The CPC is a trusted, not-for-profit international network of qualified professionals who deliver simplified and straight-forward guidance to help navigate the legal and regulatory environment relating to privacy and the cloud. This is done through collective know-how, research and market analysis gained from pan-European industry activity, collaboration and experience. Our mission is to provide authoritative views, information and practical solutions to two principal stakeholders: industry professionals and public authorities.
CPC Mission & Vision Statement, 2018
CPC: UNDERSTAND DATA PROTECTION LAW IN ONLY FOUR SIMPLE STEPS
Understand how the Cloud Privacy Check (CPC) works by watching a short video explaining how to address the topic of Data Privacy in four easy steps.
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The purpose of the CPC (Cloud Privacy Check) is to determine action items from a data protection perspective on the basis of four simple steps
Personal Data
Does the transaction in question affect personal data in any way?
Third Party
Is the data processed by or visible to the Cloud Service Provider?
Cross-Border
Does any of the data leave the customer's country?
Subcontractor
Are any subcontractors involved in the setup?
By applying this method, the legality of using a particular cloud solution can be ascertained quickly and easily, and the appropriate legal action items as required by law can be determined.
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BROCHURE - CLOUD PRIVACY CHECK
Requirements under Data Protection Law that a Cloud Service Customer must ensure when moving into a cloud environment.
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WHITEPAPER - CLOUD & DATA PROTECTION
Cloud Computing Guideline
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The project shows that data protection compliance can be made accessible and understandable to anyone, without having to study the text of the law.
Hans Graux
Lawyer in Brussels (Belgium)
In a world full of information and information flows of different nature the CPC/DPC platform makes it easier for a user to get oriented in the fundamentals of the contemporary regulations of privacy – both legally and practically.
Mitko Karushkov
Lawyer in Sofia (Bulgary)
The CPC clearly reduces complexity and thus transaction costs for Cloud Migrations, which makes it the go-to place when starting the legal analysis related to data protection and the Cloud – for all countries covered (as of today: all European jurisdictions).
Dr. Christian Laux
Lawyer in Zürich (Switzerland)
The CPC demonstrates that the whole privacy aspect of cloud computing can be adressed and answered on the Basis of 4 main aspects.
Dr. Jens Eckhardt
Lawyer in Düsseldorf (Germany)
We will be able to meet our clients at eye level and deliver efficient and targeted advice backed by a strong international network.
Dr. Claas Thöle
Lawyer in Copenhagen (Denmark)
The CPC/DPC has accomplished something that cannot be accomplished often - explained a legal concept that is sometimes hard to grasp for lawyers themselves in a simple and easy-to-follow manner.
Mari-Liis Orav
Lawyer in Tallinn (Estonia)
It is a unique and truly practical tool for compliance check within the data protection and privacy arenas. As such, it enables both cloud service providers and cloud clients to ensure that their use of the cloud is legally compliant, whilst enabling them to engage in comparison checks through the different EU juristictions.
Belén Arribas
Lawyer in Barcelona (Spain)
The CPC/DPC platform is a valid instrument both for cloud customers as well as for cloud providers as it gives, in a very simple, clear and understandable manner, basic information on the privacy laws of 32 countries, allowing users to have a quick comparison between them and to understand their main differences.
Chiara Agostini
Lawyer in Milan (Italy)
Privacy is undergoing tremendous changes driven by continuous and inexorable technical developments. The CPC/DCP platform is a valuable instrument aimed at simplifying the understanding of a complex framework where different sources of competences are converging and impacting on the daily life of consumers and entrepreneurs.
Iacopo Destri
Lawyer in Milan (Italy)
A truly european project, easy to use for free, with a real added value for customers.
Roy Reding
Lawyer in Luxembourg
Privacy is not merely a business-priority, it is a societal challenge which requires adaptive technical and legal know-how. The CPC tools offers the first level of information to make citizens and business-users more aware of the operative legislative provisions in Europe.
Gege Gatt
Lawyer in Malta
It is an easy to use data protection compliancy check tool and country compare tool for cloud service providers and customers.
Irvette Tempelman
Lawyer in Haarlem (The Netherlands)
The CPC/DPC enables businesses to quickly get an overview of the privacy implications of moving into the cloud, in four easy steps.
Øystein Flagstad
Lawyer in Oslo (Norway)
It is a very helpful tool to understand a complicated matter in an uncomplicated and straightforward manner, allowing to streamline the process of addressing the privacy concerns that any cloud project has in a simple and effective way.
Ricardo Henriques
Lawyer in Lisboa (Portugal)
We believe that issues regarding data privacy, whether personal or business data are more into the spotlight these days and they will bring a significant change in the way people interact with technology and the technology providers. In this respect, a dedicated tool allowing business users to easily perform a self-assessment of their legal stand from a personal data privacy perspective is of great value to the market.
Adelina Iftime-Blagean
Lawyer in Bucharest (Romania)
As a law firm focused on digital business and technology, many of our clients are global from day one and it is important for us to participate in these kinds of international initiatives that can support the companies of tomorrow.
Jim Runsten
Lawyer in Stockholm (Sweden)
Because it is the single point of reference for any cloud services provider or customer conducting operations that involve personal data processing in any of countries covered.
Matija Jamnik
Lawyer in Ljubljana (Slovenia)
The CPC/DPC project brings to the Slovak market a powerful tool that can help to various cloud projects and/or solutions to prove their credibility.
Miroslav Chlipala
Lawyer in Bratislava (Slovakia)
CPC/DPC content is valuable for the market because it provides a simple, visual (graphical) and staged approach to the issue of data protection compliance of cloud computing.
Maciej Gawroński
Lawyer in Warszawa (Poland)
In my opinion the project is valuable on the market as it calls the attention of the legislation that there are still gaps in the regulation of the data protection concerning the cloud.
Dr. Nelli Kocsomba
Lawyer in Budapest (Hungary)
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