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Cloud Security Alliance Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance (Updated - September 2020)
Cloud Security Alliance Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance (Updated - September 2020)

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How do privacy and security overlap?
In most aspects of the collection, use or processing of personal data, privacy and security functions overlap or coexist to some extent and at times use similar tools. Privacy and security professionals should regularly communicate to ensure that they understand each other’s responsibilities, needs, capabilities, and limitations; and keep track of the changes to the ecosystem in which the personal data is used by their organization. They also need to ensure that their efforts complement, and do not conflict with, each other, so that they can enable their organization to meet its objectives in the most efficient and cost-effective, manner.

Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) will be responsible for self-determining the level of protection required for the personal data they process.
Data protection compliance is becoming increasingly risk-based. Data controllers and processors are accountable for determining and implementing in their organisations appropriate levels of protection of the personal data they process. In such a decision, they have to take into account factors such as state of the art of technology; costs of implementation; and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing; as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons. To help address these challenges CSA created the CSA Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance. It aims to provide Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and cloud consumers a solution for GDPR compliance and to provide transparency guidelines regarding the level of data protection offered by the CSP. The code can be used to submit a self-assessment to the CSA STAR Registry.


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CSA Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance

CSA Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance

The CSA Code of Conduct is designed to offer both a compliance tool for GDPR compliance and transparency guidelines regarding the level of data protection offered by the Cloud Service Provider. No matter whether you are an enterprise Data Protection Officer using cloud services or a Cloud Service Provider, the CSA Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance provides a consistent and comprehensive framework for complying with the EU’s GDPR. The code is designed to offer both a compliance tool for GDPR compliance and transparency guidelines regarding the level of data protection offered by the Cloud Service Provider. This can be used to submit a self-assessment to the CSA STAR Registry.

Privacy Level Agreement Code of Conduct Translation in 10 Languages

Privacy Level Agreement Code of Conduct Translation in 10 Languages

CSA in the context of an agreement with OneTrust has translated the Privacy Level Agreement Code of Conduct (GDPR Code of Conduct) v3.1 in 10 languages in order to facilitate their easier adoption by organizations in the corresponding countries. Provided translations are in the following languages: Spanish (ES), German (DE), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Danish (DA), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), and Swedish (SV).

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