PDPL Compliance & Data Protection Governance
From PDPL Assessment to PDPC Readiness
Digital united provides Security Governance Consulting Egypt’s Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 introduces important obligations for organizations that collect, process, store, transfer, or otherwise handle personal data.
Digital United Group helps organizations establish a practical PDPL Governance Framework, identify and close compliance gaps, establish an effective DPO function, and prepare for the applicable PDPC registration, licensing and regulatory requirements.
Our approach goes beyond a compliance assessment.
Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL )Service
1. PDPL Compliance Assessment
Digital United conducts a structured assessment of your organization's current level of compliance with Egypt's PDPL requirements.
Our assessment covers:
- Personal data inventory and data mapping
- Data processing activities
- Data classification
- Purpose and legal basis for processing
- Data subject rights
- Privacy notices and consent management
- Data retention and secure deletion
- Data sharing and third-party processing
- Cross-border data transfers
- Data processor management
- Privacy policies and procedures
- Data security controls
- Data breach and incident management
- Privacy risk management
- DPO governance
- Employee awareness and training
2. PDPL Gap Closure Program
Assessment alone does not close compliance gaps. Digital United can work with your organization to implement the remediation plan and close identified gaps.
Our Gap Closure Program can include:
Governance
- PDPL Governance Framework
- Privacy Governance Charter
- Roles and responsibilities
- Privacy policies and procedures
- Data protection operating model
- Management reporting
Data Governance
- Personal Data Inventory
- Data Mapping
- Data Classification
- Records of Processing Activities
- Data Retention Schedule
- Data Disposal & Deletion Procedures
Privacy Management
- Data Dubject Rights Management
- Privacy Notices
- Consent Management
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Data Protection Impact Assessments
- Third-Party Privacy Management
- Data Transfer Governance
Security & Technical Controls
- Data Discovery
- Data Classification
- Data Protection
- Access Control
- Data Loss Prevention
- Database Security
- Data Activity Monitoring
- Encryption and masking
- Security Monitoring
Incident Management
- Personal Data Breach Procedure
- Incident Response
- Breach Notification Process
- Regulatory Communication
- Incident Documentation
3. PDPC Readiness
Digital United helps organizations prepare for the
applicable PDPC registration, licensing and regulatory process.
Our PDPC Readiness service evaluates whether the organization has the appropriate:
- Governance structure
- Policies and procedures
- DPO arrangements
- Data inventories
- Processing records
- Privacy Controls
- Security Controls
- Third-party Controls
- Data subject rights processes
- Incident response procedures
- Compliance evidence
- Management oversight
We perform a final PDPC Readiness Review to identify remaining gaps before the organization proceeds with the applicable PDPC process.
4. DPO Outsourced/ Shared Service
Organizations may not need to establish a complete internal Data Protection Officer function.
Digital United provides an Outsourced / Shared DPO Readiness & Support Service to help organizations establish and operate their DPO function.
Our service can support:
- DPO function design
- DPO role and responsibility definition
- DPO operating procedures
- Privacy compliance monitoring
- PDPL advisory
- Data protection risk management
- Data subject request oversight
- Personal data breach oversight
- Third-party privacy monitoring
- Privacy impact assessments
- PDPL compliance reporting
- Management reporting
- Employee awareness
- PDPC communications and regulatory coordination
- Continuous PDPL compliance monitoring
The PDPC's DPO guidance states that DPOs must be registered in the DPO Registry and identifies qualification and examination requirements. It also describes the DPO as the point of contact with the PDPC and assigns responsibilities including compliance oversight, breach notification and regulatory reporting. (Personal Data Protection Center)
DPO Readiness
Digital United can also support organizations in preparing their nominated DPO or DPO team for the applicable PDPC registration and examination requirements, including: