GDPR Compliance

What is GDPR Compliance

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) increases EU citizens’ (or data subjects) control and rights with regard to their personal information (any data which could use to trace them. GDPR applies to businesses that provide goods or services for EU residents regardless of whether the company is located in the EU. The GDPR regulations differentiate from data controllers (who decide on the basis of why and how personal data should be handled) as well as data processors (who manage personal data for the data controller).

Requirements for GDPR certification

If your company is considering applying for certification under GDPR, after having considered the advantages and practical implications You should:

  • Find a scheme need to find a scheme that is compatible with the service or product you wish to validate and also what you want to achieve with your business.
  • Locate a certification body The GDPR certificates are awarded by the certification organizations which means that you have to apply directly to them directly. On their website you will find details about the certification bodies offering the scheme you prefer.
  • The GDPR certification should be for an individual processing operation or set of operations that make up the product or process. It is important to first determine which product or process you want to evaluate and certified HR processing, such as payments via the internet, advertising service or a customer administration database.
  • To determine what needs to be evaluated to determine what needs to be assessed, you need to map the operations that process data with the particular item or product. This is known as the “object of certification” or’ object of evaluation.

Process of GDPR Certification 

  • During the scheme application process, you must notify the certification body if you are the subject of any ICO action.
  • Prior to the certification body issuing or renewing the certification, the ICO will confirm that this is the case. If it is discovered that you have not disclosed any action to the certification body, they may refuse to issue certification.
  • Check that you have paid your data protection fee. The Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 require every organization or sole trader that processes personal information to pay a data protection fee to the ICO beginning on May 25, 2018, unless exempt.
  • If your company suffers a personal data breach You must notify the certification body at the end of your certification term so that they can determine whether you still meet the certification criteria.
  • If the ICO discovers any compliance issues that may seriously impact your certification, we will notify the certification body, and they will be required to conduct an investigation to determine whether you still meet the certification criteria.
  • Finally, if you no longer meet the criteria, your certification may be revoked.

Benefits of GDPR Certification

  • Controls for electronic information exchange between stakeholders (controllers, processors, and supervisory authorities) for binding corporate rules; mutual assistance.
  • Adherence by all parties involved to an approved code of conduct in order to achieve GDPR compliance.
  • Demonstrate compliance with the obligations of all stakeholders, including the Controller, and allow data subjects to evaluate the level of data protection of products and services.
  • Improve transparency and GDPR compliance to ensure adequate standards of protection to and by a third party, country or territory, or a specified sector within standard GDPR protection clauses; formats, and procedures.
  • The FAS examination process certifies GDPR implementation acts; standard contractual clauses between primary stakeholders (controllers and processors and between processors, codes of conduct, and so on).
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Get Your GDPR Compliance Certificate

Contact us today if you have any specific queries about certification or training or would just like to explore how management standards can help your organization. You are welcome to call us on 08004485402 or through the form on our contact page.