GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation

General Data Protection Regulation

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a framework that set rules to protect personal data. It ensures care, transparency and responsibility into every step. INTERCERT provides your organization with GDPR compliance assessments to help meet these standards and earn trust.

What is GDPR?

GDPR is a framework built to protect data and maintain privacy in an organization that collect and store personal data. It ensures that data is managed with care, stays secure and handled carefully, clear and accountable.

There are two versions of GDPR:

EU GDPR: It is applicable across the European Union and the European Economic Area. It holds organizations accountable for protecting EU citizens' data.

UK GDPR: After Brexit, the UK adopted its own version. It mirrors the EU GDPR closely but applies specifically to data related to UK residents.

How to Achieve GDPR Compliance?

Here is a general overview of the key steps your organization should follow to achieve GDPR compliance:

Pre Assessment

Conduct an initial assessment to determine whether the current process meets the requirements of standards or frameworks.

Scope Identification

Identify the scope to understand inclusions and exclusions, which establishes boundaries, supports, goal achievement, and a clear path to achieving success.

Policy and Procedure Development

Ensures a streamlined workflow, aligning processes to achieve goals while maintaining efficiency and quality.

Technical Solutions Improvement and Implementation

Identify, develop, and implement solutions to meet requirements, improving and optimizing them to remain effective and aligned.

Training and Awareness

Provide training to boost skills, awareness, and understanding of handling tasks, managing risks, and applying the best methods to improve the process and requirements of the standard or framework requirements.

Audit And Assessment

Conduct an audit to examine compliance with standards or framework requirements and provide an assessment report that includes compliance evaluation and improvement areas.