EU Whistleblower Directive Penalties: What Companies Risk
A country-by-country breakdown of EU Whistleblower Directive penalties. Learn what fines and sanctions your company faces for non-compliance.
Read moreThe EU Whistleblower Directive is mandatory. Building your own system is expensive and risky. Lantern deploys in 15 minutes, meets all requirements, and we own the compliance risk.
Limited spots available for Q1 2026 • Onboarding 10 companies per month
Built for teams frustrated with opaque pricing, slow support, and US data sovereignty concerns.
Built in the EU, hosted in the EU, governed by EU law
From report submission to resolution. Complete anonymity, end to end.
No login required. No email collected. Just a simple form at ethics.yourcompany.com
Metadata automatically stripped from files. Report encrypted with AES-256. No IP address logged.
No account. No password. Just this code. The whistleblower saves it to check for responses.
Email alert sent. Dashboard shows new report. 7-day response timer starts automatically.
Case manager asks follow-up questions. Whistleblower returns with code to see responses. Complete anonymity maintained.
Complete timeline documented. Response time tracked. Audit-ready documentation exported. GDPR compliant.
No servers to manage. No security expertise required. No legal review needed. Just compliant, anonymous reporting that works.
Request Early AccessAfter Schrems II, storing whistleblower data with US companies creates legal risk. We're an EU company, using EU infrastructure, governed by EU law.
Not AWS. Not Google Cloud. Not Microsoft Azure. EU-owned infrastructure means no foreign government can access your data without EU legal process.
NAVEX customers complain about opaque pricing, hostile support, and limited customization. We built the exact opposite.
| Feature | NAVEX / Enterprise | Lantern |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $2,600+/mo Opaque, contact sales | $99-$799/mo Published, no sales call |
| Setup time | Months Implementation project | 15 minutes Self-serve |
| Contract | Annual Hard to exit | Monthly or annual Your choice |
| Data location | US (Azure/AWS) CLOUD Act applies | EU only Hetzner/OVH |
| Support | Rigid, unfriendly (85% negative reviews) | Fast, human Documented |
| Customization | Requires support ticket Slow to adapt | Self-service Instant changes |
| UI | Dated, over-engineered (customer reviews) | Modern, focused Oxide-inspired |
Based on February 2026 analysis of NAVEX Global customer reviews on G2, Capterra, and industry sources.
Building compliance infrastructure is not your competitive advantage. Ship it in 15 minutes.
Pre-configured to meet EU Whistleblower Directive, SOX, and Dodd-Frank requirements. Documentation ready for auditors.
The Directive requires genuine anonymity. We make it technically impossible to identify reporters—conversation codes, no email, no IP logging.
Case managers can ask follow-up questions through encrypted conversations while maintaining anonymity.
Track investigations, assign roles, and generate audit trails for compliance reporting.
Pre-configured for EU Whistleblower Directive, SOX, and Dodd-Frank. Audit trails, response times, and documentation built-in. Show regulators, not lawyers.
Upload your logo, pick colors, customize your welcome message—no support ticket required. Point your own domain with CNAME. Make changes instantly, not in 3 business days.
Add case managers, customize branding, get your reporting URL. Launch in 15 minutes, not months.
Integrate with your HR systems, case management tools, and communication platforms.
Professional and Enterprise plans include webhook support and REST API access. Need a specific integration? Let us know.
Fines per violation in Germany and other EU states
Executive liability under SOX and Dodd-Frank
In goodwill, reputation damage, and lawsuits
Lantern is significantly cheaper than one compliance failure.
No sales call required. No hidden fees. Cancel anytime.
Unlike NAVEX ($2,600+/month with months to get a quote), our pricing is published. Pick a plan, get started today.
Up to 50 employees
Up to 500 employees
500+ employees
When someone submits a report, we generate a unique conversation code (like "LANTERN-7482-DELTA"). They don't provide an email or create an account. We don't log IP addresses or metadata. They use the code to check for responses. Case managers see the report and can reply, but never know who submitted it.
Yes. Lantern is built specifically for the EU Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937), including secure channels, 7-day acknowledgment, and strict confidentiality. We're an EU company, so GDPR compliance is built into everything we do. Your data stays in the EU, governed by EU law. We also support SOX and Dodd-Frank for companies with US operations.
Whistleblower data is some of the most sensitive information your company handles. After Schrems II invalidated Privacy Shield, storing this data with US companies creates legal risk for EU organizations. We're an EU company using EU-owned infrastructure (not AWS/Azure/GCP), which means your data isn't subject to the US CLOUD Act or foreign surveillance laws. For compliance-critical data, jurisdiction matters.
About 15 minutes. You create an account, add case managers, customize your branding, and get your reporting URL. No IT department required. No infrastructure to deploy. Just a simple onboarding flow.
Yes. You can point ethics.yourcompany.com (or any subdomain) to your Lantern reporting portal using a CNAME record. Available on Professional and Enterprise plans.
You can export all reports and case data before canceling. We'll retain data for 30 days after cancellation, then permanently delete it. No lock-in.
Request early access above. We're onboarding 10 companies per month for Q1 2026. Priority given to companies with 50+ employees and immediate compliance needs.
We're onboarding select companies for Q1 2026. Limited spots available.
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