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.

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

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

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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 …

Develop the skills to design, build and operate a comprehensive data protection program. Add to your tech knowledge with deep training in privacy-enhancing technologies and how to deploy …

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 …

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 …

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