Set by the law · GDPR Art. 42(1)
Certification
In plain English
Certificates, seals and marks that show that processing complies with the GDPR. A certificate does not reduce the controller's or processor's own responsibility.
The official text
The Member States, the supervisory authorities, the Board and the Commission shall encourage, in particular at Union level, the establishment of data protection certification mechanisms and of data protection seals and marks, for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with this Regulation of processing operations by controllers and processors.
A certification pursuant to this Article does not reduce the responsibility of the controller or the processor for compliance with this Regulation
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