Identify and Reduce Legal and Financial Risks
through audit and gap analysis
Demonstrate and Value Compliance
through GDPR certification
Build Trust and Confidence
through compliance monitoring
The European Data Protection Seal
Europrivacy, the European Data Protection Seal, enables to check the legal conformity of data processing and to deliver formal certifications under Art. 42 GDPR. It allows to reduce risks, to demonstrate and value compliance, and to build trust. Europrivacy certificates are formally recognized by data protection authorities of 30 countries: all EU and EEA Member States.
Europrivacy is supported by online resources and a global ecosystem of qualified partners, including the largest certification bodies, law firms, consulting firms, and solution providers. Europrivacy is continuously maintained by the European Centre for Certification and Privacy (ECCP) in Luxembourg and supervised by an International Board of Experts.
12 Good Reasons to Choose Europrivacy
GDPR European Data Protection Seal
officially recognized in all EU Member States (art. 42 GDPR)
Continuously updated
to align with the evolution of regulations and jurisprudence
Extensible
to complementary national and EU regulations
Applicable
to emerging technologies such as AI, IoT, blockchain
Highly reliable
with systematic assessments based on factual criteria, with the highest CSAM score
Time and cost-efficient
thanks to its innovative methodology
ISO compliant
and easily combinable with ISO 27001 and 27701
Comprehensive and applicable
to both data controllers and processors for almost any data processing activities
Independent and managed
by an International Board of Experts
Online resources
Academy, tools, and support
Global ecosystem
of qualified partners and experts for your freedom of choice
Research and Innovation
empowered
Document and validate your Compliance
with the Europrivacy criteria and the support of our Welcome Pack, qualified partners, and tools to reduce your risks.
Certify and value
the compliance of your data processing with an impartial certification body.
Maintain and Enjoy
your compliance thanks to our regulatory updates and online resources.
Your Smart Journey to Certification
Select your priority data processing activities. You document their compliance and certify them once they are ready. Feel free to request a free offer from our official partners. Our Welcome Pack gives you access to a whole set of resources, including our Online Academy and our Community and Resources Platform that provides all the documentation to apply Europrivacy. You can also use our online GDPR Estimator to assess how much you can save with a GDPR certification.
Our Highly Qualified Partners
Europrivacy is supported by an ecosystem of highly qualified partners, including law firms, consulting firms, solution providers and certification bodies. Thanks to their global presence, our partners are near you and can help you prepare, assess, document and certify the compliance of your data processing activities.
Interprivacy
Interprivacy is the international and geographically neutral version of Europrivacy. It addresses the main obligations contained in international and regional data protection regulations, such as EU GDPR, Convention 108+ CoE, Global CBPR Forum, APEC Declaration, and Malabo Convention. Europrivacy and Interprivacy criteria are closely aligned and interoperable.
Extend your certification to other regulations
Europrivacy extensions enable to extend your certification with additional criteria to assess and certify your compliance with additional EU regulations (ePrivacy Directive, Data Act, Data Governance Act, etc.) or non-EU national data protection regulations (Swiss nFADP, UK GDPR, etc.).
Advantages of Europrivacy
Cost-Efficient
Free Offers
Sequenced Process
with the possibility to stop at any stage
Enhanced Methodology
enabling systematic and cost-efficient assessment
Combinable with ISO Certifications
such as ISO/IEC 27001
Extensible to Complementary non-EU National Regulations
Extendable to Domain Specific Requirements
Legal and Financial Risks Mitigations
Source of Value Creation
Reliable
Highly Comprehensive
for data processing in products, services, and information management systems
Developed by Top European Experts in Data Protection
Continuous Improvement and Actualisation Process
with regular revisions of the certification scheme
Systematic Training and Evaluation of Auditors
Maintained by an International Board of Experts
in data protection law, certification and cybersecurity
Extendable to National Obligations
Covering Emerging Technologies
such as data analytics, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, etc.
Combining Expertise
in data protection law, cybersecurity and certification
Trustable
Adopted by World Leaders in Certification
Aligned with ISO Requirements
Specified in close cooperation with Data Protection Authorities
Developed through the European Research Programme
co-funded by the European Commission and Switzerland
Supported by Qualified Consulting and Law Firms
Blockchain-enhanced Certificates Registry
Compliance Assessment Tool
to prepare the certification
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Privacy Pact enables companies to communicate their commitment to personal data protection and data subjects’ rights. It also enables companies located outside of the EU to voluntarily and contractually abide to respect the GDPR obligations.
A Reliable Certification Scheme
Europrivacy is delivered by qualified Certification Bodies accredited under Art. 43 GDPR. 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 authenticated on our public Europrivacy Registry.
Europrivacy has been developed through the European research programme, with financial support of the European Commission and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation. It is supervised by an international board of experts in data protection law, cybersecurity, and certification. It has been approved by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Accreditation (EA).
