Business Owner Quickstart¶

This guide walks you through creating a complete, AI-generated privacy program for your business. You'll answer a setup questionnaire (~10 minutes), then Dxtra's AI engine generates your full privacy program (~60 minutes) covering 500+ privacy obligations across 140+ countries.

No technical knowledge required. By the end, you'll have a live Transparency Center, privacy notices, assessments, and data subject rights management — all tailored to your business.

What you'll accomplish¶

1. Create your Dxtra account
2. Complete the data controller setup wizard
3. Select a plan and activate your account
4. Let the AI generate your privacy program
5. Review and approve your generated documents
6. Publish your Transparency Center

Step 1: Create your account¶

Go to app.dxtra.ai and create your account.

1. Click Sign Up
2. Enter your email address and create a password, or use Continue with Google for single-click registration
3. Complete the reCAPTCHA verification
4. Check your email inbox and click the verification link to activate your account

After verifying your email, you're redirected to the data controller setup wizard.

Step 2: Complete the setup wizard¶

The setup wizard collects the information Dxtra needs to generate your privacy program. It has five main steps and takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Define your organization type¶

Select whether your organization is a for-profit, non-profit, or other entity type. This determines which compliance frameworks and regulatory obligations apply.

Select your operating regions¶

Choose every region where your business operates, serves customers, or has employees. Dxtra uses this to determine which privacy laws apply — GDPR for EU countries, CCPA/CPRA for California, PIPEDA for Canada, LGPD for Brazil, and so on across 140+ jurisdictions.

The region selector is grouped by geography (Europe, US States, Canadian Provinces, Asia, etc.) with a search bar for quick filtering. Selected regions appear as color-coded tags. You can select individual countries or entire regional groups.

Provide organization details¶

Enter your organization's legal details including legal name, address, timezone, and contact information.

Required fields include:

• Legal organization name
• Account name (display name in the dashboard)
• Full postal address
• Country and timezone
• Operating industries (searchable multi-select with categories like E-Commerce, SaaS, Healthcare, etc.)
• Organization description

Add company representatives¶

Enter contact details for key roles in your organization: CEO/Managing Director, CFO, CTO, General Counsel, and Data Protection Officer. If you don't have a DPO yet, Dxtra can help you determine whether your business requires one based on your processing activities and jurisdictions.

Review and submit¶

Review all the information you've provided. You can go back to any step to make changes. When everything looks correct, click Submit to proceed to plan selection.

Step 3: Select a plan and activate¶

After completing the setup wizard, choose the plan that fits your business. All plans include all 16 Dxtra capabilities — plans differ by domain count, AI regeneration quota, language support, and data subject volume.

The Start plan includes a 14-day money-back guarantee, so you can try Dxtra risk-free.

Payment is processed securely through Stripe. After payment, your account activates and Dxtra's AI engine begins generating your privacy program.

Step 4: Wait for AI generation¶

After activation, you'll see a confirmation that your AI-powered PrivacyOps engine is working. Generation takes approximately 60 minutes (complex businesses with many jurisdictions may take up to 2 hours).

The AI engine generates:

• Privacy notices — Full, overview, and quick-look formats tailored to your jurisdictions
• Cookie policy — Specific to your website's data collection practices
• Data Protection Impact Assessments — Risk assessments for your processing activities
• Data processing agreements — Templates for your third-party processors
• Retention policies — Guidelines for how long you keep different data types
• Breach response plan — Steps to follow if a data breach occurs
• Consent templates — Ready-to-deploy consent language for your website
• Transparency Center content — Your public-facing privacy portal, pre-populated

You can close your browser and come back later. Dxtra sends you an email and an in-app notification when generation is complete.

Step 5: Review and approve your program¶

When generation is complete, the dashboard shows a checklist of items to review. Work through each section to verify the AI's output matches your actual business practices.

Review your privacy notices¶

Go to Notices, Policies & Agreements in the left sidebar. You'll see your privacy notices in three formats:

• Full privacy notice — The comprehensive legal document
• Privacy overview — A shorter summary for quick reference
• Quick-look notice — A brief, plain-language version

Read through each notice and verify that it accurately describes your data collection methods, the third parties you share data with, the jurisdictions you operate in, and your contact information for privacy inquiries.

Click Edit to make changes, then Save and Approve when satisfied.

Review processing purposes¶

Go to Purposes in the left sidebar. The AI has generated a list of your data processing activities based on your questionnaire answers and industry context. Each purpose includes:

• A description of the processing activity
• The categories of personal data involved
• The legal basis (consent, contract, legitimate interests, etc.)
• Data retention periods

Verify that these match your actual practices and add or remove purposes as needed.

Configure data processors¶

Go to Processors in the left sidebar. This is where you manage third-party services that process personal data on your behalf (payment processors, email marketing tools, analytics providers, CRM systems, etc.).

Dxtra includes pre-built integrations for common processors like Stripe, Shopify, Mailchimp, HubSpot, Google Analytics, and many more. Select a processor from the dropdown to configure it with your specific data sharing details, or click Add a Processor for services not yet in the library.

Step 6: Publish your Transparency Center¶

Your Transparency Center is the public-facing portal where your customers and users can view your privacy practices, manage their consent preferences, and submit data subject rights requests.

1. Go to Transparency Center in the left sidebar
2. Review the auto-populated content (pulled from your approved privacy notices and processing activities)
3. Customize the branding — upload your logo, choose brand colors, and add your company tagline
4. Click Publish

Your Transparency Center is available at a unique URL (e.g., transparencycenter.dxtra.ai/yourdomain.com). You can also configure a custom subdomain like privacy.yourbusiness.com or embed it directly into your website as a web component.

What you just did¶

You've set up a complete, AI-generated privacy compliance program:

• Created your Dxtra account and verified your email
• Completed the data controller setup wizard with your organization details, operating regions, and industry context
• Activated your subscription plan
• Received AI-generated privacy notices, assessments, consent templates, and more
• Reviewed and approved your generated documents
• Published your Transparency Center for customers to view your privacy practices

Your privacy program now covers the applicable regulations for every jurisdiction you selected, with documents you've reviewed and approved.

Next steps¶

Now that your program is live, here are the most common things to do next:

Onboard your data processors

Connect the third-party services your business uses (Stripe, Mailchimp, Shopify, etc.) so Dxtra can track data flows and keep your processing records accurate. See Processor Management.

Set up consent management on your website

Deploy consent banners and forms using the Tag Manager or pre-built consent form templates. See Consent Management.

Prepare for data subject requests

Familiarize yourself with the rights request workflow so you're ready when a customer asks to access, correct, or delete their data. See DSRR Management.

Invite your team

Add team members (legal, compliance, support) by going to Settings → Team → Invite Members. Each member gets role-based access.

Enable two-step authentication

Secure your account with 2FA and security keys. Go to My Account → Security.

Need help?¶

• Dashboard questions — Click Help in the sidebar to access the support center
• Product capabilities — Browse the full documentation by pillar
• Developer on your team? — Share the Developer Quickstart with them
• Compliance questions — Share the DPO Quickstart with your compliance lead