Journey

Set up an information service business

Technology & Digital Updated 3 September 2026
references 5 guides

Information services cover very different operations — data processing and hosting, web portals and search, news agencies and media monitoring — but they share one defining regime: data protection. This path takes you through it in order: first work out which rules apply to what you operate, then put the shared duties in place, then follow the rules for your kind of service, and finish by checking you have covered everything.

Step 3 — Follow the rules for what you operate

Now work through the guide for your kind of information service. If you run more than one kind of service, follow each relevant guide.