The Europrivacy extension to assess and certify Ethics by Design, combining the perspectives of 52 different ethics-related sources of international law, EU law, and international standards. EthicalCert provides a comprehensive and balanced certification scheme enabling to assess compliance with 22 core ethical principles clustered in three broad categories:

• Transparency and Accountability
• Rule of Law and Equality of Treatment
• Duty to Care and Protect

EthicalCert is applicable to projects, services, products, and data processing. It enables to assess and certify their compliance with the main ethical requirements worldwide. While developed in the context of European medical research, it is applicable to all domains of activity and industries.

1. REDUCE RISKS
Identify and correct non-conformities, reduce legal and financial risks for Applicant, and reduce risks for your partners and for users.

2. COMPLIANCE VALUE
Turn compliance into a source of value creation by acquiring competitive advantages, turning your compliance into an asset, and contribute to a better market valuation.

3. BUILD TRUST AND REPUTATION
Demonstrate compliance and reduced risks with a certification scheme supported by largest law and consulting firms.

4. SIMPLIFY
Homogenize compliance management by using the same criteria worldwide.

5. MAKE COMPLIANCE ENJOYABLE
Reduce uncertainty and stress. Value your compliance and make it recognized. Take advantage of our online services, with alerts in case of regulatory changes. Join a community of experts and an ecosystem of trustable partners.

EthicalCert has been developed by the European Centre for Certification and Privacy (ECCP) in charge of Europrivacy, the European Data Protection Seal recognized by all EU and EEA National Authorities.

It is applicable to companies, public administrations and research projects.

EthicalCert can be used:

• As a standalone certification, or
• Combined with your existing or upcoming Europrivacy certification

The process is simple and efficient:

1. Purchase a Europrivacy Welcome Pack to access all required resources during three years, including the introductory course on our academy website, and the criteria and reference documentation on our Europrivacy community website.
2. Request offers from our official partners.
3. Select a qualified Certification Body to certify your data processing.
4. Value, enjoy, and communicate your compliance.

More information

• Europrivacy online academy
• Europrivacy resources and community website Eth

Ethics by Design has been developed in the context of the IDEA4RC European research project that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 101057048.