GDPR Assessment
Protect your business’ reputation by ensuring you meet legal obligations when it comes to processing and holding the personal data of individuals residing both in the UK and the European Union.
Why should I have a GDPR Assessment?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018. It requires organisations to make a number of changes to the way they manage the personal information of EU Citizens. No longer can we issue opt out emails and presume that silence is consent – companies will need to be able to prove that they have been granted permission to use the data they hold. And that is just the beginning.
Any person will also have the right to challenge a company about the information they hold – and they have the right to be forgotten – this means call recordings, CCTV footage, email trails, anything that can be counted as evidence of the existence of an individual must be removed.
If you want to understand what the impact of this new regulation will mean for your organisation and ensure you are aligned with the requirements, then you should consider the GDPR Assessment offered by QMS International.
Here are some benefits of a GDPR Assessment
- Minimised risks – We will conduct an in-depth Gap Analysis of your existing processes. This will help to identify any potential risks or breaches, where fines could be incurred, ensuring processes are more aligned with the regulation.
- Improved data management – During the GDPR Assessment we will complete data mapping exercises with you and your team so you have greater control over, and awareness of, the data you hold, who it is shared with, and what you need to do to protect it.
- Greater ability to manage risks during projects – We will show you how to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), this is important because it will help you to identify personal data risks when managing existing projects or starting new ones.
- Auditable document trail – GDPR stipulates that an organisation must be fair, transparent and lawful. This means having a document trail in place to demonstrate compliance when required. We can provide you with the necessary templates to help you achieve this.
- Improved reputation – by gaining consent from customers before contacting them and by improving the way you manage data, you will increase confidence in your brand and reduce the risk of fines and subsequent reputational damage.
- Improved staff awareness – we will provide your team with training on the new GDPR. Teaching them about the changes that will take place, what this means to their roles and what it means to your organisation – helping to ensure commitment is achieved at all levels throughout the organisation.
These are just some of the benefits you will experience with the GDPR Assessment delivered by QMS International.
Like with all the services we offer, we focus on making the process of achieving compliance with the GDPR as cost-effective as possible – while also ensuring the process remains straight forward and easy to understand so that you are confident in what you are doing by the time we leave your organisation.
How to get a GDPR Assessment
You could align your current processes with the requirements of the GDPR in just 3 days by choosing the GDPR Assessment delivered by QMS.
The GDPR Readiness Assessment comprises the following:
The GDPR assessment combines training and gap analysis, with practical exercises to help ensure our clients are equipped with the tools and knowledge required to secure personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation– ensuring that the risk of fines is significantly reduced.
Download these helpful documents:
Scheme Overview: GDPR Assessment
Overview of the GDPR Assessment scheme
Published 06/2018
Guide to ISO certification
Why you should choose QMS to assist your business with ISO certification
Published 12/2018
Guide to Information and Cyber Security
Published 12/2018
Checklist for GDPR compliance
Published 11/2018
Case Study: Codestone Group
Published 12/2018
Is GDPR covered by ISO 27001?
Published 12/2018
What Information Security Products are Available?
Published 01/2019
QMS International Company Profile
Find out about QMS, our achievements and some of our clients
Published 02/2019
How much does it cost to get a GDPR Assessment?
QMS is committed to providing a cost-effective route to GDPR compliance. That’s why we focus on making the process simple and straightforward, with the consultancy visit usually completed in 3 days (dependant on the size of your organisation).
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The GDPR Assessment typically takes 3-5 days to complete.
Following the visit from a Personal Data Consultant you are then provided with an action report which will help you to establish a timescale for implementing all of the required changes. This will vary between businesses, ranging from the way clients opt into email communications, to the measures you have in place to ensure their data is easily identified and removed from your records, when requested, within the allocated time frame set out by the GDPR.
Latest GDPR news
At QMS we are constantly updating our approach and process to meet the latest changes in how the GDPR works.
Information Commissioner's Office updates their Data Protection guidance
Fri, August 16 2019
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has updated their guidance on Subject Access Requests. Read more about the changes and how they affect your business.
GDPR One Year Anniversary
Fri, May 24 2019
In the year since it was introduced, how does the European Commission rate the progress of the GDPR?
What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment?
Thu, February 14 2019
Following recent updates to privacy legislation, businesses now need to build data protection into their products and processes right from the design stages.