This topic page contains a curation of the IAPP's guidance, coverage, analysis and relevant resources covering how to build a privacy program from the ground up.

Reorganized with expanded topics relevant to privacy program leaders, the third edition takes a global view of privacy managers’ obligations and practices. Topics covered:

The best privacy leaders collect data and use metrics to measure, assess, and improve the performance of their privacy programs.

IAPP training is a path to professional advancement and ANSI/ISO accredited certification. Developed with leading privacy and data protection experts, our in-depth courses span legal, …

The first step in taking a measurement, though, is deciding what’s important to measure. And that means first looking at your privacy office’s model. There’s the hub-and-spoke model, in which …

Putting privacy law and policy to work The IAPP offers the most encompassing, up-to-date and sought-after global training and certification program for privacy and data protection.

A successful privacy program is a complex undertaking. The privacy team needs to stay abreast of regulatory and statutory changes, watch for potential threats from both external and internal …

Make data privacy regulations work for your organization by understanding how to implement them in day-to-day operations. Learn to create a company vision, structure a data protection …

Jan 14, 2025 · Hintze Law's Sam Castic discusses 10 focus areas to ensure privacy programs have the right strategy and priorities for 2025.

This template serves as a foundation for smaller organizations to create a working data protection policy in accordance with the GDPR.