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What you need to know about certification ?
Certification is a compliance tool that allows professionals to communicate on the level of data protection of the products and services they provide.
30 January 2025
What you need to know about certification ?
Certification is a compliance tool that allows professionals to communicate on the level of data protection of the products and services they provide.
30 January 2025
What can be certified?
Certification can apply to an individual's skills, be awarded to a training organization, or pertain to one or more personal data processing activities carried out by a data controller or processor.
30 January 2025
What can be certified?
Certification can apply to an individual's skills, be awarded to a training organization, or pertain to one or more personal data processing activities carried out by a data controller or processor.
30 January 2025
How do I get certified?
Certification must be requested from a certification body. The relevant certification body can be selected from the list of accredited bodies.
30 January 2025
How do I get certified?
Certification must be requested from a certification body. The relevant certification body can be selected from the list of accredited bodies.
30 January 2025
How to get a certification mechanism approved?
Your organization has elaborated a certification mechanism and wishes to have its criteria approved by the CNIL, if it is national, or by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), if it is a…
30 January 2025
How to get a certification mechanism approved?
Your organization has elaborated a certification mechanism and wishes to have its criteria approved by the CNIL, if it is national, or by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), if it is a…
30 January 2025
List of approved certification mechanisms
The approved certification mechanisms are recognized by the CNIL as meeting the conditions set out in the French Data Protection Act or in the GDPR.
14 January 2026
List of approved certification mechanisms
The approved certification mechanisms are recognized by the CNIL as meeting the conditions set out in the French Data Protection Act or in the GDPR.
14 January 2026
Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA): the CNIL publishes the final version of its guide
In order to assist organisations transferring personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), the CNIL publishes the final version of its guide on Transfer Impact Assessments. It follows a…
09 July 2025
Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA): the CNIL publishes the final version of its guide
In order to assist organisations transferring personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), the CNIL publishes the final version of its guide on Transfer Impact Assessments. It follows a…
09 July 2025