GDPR Audit
The GDPR audit aims to identify potential threats and gaps in the data protection system, as well as to propose appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
The compliance audit may be performed by internal or external auditors who have appropriate qualifications and experience in the field of law and personal data security. The audit should cover legal, technical, organizational and human aspects related to the processing of personal data in a given organization.
Ask for an offerGDPR Audit – for whom and when it should be carried out?
There is no doubt that periodic GDPR audits are necessary. We recommend conducting audits every year. This is a time when many changes occur in organizations. At the same time, it is not a very long period.
Is a GDPR compliance audit mandatory?
A GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance audit is not formally specified as mandatory in the text of the regulation. However, GDPR regulations require organizations to comply with personal data protection principles, and conducting a GDPR audit can be an effective way to assess compliance with these regulations. Such an audit allows you to identify potential weaknesses in personal data processing processes and ensures the possibility of making the necessary changes to ensure compliance with the GDPR.
The GDPR introduces the principle of accountability, which means that an organization must be able to demonstrate compliance with data protection regulations. A GDPR audit may be part of the proof of such compliance. Although auditing is not required by GDPR as an ongoing obligation, conducting audits regularly is recommended as a best practice.
What does a GDPR audit look like at Stalwart Manacus?
As part of the GDPR audit, we analyze the existing procedures regarding the protection of personal data used by the client, employees and entities cooperating with them, procedures and mechanisms. We give opinions on documents.
Personal data protection audit – step by step
- Determining the scope of the audit: determining the areas of the organization’s activities that will be audited. This may concern specific data processing processes, IT systems, policies, procedures, or specific departments.
- Collecting preliminary information about the organization, its structure, personal data processing processes and applicable data protection policies.
- Development of a detailed audit plan, including schedule, methodology and audit tools.
- Documentation review: Analysis of GDPR-related documents, including privacy policies, contracts with processors, DPIA, register of processing activities and security procedures.
- Interviews and meetings: Conducting interviews with key employees responsible for the processing of personal data in order to understand procedures and practices.
- Assessment of data processing processes: Analysis of how personal data is collected, stored, processed and deleted, verification of the validity of processing, data minimization and security measures.
- Verification of compliance with the rights of data subjects: Verification of procedures enabling the implementation of persons’ rights, such as access to data, rectification, deletion or transfer.
- Security incident management assessment: Review procedures for reporting data breaches, including communication with supervisory authorities and data subjects.
- Summary of results: Documentation of identified compliance gaps, irregularities and risk areas.
- Risk assessment: Identification of the risks associated with identified compliance gaps, taking into account the likelihood of occurrence and the potential impact on the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
- Recommendations: Formulating specific recommendations for corrective actions or improvements, along with a proposed schedule for their implementation.
- Report Presentation: Present the audit results to management and other interested parties in the organization. The report should include both audit results and recommendations.
- Discussion and consultation: Discussion of the audit results, explanation of identified problems and possible solutions.
- Report Presentation: Present the audit results to management and other interested parties in the organization. The report should include both audit results and recommendations.
- Discussion and consultation: Discussion of the audit results, explanation of identified problems and possible solutions.
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STALWART MANACUS SP. Z O.O., with its registered seat at ul. Mieszczańska 27/66, 50-201 Wrocław is the Controller of your personal data. Providing data is voluntary, but necessary in order to render a service. A person who is the data subject has the right to access, rectify, erase or limit the processing of the data, as well as move the data, object to its processing and lodge a complaint to a supervisory authority. Details concerning the processing of your personal data is available in our information about data processing data processing.