About the user guides
Fides is a privacy intelligence platform designed to make it easy for legal, engineering, and compliance teams to collaborate and automate complex privacy compliance work. The following user guides walk you through using Fides for common use cases, like processing privacy requests and configuring integrations for your data map.
Get started with Fides
Privacy Requests
Get started with Fides by learning about privacy requests, including how to configure and process them.
Learn moreData Mapping
Get started with data mapping by learning to add vendors to your data map and to review system history.
Learn moreConsent Management
Cover the basics of consent management, from consent laws to common frameworks like IAB's TCF or the GPC.
Learn moreDatasets
Learn how you can use datasets to map and manage data for privacy requests across your systems.
Learn moreIntegrations
Configure and connect your systems, from databases to third-party SaaS applications for privacy requests.
Learn moreUnderstanding your privacy obligations
Privacy regulations can be difficult to understand. Watch our CEO & Co-founder, Cillian Kieran, walk through the major requirements of privacy regulations across the globe and the steps it takes to comply.
Why is it called Fides?
Fides was the goddess of trust and good faith in Roman paganism. Fides represented everything that was required for "honor and credibility" in every aspect of Roman life. In addition to this, Fides means "reliability": reliability between two parties, which is always reciprocal. Fides stood out for her embodiment of this project's philosophy - to provide developers with a powerful tool to make privacy a default feature of any software.
If you'd like a brief Roman mythology lesson, check out Fides on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab).