Virtual Chief Privacy Officer

Get the expertise you need to build the privacy program your customers deserve at a price you can afford.

Your products, your suppliers, your marketing, and, thanks to new privacy laws and regulations, your data privacy program—that’s a lot of spinning plates for you to manage.

Pass the privacy plate to the experts at Red Clover Advisors.

RCA’s virtual chief privacy officer service gives you all the benefits of a full-time, in-house privacy executive at a price point that makes sense for your company.

Let us help you build an effective, compliant privacy program. Call us today to find out how.

Why You Need a Virtual Chief Privacy Officer

To comply with laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and upcoming laws like the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Privacy Act (VCDPA), and other state laws, you should:

Update your privacy policy
Know what types of personal information you’re collecting, what you’re doing with it, who you’re sharing it with, and how long you’re storing it
Make sure you have adequate data protection measures in place
Give your consumers a way to access, correct or delete the information you’ve collected

But a great data privacy program goes beyond just compliance.

If you want a data protection program that can quickly respond to new legislation and scale as you grow, you also need to do some risk assessments on both your systems and your vendors, eliminate your third-party cookies, and develop an incident response plan.

While that may seem overwhelming to you, it’s a regular Tuesday for us.

Benefits of Keeping It Virtual

Let’s be honest—you know you need help setting up and managing your data privacy and protection program, and you know that your current solution isn't up to snuff.

But you’re so confused by all the different laws and so worried about what it will cost to get what you need that you’ve procrastinated in finding the right solution.

And you can’t procrastinate anymore.

The good news? The solution you need is easier and more affordable than you think.

A virtual chief privacy officer gives you:

A data privacy mentor
Long-term, strategic privacy planning
Compliance with a variety of regulations

No pricey executive salary, no expensive benefits package, and no need to hire support staff or furnish new office space.

So what are you waiting for? Call us today.

What a Virtual Chief Privacy Officer Does

While they work closely together on things like responding to a data breach and training employees, a virtual chief privacy officer isn’t the same thing as a virtual chief information security officer (VCISO).

Virtual Chief Privacy Officers (VCPOs)

Determine which privacy legislation your company is subject to and what steps the company needs to take
Evaluate data collection and sharing practices
Develop data use strategy and perform privacy impact assessments
Collaborate on minimizing and classifying data collection
Update privacy policies to match actual data practices
Create protocols for individual rights and data subject access requests

Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (VCISOs)

Set security protocols for devices, removable media, and network access
Ensure upgrades, patches, and licensing are current
Conduct security risk assessments
Build infrastructure needed to complete data inventory and deliver privacy compliance
Select appropriate protection technologies