CTI, the leading Travel Partnership Company (TPC), today announced it is GDPR Ready after achieving certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
The company has achieved both the Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Certification Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E). CIPM is the world’s first and only certification in privacy program management. CIPP/E encompasses pan-European and national data protection laws, key privacy terminology and practical concepts concerning the protection of personal data and trans-border data flows.
Melanie Quinn, CTI’s Commercial Director, said:” CTI is leading the way when it comes to protecting client data. Samantha May heads up our GPDR-Readiness Programme which ensures our business processes are compliant with the core principles of EU data protection regulations; this is a massive project encompassing every department, our clients and our third-party suppliers to ensure compliance not only on 25th May, but on an ongoing basis. It’s a huge achievement and goes hand in hand with our ISO and PCI accreditations, making us truly gold standard.”
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018 and replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. GDPR was designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe, to protect and empower all EU citizens’ data privacy and to reshape the way organisations across the region approach data privacy. It will impact every organisation which handles personal data of EU citizens, which means that the UK will have to remain compliant even after Brexit.
