PRIVACY OFFICER Support
Excela provides services in support of the Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) or Data Protection Officer (DPO). Many organizations do not require a privacy officer on a full-time basis, but virtually all organizations should have someone who has primary responsibility for managing privacy compliance issues. The appointment of a privacy officer (whether or not that title is used) is a requirement of most privacy legislation.
Excela can support your in-house privacy officer with specialized privacy expertise. We always recommend that an internal privacy officer be assigned, even if only on a pro forma basis, but many organizations find it difficult to adequately support the privacy officer.
The privacy officer role requires familiarity with the applicable privacy legislation, privacy best practices and privacy assessment methods. The skill set must be kept up to date, because privacy legislation, methods and technology all change over time, sometimes rapidly. Organizations that only infrequent need the services of a privacy officer may find it difficult to maintain the skill set internally. Training helps, of course, but the effectiveness of training quickly declines if learning is not applied regularly in real-world operations.
Excela's business is privacy. This means that even if we provide privacy officer support to an organization on a part-time or occasional basis, we offer the skills and expertise of privacy experts who deal with privacy issues every day. External support for the privacy officer role makes sense for many organizations.
If you have need of expert support for your privacy officer, Excela can help.