Why should non-European DPOs and companies consider a GDPR certification?

Here are a series of good reasons to consider it:

✔ 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 by demonstrating your compliance
✔  𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 with certified processors and cross-border transfers
✔ 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝟕𝟑 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐃𝐏𝐑, more than all references to SCC, BCR, and CC. It is the only mechanism recognized by Art. 25 GDPR to demonstrate data protection by design and by default. It is recognized to demonstrate the compliance of data controllers, data processor, and security obligations (Art. 24, 28, 32 GDPR)
✔ 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 associated to certified data processors. Under Art. 28 GDPR Data Controllers are liable for their data processors and must monitor their adequacy. Certification is recognized as a means to demonstrate such adequacy, substantially reducing efforts and due diligence costs
✔ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 for data processors by reducing the legal risk for their clients
✔ 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 by documenting it with criteria formally approved by EDPB and recognized by all EU and EEA supervisory authorities
✔ 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭: for instance, a judge must take it into account when applying Art. 83 GDPR
✔ 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: certification can be used by the sales and marketing team, as well as with financial analysts
✔ 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: while some mechanisms, such as SCC, rely on commitments to comply, certification relies on independent audits ensuring that compliance is real and effective
✔ 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 to other regulations and closely aligned with Interprivacy
✔ 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 available in various languages
✔ 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, including consulting and law firms, certification bodies, and solution providers, with no customer lock-in 

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