Although there is currently no legal requirement to appoint a Privacy Officer, every company should appoint one to signal to its partners and customers that data protection is important to the company. In some industries, such as energy, communications, banking or insurance, the presence of a Privacy Officer has become an industry standard.
What are the typical tasks of a Privacy Officer?
Privacy Officers are responsible for everything related to privacy and data collection within your organization. These are some of the key responsibilities of a Privacy Officer:
An External Privacy Officer often makes sense
As part of its service portfolio, Data Business Services offers External Privacy Officers for your business. Their services range from basic consulting to taking on all the responsibilities of a Privacy Officer. Flexible models allow us to tailor our services to your specific needs.
An External Privacy Officer from Data Business Services ensures an outstanding level of competence in the designated area of responsibility. For example, in supporting your internal data protection department on site.
Data Business Services also provides the complete service for an internal data protection department via outsourcing. You don’t want to bear the burden of appointing a Privacy Officer within your own staff? Fortunately, you don’t have to. If you prefer, our External Privacy Officer can perform all the functions of a Privacy Officer in your company. With an expert on board, you can easily comply with all legal requirements without stretching your existing staff capacity. The rules and regulations of today’s data protection laws are changing so rapidly that only someone who is dedicated to the subject can keep track of all the rapid developments.
The advantages are obvious: With a specialist on board, you easily meet all legal requirements, without straining your existing manpower capacity.
