Comparative Table Europrivacy vs Interprivacy


WEB	europrivacy.com	interprivacy.org
WHAT	Official European Data Protection Seal under GDPR.	International geographically neutral data protection certification.
LEGAL BASIS	Regulated by the GDPR.	Not subject to GDPR rules and restrictions.
GDPR LEGAL EFFECT	Yes	No
RELATED REGULATIONS	EU GDPR	EU GDPR, Convention 108+ of the Council of Europe, Global CBPR Forum, Malabo Convention of the African Union, ASEAN Framework, Ibero-american RIPD, PDPS, EU-US DPF.
WHERE	Currently reserved to Applicants based in the EU and EEA. Will be extended Worldwide in 2026.	No geographic restriction, but some countries may have rules that may prevent compliance with the criteria.
ACCREDITATION	The certification body must have been accredited under Art. 43 GDPR by an EU or EEA authority.	The certification body must have been accredited by one of the 95 national accreditation body member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).
COMMON BENEFITS	Reduce legal, financial and reputational risks. Valuable as an intangible asset and reduces due diligence costs. Scalable (for all B2B partners). Build trust with independent third-party regular audits. Create competitive advantage. Possibly help to focus on priority data processing. Simplify and homogenize compliance management.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS	Recognized by GDPR to demonstrate: - Data protection by design & by default (Art. 25 GDPR) - Adequacy of Data Controllers (Art. 24 GDPR) and Processors (Art. 28 GDPR) - Adequacy of security (Art. 32 GDPR) - Impact on fines (Art. 83 GDPR).	Can be adopted by non-EU/EEA jurisdictions. Extended mapping with the major regional and international data protection regulations and norms.

WITH A LOT IN COMMON
METHODOLOGY	Same methodology.
CRITERIA	Very similar criteria.
RELIABILITY	Same level of requirements.
INTEROPERABILITY	Easily compatible (dual certification) and easily extendable from one to the other.
WHO	Applicable to both Data Controllers and Data Processors.
TARGET OF EVALUATION	Data processing activities, including in products and services.
SUPPORT	Same ecosystem of official partners, same academy, same online resources.
VALUATION	Both can be valued as intangible assets and can serve to create value.