Privacy Compliance Assessment

Our privacy compliance assessments help your organization to:

Avoid Penalties: Many jurisdictions have specific privacy laws and regulations (such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and local regulations like Quebec’s Bill 64) that mandate organizations to protect personal data. Non-compliance can result in significant fines, penalties, or legal actions.

Understand privacy obligations: Understand your privacy obligations and what is required for compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Identify privacy gaps: The assessment allows organizations to identify gaps in their privacy policies, procedures, and practices that could expose them to privacy breaches.
Mitigate privacy risks: By recognizing potential risks, organizations can implement controls to mitigate privacy risks before they lead to privacy incidents.
Protect personal information: Organizations often handle a significant amount of personal data. Our Privacy Compliance Assessment ensures that personal information is protected through proper security controls, minimizing the risk of data breaches.
Build Trust: Demonstrating a commitment to privacy protection fosters trust you’re your customers, clients, and partners. This trust is critical in maintaining relationships and encouraging compliance with privacy practices.
Board Accountability: Privacy compliance assessments can facilitate discussions at the board level regarding privacy and data protection, reinforcing management’s commitment to privacy governance and accountability.

Some of the privacy compliance assessments include but not limited to the following laws and regulations:

PIPEDA – The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Bill-64
GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation
CCPA – California Consumer Privacy Act
HIPPA – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
CQLR c P-39.1 – Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector
CQLR c P-7.1 – Health Information Protection Act
CQLR c A-2.1 – Act Respecting Access to Documents Held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information
PIPA – British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act
PIPA – Alberta Personal Information Protection Act
FOIP – Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
FIPPA – British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA)
FIPPA – Manitoba Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA)
New Brunswick Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act