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GDPR Validation

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the leading privacy regulations that business partners, customers, and regulators look at for compliance. Get validated by an independent third party that attests your privacy and data protection practices.

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Independent validation, proof of compliance

  • Save time with trusted experts and technology

    Demonstrate privacy compliance, reduce risk, and build trust with an independent review powered by technology and delivered by privacy experts. We’ll work with you to efficiently kick-off validation to demonstrate compliance.

  • Demonstrate compliance and build brand trust

    Share your Letter of Validation on your website, Trust Center, or directly from your Privacy Policy. Your GDPR Validation provides evidence when completing vendor assessment while saving you time and resources.

  • Achieve privacy program ROI

    User our regulation-aligned templates built and continuously updated by our team of experts to augment your current policies and procedures.

Flexible GDPR Validations

We offer two complementary GDPR Validations. The GDPR Practice Validation is designed for organizations interested in validating a single business practice or department and includes a Privacy Notice review. Alternatively, a company-wide approach in our GDPR Program Validation covers an entire privacy program.

 

Validation process

  • Discovery and evaluation

    An experienced Global Privacy Solutions team member guides you through the assessment process, utilizing our proven methodology and powerful technology. Our team works with your organization to efficiently guide the discovery of necessary information, including relevant data flows, and evaluating your privacy policies and practices against GDPR requirements.

  • Remediation assistance

    Rely on us to help you remediate gaps in your privacy program and leverage complementary access to relevant and curated operational templates to support your organization towards compliance.

  • Accessible audit trail

    Use TrustArc’s platform to access a complete audit trail, including assessment tasks and supporting documentation. Streamline inquiry responses and maintain audit compliance.

  • Letter of Validation

    A TRUSTe certified Letter of Validation is provided to show regulators, partners, and customers validation against GDPR requirements.

  • Ongoing guidance

    TrustArc will continue to provide ongoing guidance on your policies and privacy program.

The GDPR Validation shows that our privacy program has been reviewed and validated by a leading authority on data privacy so our customers can rest easy knowing their information is safe.

– Feyzi Celik, CEO, OnePIN

With these validations [GDPR and CCPA], we’ve further reinforced our commitment to data privacy, transparency, and compliance.

– Senior Director, Privacy and Public Policy, ZoomInfo

    GDPR Validation FAQs

    • What is the GDPR?

      The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the European Union’s comprehensive data protection law, in force since May 25, 2018. It governs how organizations collect, use, store, share, and protect personal data of individuals in the EU and the European Economic Area, regardless of where the organization is headquartered. The GDPR establishes seven core principles, six lawful bases for processing, and individual rights including access, rectification, erasure, and portability.

    • Does GDPR Validation work for data controllers and data processors?

      Yes. Scope is tailored at the start of each engagement based on your role(s) under GDPR. For controllers, the assessment emphasizes lawful basis, notice, data-subject rights, and DPIAs. For processors, it emphasizes Article 28 contract obligations, sub-processor management, records of processing on behalf of the controller, and breach-assistance obligations. Organizations that act as both (e.g., SaaS and platform businesses), can cover both roles in a single validation.

    • Is GDPR Validation the same as GDPR certification under Article 42?

      No. Article 42 GDPR certification schemes are approved by supervisory authorities or the EDPB and remain limited in number. GDPR Validation is an independent third-party attestation, it is not a formal Article 42 certification, but it provides documented, independent evidence of alignment with GDPR requirements and is widely accepted during vendor due diligence, RFPs, and board-level assurance.

    • Which GDPR requirements are covered?

      A TRUSTe GDPR Validation typically covers lawful basis and consent, transparency and notice requirements, data subject rights (access, rectification, erasure, portability, objection), records of processing activities (Article 30), data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), international data transfer mechanisms, security of processing, and breach notification. Scope is confirmed at the start of each engagement.

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