Privacy Programmes for enterprise organisations.

GDPR compliance is the minimum: meeting your legal obligations. A privacy programme goes further, embedding privacy structurally into your organisation, from processes and policy to culture and governance. It is the difference between a one-off exercise and a sustainable foundation. And that is precisely where the ROI sits: organisations that embed privacy structurally avoid not only fines and incidents, but also gain efficiency, trust from data subjects, and greater agility. Compliance costs money. A strong programme earns it back.

We start with a maturity assessment at group level: mapping the existing privacy structure, including roles, responsibilities, and policies. We do this using our nine building blocks for a strong privacy programme. We then zoom in on the local entities and assess their specific maturity.

The depth of that assessment depends on your needs. Sometimes a high-level analysis focused on specific GDPR elements is sufficient. Other times, we go into detailed depth per entity. At the end of the process, you receive a clear report, a concrete action plan, and an initial roadmap for your privacy programme.

The timeline varies depending on the number of entities, available schedules, and the complexity of the data flows, and typically ranges from two to six months.

Both. We start from proven frameworks, including, where relevant, the structure of ISO 27701 and PIMS. We never compromise on that foundation, as it guarantees quality and consistency. But the implementation adapts entirely to your group structure, sector, and maturity level. In practice: standardised where possible, bespoke where needed.

Through our internal Centre of Excellence, we continuously monitor the evolution of privacy legislation worldwide, from Europe to North America, the Middle East, and Asia. Our consultants are kept up to date through CRANIUM Campus and CRANIUM Academy. This means we can guide your group across borders, with knowledge that is current and applicable, wherever your entities are based.

Absolutely. We always work as an extension of your internal teams, not alongside them. Our consultants align their approach with what already exists internally, close the gaps, and ensure knowledge transfer so that your organisation grows stronger over time, even without our support.

A thorough Gap Assessment is the logical first step. We independently assess what is in place, validate what works, and highlight where the programme needs strengthening, with concrete recommendations.

With DPO as a Service, we take on the statutory DPO role within your organisation, both at group level as Group DPO and locally per entity. You have a dedicated consultant, backed by the full knowledge of our team of 80 specialists.

Privacy Staffing works differently: here we help you find permanent or temporary privacy talent to work within your existing team. This does not necessarily involve taking on the formal DPO role, but it does represent a meaningful, long-term addition to your privacy function.

Yes. A sound privacy programme lays the foundation for ISO 27701 certification. We guide organisations through the preparation process and have already helped several clients achieve it successfully. The actual certification is carried out by an independent certifying body, but by the time they arrive, your organisation will be ready.

One important note: ISO 27701 builds on ISO 27001. Do not have that certificate yet? No problem. Through our sister company Cingulum, which specialises in information security, we can guide you through that process too.