Privacy seals


The CNIL can deliver privacy seals “to products or procedures”. For organisations, this seal is a competitive advantage. For organisations’ clients, it is a confidence indicator allowing users to identify and favour those who assure a high level of protection of their personal data. 

All you should know about privacy seals

What is a privacy seal from the CNIL? It is a recognition by the CNIL that a product or a procedure is compliant with the provisions of the French data protection act. This privacy seal is delivered with regard to a  standard adopted by the…

What you should know about our standard on data protection governance

What is meant by "Data Protection Governance"? It means all measures, rules and best practices for managing an organisation's personal data. How does the Data Protection Authority assess the Data Protection Governance of an organisation? …

What you should know about our standard on data processing audits

What is a processing audit procedure? A processing audit checks the compliance of processing with the French data protection act. The procedure describes the various stages and processes according to which such an audit must be prepared,…

What you should know about our standard on data protection training programmes

In the context of this CNIL privacy seal, is it the training which is certified or the trainer? The CNIL’s privacy seal is delivered to the training course and not the trainer who delivers it. Can I request a privacy seal from the CNIL for a…

What you should know about our standard on digital safe boxes

What is a digital safe box? A digital vault differs from a storage space in that the data that is stored there (documents and some meta data) is only accessible to the holder of the vault, and to any persons whom he/she may have mandated. What…

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