id est avocats has been selected and qualified as an EuroprivacyTM/® official partner by the European Centre for Certification and Privacy. We support and prepare our clients for certifying the conformity of their data processing activities with Europrivacy and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and complementary national data protection regulations, in order to:
- Identify and reduce legal and financial risks through Europrivacy audit and gap analysis.
- Improve reputation and access to market through Europrivacy GDPR certification.
- Build trust and confidence through continuous updates and monitoring.
Europrivacy – A GDPR by Design Certification
The GDPR contains over 70 references to certification as a means to demonstrate the conformity of processing activities with the European regulation, including for selecting data processors with an adequate level of data protection and for authorizing cross-border data transfers.
Non-conformity with the GDPR carries significant legal and financial risks, which are hidden costs until a company is fined (up to 4% of its worldwide turnover). A GDPR certification reduces legal and financial risks and can save substantial costs. Europrivacy certificates demonstrate your company’s commitment to protecting personal data and being a trustworthy service provider for its customers, as well as a reliable data processor for its business partners. It will position your company as a front-runner in data protection with a strong competitive advantage in the market.
Your Smart Journey to GDPR Certification
id est avocats will guide you to the Europrivacy certification of your data processing activities. We offer you to:
- Select two priority data processing activities to be certified.
- Prepare the two selected data processing activities for certification by documenting their conformity.
- Support remediation in case of residual non-conformities.
- Bring the selected processing activities to certification by an independent Certification Body.
- Elaborate a certification plan for the remaining priority data processing activities to be certified.
- Give you access to continuous updates on European and national requirements related to personal data protection in order to maintain and enhance your conformity.
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A Reliable Certification Process
The Europrivacy certification scheme has been developed through the European research programme (financed by the European Commission) to address the specific obligations of the GDPR and to serve as an official certification scheme under Article 42 of the GDPR. It has been developed in close collaboration with national supervisory authorities. It is managed and continuously updated by the European Centre for Certification and Privacy (ECCP) in Luxembourg and its International Board of Experts in data protection.
Europrivacy enables the assessment and certification of the conformity of data processing activities with the GDPR and complementary national and domain-specific obligations. Applicable to all sorts of data processing, including emerging technologies, it enables the documentation, assessment, and certification of their conformity with the GDPR and complementary national data protection regulations. It enables you to select priority data processing activities and progressively certify them once they are ready.
Europrivacy is closely aligned with ISO standards and complements management system certifications such as ISO/IEC 27001 or 27701. While the latter enable the certification of the quality of an information management system, Europrivacy has been designed to certify the conformity of data processing activities with the GDPR and complementary national data protection regulations. It is the first scheme to have been proposed by a European national data protection authority to be officially endorsed by the EU as a European certification scheme under Article 42 of the GDPR.
Europrivacy is delivered by qualified Certification Bodies gathering adequate legal and technical expertise. The certification is aligned with the applicable ISO/IEC 17065 and 17021-1 principles. It combines various methodologies, such as documentation review, sampling analysis, technical tests, inspections, and interviews. Delivered certificates can be verified and authenticated on the public Europrivacy Registry, enhanced with Blockchain technology.
More about Europrivacy: www.europrivacy.com
*Europrivacy is an international trademark registered in several jurisdictions.