ClearStar Certifies Compliance with Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Program

On April 25, 2024, the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) team at the United States (U.S.) Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) completed its review of ClearStar’s self-certification of compliance with the DPF program and finalized the certification. This certification can be viewed on the DPF website at www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list.

• ClearStar certified compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF with regard to the processing of personal data received from the European Union (EU).
• ClearStar certified compliance with the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF with regard to the processing of personal data received from the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar.
• ClearStar certified compliance with the Swiss-U.S. DPF with regard to the processing of personal data received from Switzerland (Swiss).

In July 2023, the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) was launched to replace the invalidated Privacy Shield Framework and facilitate transatlantic commerce by providing U.S. based organizations with reliable mechanisms for personal data transfers from the EU, UK, and Switzerland to the U.S. while ensuring data protection that is consistent with EU, UK, and Swiss law.

The EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF were developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission, the UK Government, and the Swiss Federal Administration. The DPF program enables eligible U.S.-based organizations to self-certify their compliance with the International Trade Administration.

To participate in the DPF program, a U.S.-based organization is required to self-certify and publicly commit to comply with the DPF Principles available on the DPF website. While the decision to self-certify is voluntary, effective compliance upon self-certification is compulsory. Once an organization self-certifies, that commitment is enforceable under U.S. law.

The DPF Principles that a U.S.-based organization is required to comply with for certification include the seven Main Principles of 1.) Notice, 2.) Choice, 3.) Accountability for Onward Transfer, 4.) Security, 5.) Data Integrity and Purpose Limitation, 6.) Access, and 7.) Recourse, Enforcement, and Liability. In addition, the DPF Principles also include 16 Supplemental Principles.

ClearStar – a global Human Resources technology company specializing in background checks, drug testing, and occupational health screening – has certified compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF Principles, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF Principles, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles necessary for global background checks. To learn more about ClearStar, please contact us.

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Thomas Ahearn is a Digital Content Editor at ClearStar, a leading Human Resources technology company specializing in background checks, drug testing, and occupational health screening. He writes about a variety of topics in the background screening industry including Artificial Intelligence (AI), "Ban the Box," class action lawsuits, credit reports, criminal records, drug testing, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), identity theft, privacy, social media screening, and workplace violence.

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