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ToolHive

Improve: Easily Find What's Missing in Your Tool Setup

Discover how ToolHive’s Improve feature helps you find and fix missing information in your tools and vendors. Stay audit-ready without the stress.

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HowTo

How To: Use the Task List to Stay On Top of Compliance Work

Tired of chasing people for compliance tasks? ToolHive’s Task List helps you turn scattered to-dos into structured teamwork.

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ToolHive

What ToolHive Shipped in 2024

A look at the key features we launched in 2024. From task tracking and passwordless login to improved approvals and tool setup. See what’s new in ToolHive.

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General

What’s coming in 2025: Future compliance changes you need to know

2025 is right around the corner. Let's talk about some of things that are planned for 2025 in compliance.

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General

Compliance changes in 2024: What’s new?

A lot of things changed this year, let's do an overview of all compliance changes in 2024.

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GDPR

How to build a GDPR-compliant data retention policy

Let's talk about how we can make a GDPR-compliant data retention policy for your business

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ToolHive

Common SaaS billing mistakes and how to avoid them

Shiny new software is exciting and cool, but can also bring challenges with billing. Let's talk about common mistakes with new software in a company.

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FAQ

What is GDPR? Part 5 – Right to object

We are diving deeper into GDPR. This time we will talk about the right to object processing.

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ToolHive

Suppliers and resellers with ToolHive

ToolHive can track many different type of Vendors like makers, vendors, suppliers and resellers. In this blog post we talk about how to add a reseller to ToolHive

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GDPR

Just because it’s online doesn’t mean it’s fair game: GDPR and public data

Data on the internet is not always free to use public data, GDPR might always apply.

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GDPR

The role of encryption in GDPR compliance

Learn how encryption plays a critical role in GDPR compliance, protecting sensitive data and helping businesses avoid costly breaches and fines.

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GDPR

What is NIS2?

Let's talk about a new development in compliance NIS2, what is it and what do you need to do

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ToolHive

Exploring Vendor Relationships with ToolHive

ToolHive can track many things like Tools and Vendors. In this 2-part blog post we dig into what Vendors do in ToolHive

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ToolHive

Streamlining Legal Document Management with ToolHive

In the Tool Highlight we talk about receiving money from your customers with tap to pay.

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ToolHive

Tracking of tool billing in ToolHive

Tracking of how tools are paid or even still used can be a a lot of work for the billing department. ToolHive can help make that more easy

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ToolHive

Making data easier with categories

Discover how ToolHive revolutionizes GDPR compliance with innovative data categorization, making data management and compliance a breeze!

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GDPR

What are data controllers and processors?

Let's talk about what Data Controller and Processor in GDPR are

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FAQ

What is important for a Privacy Policy

Privacy policies can be difficult to understand, read and make. But with some easy steps you can improve your privacy policy for your users.

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FAQ

What is GDPR? Part 4 - Right to restrict processing

We are diving deeper into GDPR. This time we will talk about the right to restrict processing.

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FAQ

What is GDPR? Part 3 - Right to be informed

We are diving deeper into GDPR. This time we will talk about the right to be informed.

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GDPR

Why GDPR is so important?

Let's talk about how ToolHive can help your company with GDPR compliance

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ToolHive

Help your new people onboard faster with tool discoverbility

Help your new employees discover everything your companies uses, improving their onboarding and help they understand what tools do

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ToolHive

5 signs you need to audit your software stack

Lets talk about your software stack and the 5 signs you need to look out for in managing software for your company

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Tool Highlight

Tool Highlight: Notion

Every so often we select a tool that we think you should use to make your life easier. This time we chose the note taken app Notion. Let me tell you why.

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FAQ

What is GDPR? Part 2 - Right to data portability

We are diving deeper into GDPR. This time we will talk about the right to data portability.

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FAQ

What is GDPR? Part 1 - Right to access

Let's talk about what GDPR is and why it is important for your business. In this multipart series we will talk about the different rights that GDPR gives your customers. This time we will talk about the right to access.

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Tool Highlight

Tool Highlight: Tap To Pay

In the Tool Highlight we talk about receiving money from your customers with tap to pay.

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FAQ

What are Data Processes?

Let's talk about what Data Processes are and why they are important.

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General

Why did we create ToolHive

A deepdive into why we created ToolHive

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HowTo

HowTo: Tool approval

With ToolHive, you can streamline how your colleagues start using new tools by setting up a tool approval process.

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General

ToolHive Roadmap

Let's talk about what is next for ToolHive.

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FAQ

Why do I need ToolHive?

ToolHive is a Tool Management Tool. So why do I need that?

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HowTo

HowTo: Access management

In this HowTo we will looking into requesting access to a Tool in ToolHive. So you don't have to find out who owns the tool and email them.

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Tool Highlight

Tool Highlight: Password managers

Every so often we select a tool that we think you should use to make your life easier. This time we chose Password Managers. Let me tell you why.

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