into internal requirements
  • Keeping records of processing and impact assessments up to date
  • Advising business units quickly and soundly when they introduce new tools
  • Steering organisation-wide AI use in a compliant way

What you will be able to do

  • You phrase precise research questions and steer the choice of sources deliberately.
  • You assess sources by origin, currency and reliability and trace claims back to the original.
  • You organise research in Spaces and combine web sources with your own documents.
  • You use Deep Research to produce structured reports and decision support.
  • Use AI for regulatory analysis, data protection documentation and contract reviews.
  • Build AI governance with a policy, a tool inventory and risk classification.
  • Advise business units soundly on GDPR and AI Act requirements for AI use.

Course outline

Module 1 Foundations of AI-powered research
  • How it works: language model, live web search and citations
  • How it differs from a classic search engine and a general chat assistant
  • Framing research questions precisely: time frame, region, source type
  • Follow-ups and drilling down instead of one-off queries
Module 2 Steering and assessing sources
  • Narrowing sources: web, academic literature, your own files
  • Targeting primary sources, official websites and specialist publications
  • Assessing source quality: origin, currency, vested interests
  • Tracing quotes and figures back to the original source
Module 3 Spaces and teamwork
  • Setting up Spaces for topics, projects or client requests
  • Uploading your own documents and combining them with web sources
  • Storing instructions for consistent output formats
  • Sharing research and turning it into pages or reports
Module 4 Deep Research and structured reports
  • Tackling broad questions with Deep Research
  • Producing market overviews, competitor comparisons and topic briefs
  • Turning results into tables, side-by-side comparisons and executive summaries
  • Recognising the limits of in-depth research and refining results
Module 5 Fact-checking, data protection and workflow
  • Systematic fact-checking: counter-research and spotting contradictions
  • Typical failure patterns: outdated, misattributed or fabricated details
  • Data protection, enterprise licences and handling confidential queries
  • A reusable research process and source documentation
Module 6 Practice lab: Compliance & Data Protection
  • Regulatory gap analysis
  • Records of processing and DPIAs
  • Reviewing data processing agreements
  • Data subject requests
  • Building AI governance
  • Training and awareness
Module 7 Data protection, quality & transfer to daily work
  • Compliance and privacy records often contain sensitive information, such as whistleblower reports that must be kept strictly confidential under whistleblower protection laws and must not be entered into unvetted AI tools. At the same time, Article 4 of the EU AI Act requires organisations to ensure sufficient AI literacy among their staff.
  • Ground rules for safe AI use in your team
  • Checking results: facts, sources, tests and the four-eyes principle
  • Personal action plan for the next 30 days
  • Open questions, outlook and resources for further learning

Practical scenarios from your field

Regulatory gap analysis

An AI assistant summarises new regulations, compares requirements with existing policies and processes and produces a structured list of gaps and actions for expert assessment.

Records of processing and DPIAs

Process descriptions and interviews are turned into draft entries for the record of processing activities and risk analyses for data protection impact assessments, reviewed by the DPO.

Reviewing data processing agreements

AI checks vendors' data processing agreements and privacy documentation for the mandatory content under Article 28 GDPR, third-country transfers and technical measures and flags deviations from the internal standard.

Data subject requests

Automations log access and erasure requests, monitor deadlines and draft responses, while data searches and final approval remain with the responsible staff.

Building AI governance

AI helps draft AI policies, build an inventory of AI systems in use and classify them according to the EU AI Act risk categories as a basis for governance board decisions.

Training and awareness

Policies are turned into clear learning modules, case studies and quizzes on data protection, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption or AI literacy, tailored to target groups across the organisation.

Prerequisites

Experience with online research in a professional context; no prior AI knowledge is required. You work in compliance, data protection or information security and are familiar with the basics of the GDPR.

Technical requirements

A laptop with an up-to-date browser and a Perplexity account; we recommend Pro or Enterprise access to use Spaces with files and Deep Research in full.

Data protection & compliance

Compliance and privacy records often contain sensitive information, such as whistleblower reports that must be kept strictly confidential under whistleblower protection laws and must not be entered into unvetted AI tools. At the same time, Article 4 of the EU AI Act requires organisations to ensure sufficient AI literacy among their staff.

Suggested dates

All dates are suggestions – your preferred date is always possible.

  • Fri, 27 November 2026 Online Request
  • Thu, 10 December 2026 Berlin Request
  • Tue, 15 December 2026 Online Request
  • Wed, 20 January 2027 Stuttgart Request
  • Tue, 2 February 2027 Online Request
  • Thu, 11 February 2027 Hanover Request

Frequently asked questions

How does Perplexity differ from ChatGPT or a search engine?

A search engine returns a list of links, and a general chat assistant often answers from its training data. Perplexity searches the web at the moment you ask, summarises what it finds and backs each statement with citations. That makes it particularly well suited to current, verifiable research – although you still need to assess the sources yourself.

Can I rely on Perplexity's citations?

Citations make verification much easier, but they do not replace it. Occasionally a statement is attributed to a source that does not say quite that, or an outdated page is used. In the course you learn a lean fact-checking routine that lets you quickly verify critical statements against the original source.

Is Perplexity suitable for confidential research within a company?

Enterprise plans offer additional commitments on data use and administration. Even so, you should not put trade secrets or personal data into queries unless your internal policy explicitly allows it. We discuss how to phrase queries so that sensitive details stay protected while the research remains useful.

What does the EU AI Act actually require of companies?

Since early 2025, certain AI practices have been prohibited and organisations must ensure AI literacy among staff. Further obligations cover transparency and providers and deployers of high-risk systems. In the course we classify typical use cases and work out which governance components your organisation needs.

Can data protection officers use AI themselves?

Yes, for example for contract reviews, draft documentation or training content, provided no unnecessary personal data is processed. The legal assessment remains with you. Hands-on experience with AI also improves your advice to the business, because you can judge opportunities and risks more realistically.

How much does “Perplexity for Compliance and Data Protection Teams” cost?

The course costs a flat €949 plus VAT per participant – whether online or on-site. This includes 1 training day(s) with a live trainer, course materials, a lab environment and a certificate of attendance.

Can I suggest my own date?

Yes. Our suggested dates are just a guide. In the request form you can always describe your preferred date or period in free text – we check availability and confirm within one working day.

Is the course online or on-site?

Both are possible: live online in a virtual classroom or on-site in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart or Kaiserslautern. We can also run the course exclusively for your team.

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