General Data Protection Regulation: Difference between revisions

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The GDPR certification also contributes to reduce the legal and financial risks of applicants, as well as of data controllers using certified data processing services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-17 |title=Europrivacy: the first certification mechanism to ensure compliance with GDPR {{!}} Shaping Europe’s digital future |url=https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/europrivacy-first-certification-mechanism-ensure-compliance-gdpr |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>

The adoption of the European Data Protection Seals is under the responsibility of the [[European Data Protection Board]] (EDPB) and is recognized across all EU and EEA [[Member state of the European Union|Member States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpinionEDPB 28/2022document on the Europrivacyprocedure criteriafor the approval of certification regarding their approvalcriteria by the BoardEDPB asresulting Europeanin Dataa Protectioncommon Sealcertification, pursuantthe toEuropean ArticleData 42.5Protection (GDPR)Seal {{!}} European Data Protection Board |url=https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/opinionprocedure/edpb-boarddocument-artprocedure-64/opinionapproval-282022-europrivacycertification-criteria-certification_enedpb_en |access-date=2024-1011-3003 |website=www.edpb.europa.eu}}</ref>

In October 2022, the Europrivacy certification criteria were officially recognized by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to serve as European Data Protection Seal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Europrivacy {{!}} European Data Protection Board |url=https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/accountability-tools/certification-mechanisms-seals-and-marks/europrivacy_en |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=www.edpb.europa.eu}}</ref> [[Europrivacy]] was developed by the European research programme and is managed by the European Centre for Certification and Privacy (ECCP) in Luxembourg.

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