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Achieved Compliance
Companies understand that compliance with data protection law is critical to their success. Businesses are challenged to meet the obligations of laws and regulations in a way tailored to the nature of their business and the constraints of their financial and personnel resources.
Software solutions can provide part of the solution by making it possible to, for example, track consents, maintain records of processing, and monitor access to data.
But software solutions are not a complete answer. At the core of data protection laws is the requirement that businesses assess the risks that data collection and processing may raise for individuals - and take steps either to mitigate those risks or choose not to process the data at all. Companies are responsible for the decisions they make about data – how they use it, how they protect it, and who has access to it. They must honor the rights of individuals to access, correct and erase it in accordance with the law.
To comply with these data protection requirements automated processes are not enough. Businesses require human expertise and judgment to manage the risk data processing raises for individuals while using the data to grow their operations and extend their market reach.
Achieved Compliance’s experienced team works with sophisticated technology systems and privacy automation tools, while bringing a collective 60 years of experience to understanding business compliance needs. We enhance your compliance efforts with deep knowledge and judgment while leveraging the efficiencies of software solutions.
Companies deploying data protection compliance measures should keep in mind the following:
Automated tools can help identify risks, but they often operate based on generalized frameworks and templates that may not fully capture specific industry nuances. Data protection compliance requires understanding the risks data collection, processing and sharing may raise, and determining what steps are necessary and appropriate to mitigate those risks. Unlike data security (focused on breach prevention and network security), privacy compliance places responsibility on companies for its decisions about how data is collected, shared, and protected internally.
Automated privacy solutions cannot make the strategic decisions that are essential to compliance. Decision-making around data use requires human judgment, assessment of potential privacy risks, and knowledge of relevant data protection laws.
Automated solutions cannot replace the oversight necessary to monitor and interpret complex regulations and ethical considerations. Companies need expertise to navigate a data protection regulatory environment in which complex, rapidly emerging laws may often overlap or conflict.
