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.png) | CSA Code of Conduct to EU Cloud Code of Conduct Mapping Release Date: 03/24/2025 Navigating General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance requirements can be challenging. Fortunately, Codes of Conduct (CoCs) provide a straightfo... Request to download |
 | Healthcare Big Data in the Cloud Release Date: 07/21/2020 We are living in the information age. There are large and complex data sets generated daily. Data is generated by social media, emails, as well as numerous d... Request to download |
 | Privacy Level Agreement Code of Conduct Translation in 10 Languages Release Date: 05/07/2020 Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) in the context of an agreement with OneTrust has translated the Privacy Level Agreement Code of Conduct (PLA CoC) v3.1 in 10 la... Request to download |
 | Privacy Level Agreement Working Group Charter Release Date: 11/29/2019 The Cloud Security Alliance would like to invite you to review and comment on the updated Privacy Level Agreement Working Group Charter. The Privacy Level A... Request to download |
 | Beyond the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Release Date: 11/19/2019 Data residency insights from around the world. This study reveals the top data protection concerns and strategies of more than 800 senior business profession... Request to download |
| Code of Conduct (CoC): Statement of Adherence 3rd Party Certification Release Date: 11/19/2019 CSA PLA Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance provides a consistent and comprehensive framework for complying with the EU’s GDPR. The CSA PLA Code of Conduct f... Request to download |
| PLA Code of Conduct (CoC): Statement of Adherence Self-Assessment Release Date: 11/19/2019 CSA PLA Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance provides a consistent and comprehensive framework for complying with the EU’s GDPR. The CSA PLA Code of Conduct f... Request to download |
| Guidance for submitting the CSA Code of Conduct (CoC) for GDPR Compliance Self-Assessment Release Date: 11/19/2019 The CSA CoC for GDPR Compliance Self-Assessment is the voluntary publication of a CSP’s self-assessment results based on the requirements specified in the PL... Request to download |
 | Cloud Security Alliance Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance (Updated - September 2020) Release Date: 06/03/2019 The CSA Code of Conduct is designed to offer both a compliance tool for GDPR compliance and transparency guidelines regarding the level of data protection o... Request to download |
 | Privacy Level Agreement - Version 2 Release Date: 06/02/2015 PLA [V2] is intended to be used as an appendix to a Cloud Services Agreement, and to describe the level of privacy protection that the CSP will provide. Whil... Request to download |
| Privacy Level Agreement (PLA) Outline Annex Release Date: 02/24/2013 Request to download |
 | Privacy Level Agreement (PLA) Outline for the Sale of Cloud Services in the European Union Release Date: 02/24/2013 The Outline provides a structure for Cloud Service Providers (CSP) to disclose, in a consistent matter, information about the privacy and data protection pol... Request to download |