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Swiss – U.S. Privacy Shield FAQs
When can an organization self-certify to the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield?
- Starting April 12, 2017, organizations can self-certify to the Swiss – U.S. Privacy Shield Framework.
How can an organization that is already participating in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield self-certify to the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield?
- Please note that an organization’s recertification date for both the Swiss-U.S. and EU-U.S. Frameworks will be one year from the date the first of its two certifications was finalized.
- All organizations that add the Swiss – U.S. Privacy Shield Framework will be required to pay a separate annual fee to ITA in order to participate. The Swiss – U.S. Privacy Shield fee will be tiered based on the organization’s annual revenue. Additional information on the fee structure will be provided here soon.
- If your organization has already self-certified to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, beginning on April 12, 2017, the organization can log into to its Privacy Shield account and click on “self-certify”. The option will then be available to add the Swiss – U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and other relevant information to your self-certification, such as a recourse mechanism.
How can an organization that is not already participating in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield self-certify to the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield or both frameworks?
- To self-certify to one or both Frameworks, organizations can click on the “Self-Certify” link on this website, create a profile, and then choose whether to certify to one or both frameworks.
Does an organization that participated in the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor need to update its privacy policy before self-certifying to Privacy Shield?
- Yes. In addition to updating the privacy policy to align with Privacy Shield requirements, an organization must remove any references to the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework.
- An organization that joins the Swiss -U.S. Privacy Shield Framework will be withdrawn from the Swiss – U.S. Safe Harbor Framework. Upon finalizing an organization’s certification to the Privacy Shield, the Privacy Shield team will also adjust the organization’s Safe Harbor record so that the “certified through” date displayed in the record reflects the date of certification to the Privacy Shield.
Read the complete article at Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield FAQs
