Company & registrations
| Item | Status | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Companies House | Registered, England & Wales | 16800372 |
| Registered office | Live | 4 Enriqueta Rylands Close, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0NW |
| ICO controller registration | Live | Registration confirmed May 2026 — number published below once listed on the ICO public register |
| VAT registration | In progress (HMRC) | Number added on receipt |
| Director ID verification (ECCTA 2023) | In progress | Awaiting Companies House WebFiling auth code |
ICO registration number: ZA######— replace with the number from your ICO certificate.
Data residency & hosting
- Primary cloud: Microsoft Azure UK South (London). AWS is not used.
- Secrets management: Azure Key Vault, environment-scoped service principals.
- Backups: daily encrypted Postgres backups to Azure Blob with 30-day retention; quarterly restore tests.
- AI inference: Anthropic EU (Frankfurt) endpoint requested; Azure OpenAI UK South. No US sub-processors for judgment content or personal data once both endpoints are confirmed.
Certifications & controls
| Control | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| UK GDPR alignment | Live | Published Privacy Policy, ROPA, LIAs |
| DPIA (Art 35 UK GDPR) | Live | Risk matrix + mitigations, signed by DPO |
| ROPA (Art 30 UK GDPR) | Live | One row per processing activity, lawful basis recorded |
| Append-only audit log | Live | DB-level triggers block UPDATE/DELETE; 6-year retention |
| Cyber Essentials Plus | In progress | IASME assessor booking by Phase 2 |
| Computational Analysis Licence (case law) | In progress | Submitted to The National Archives; ~2–12 weeks |
| PII / Cyber / D&O insurance | In progress | Broker enquiry with Hiscox / Markel / Beazley |
| CREST pen test | Planned (Phase 2) | Booked for July 2026 |
| WCAG 2.2 AA conformance | Planned (Phase 2) | Audit + remediation before public launch |
| ISO 27001 | On roadmap | Targeted post-launch |
| SOC 2 Type II | On roadmap | Targeted post-launch |
Security contacts
- Data Protection Officer: dpo@lawfuze.com
- Security disclosures: security@lawfuze.com
- UK GDPR data subject requests: legal@lawfuze.com
- Breach reporting (24/7): security@lawfuze.com — we acknowledge within 4 hours, ICO notification within 72 hours where required.
Honest disclaimers
Certifications listed as in progress or on roadmap are not current attestations. We publish certificate references only once an accredited body has issued them. Beta tier customers should treat the platform as an active test environment until 1 September 2026.