Privacy Journey
Permanently comply with all legal requirements and guidelines
The Privacy Journey
Compliance with the GDPR, the applicable data protection legislation in the EU and privacy laws around the world is not a one-off project, but an ongoing process. A Journey that every organization must take in order to be able to consistently comply with the basic principle of the GDPR: accountability. DPO Consultancy guides you through every step of that Journey. Navigate with us through your GDPR Implementation Roadmap: your Privacy Journey begins here!
Step 1: the GDPR Assessment
Every Privacy Journey has a starting point. Only when you know where you stand it will become clear what measures are needed. The first step of the Privacy Journey is to assess the level of privacy in your organization through a GDPR Assessment. In particular, through this Assessment we:
- Study the company’s available documentation
- Interview all relevant stakeholders
- Translate all the findings into clear points for attention and action.
DPO Consultancy is the ideal partner for an independent and professional assessment. Our experienced data privacy experts are aware of all current laws and regulations – national and international – and master all aspects of a good privacy and data protection policy.
Because data protection compliance is an ongoing process, our annual assessments will thoroughly test to what extent your organization meets the requirements of the GDPR and other relevant legislation.
Step 2: Privacy Management
How do you implement Privacy Management? By translating the findings and recommendations from the GDPR assessment into a Privacy Management Activity Plan (PMA Plan). This plan ensures that the measures required by the GDPR and other relevant legislation are anchored in a structured and manageable manner in business operations.
The scope, depth, and content of the necessary measures of course differ for every organization, depending on their services, business operations, industry, and region. You can choose one of the two options or a combination of both:
- Implement the necessary GDPR measures and then proceed autonomously
- Hire a Privacy Office (PO) as-a-Service to consistently manage your company’s Privacy Management. Our consultants will then help you through the implementation of the Privacy Management Activities Plan (PMA Plan).
“The Privacy Journey helps you to truly anchor privacy and data protection in your organization. So that it does not feel like an obligation, but rather as a distinguishing factor for your company.”
Jelmer Pieters – Founder at DPO Consultancy | Privacy & Data Protection Consultant
DPO-as-a-Service at WilsonHCG
MBA | CIPP/E | CIPM | FIP
Step 3: Privacy Governance
A Data Protection Officer (DPO) is important to oversee the Privacy Governance of your company and advise you on how to be compliant with the GDPR and other relevant Data Privacy legislations.
A DPO often works in tandem with the Privacy Officer, as they fill different roles. Our DPO-as-a-Service allows you to hire an independent privacy professional. Please be reminded that the GDPR provides that some companies must hire a DPO.
Our consultants have experience in all kinds of industries and with various types of organizations, so implementation advice is always tailored to your situation.
Step 4: Data Privacy Education
Privacy and data protection are human work. The permanent education of everyone in the organization is therefore essential. It is not without reason that this is prescribed by law. A good education plan covers different roles and the corresponding knowledge and awareness levels into account. Our range of courses consists of:
- Basic, intermediate, and advanced e-learning
- Personalized in-person or on-line courses on privacy legislation and data protection
- The DPO Academy
The combination of these modules is the ideal way to demonstrably provide permanent data privacy education for all of your employees.