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International Association of Privacy Professionals
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) is a nonprofit, non-advocacy membership association founded in 2000. It provides a forum for privacy professionals to share best practices, track trends, advance privacy management issues, standardize the designations for privacy professionals, and to provide education and guidance on career opportunities in the field of information privacy. The IAPP offers a full suite of educational and professional development services, including privacy training, certification programs, publications and annual conferences. It is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Founded in 2000, IAPP was originally constituted as the Privacy Officers Association (POA). In 2002, it became the International Association of Privacy Officers (IAPO) when the POA merged with a competing group, the Association of Corporate Privacy Officers (ACPO). The group was renamed to the International Association of Privacy Professionals in 2003 to reflect a broadened mission that includes the ranks of corporate personnel, beyond the position of Chief Privacy Officer, engaged in privacy-related tasks.
Membership reached 10,000 in 2012 and in 2019, the organization reported it had surpassed the 50,000 member mark. The rapid growth was the result of increased demand for privacy expertise in the face of emerging laws such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Half of the association's members are women.
In 2024, IAPP President and CEO J. Trevor Hughes announced that IAPP would be expanding its mission to "define, promote and improve the professions of privacy, AI governance and digital responsibility globally."
The IAPP is responsible for developing and launching a global credentialing programs in information privacy. The CIPM, CIPP/E, CIPP/US and CIPT credentials are accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for Personnel Certification Bodies 17024:2012. These certifications have been described as "the gold standard" for validating privacy expertise.
The CIPP currently offers five areas of concentration, each focused on a specific region: United States (CIPP/US), Canada (CIPP/C), Europe (CIPP/E), Asia (CIPP/A), China (CIPP/CN). For several years, a specialization in US Government privacy matters (CIPP/G) was offered but the program was terminated on September 30, 2018, and is presently inactive.
The CIPM demonstrates understanding of the operational aspects of privacy program management.
The CIPT demonstrates understanding of how to manage and build privacy requirements into technology.
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International Association of Privacy Professionals
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) is a nonprofit, non-advocacy membership association founded in 2000. It provides a forum for privacy professionals to share best practices, track trends, advance privacy management issues, standardize the designations for privacy professionals, and to provide education and guidance on career opportunities in the field of information privacy. The IAPP offers a full suite of educational and professional development services, including privacy training, certification programs, publications and annual conferences. It is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Founded in 2000, IAPP was originally constituted as the Privacy Officers Association (POA). In 2002, it became the International Association of Privacy Officers (IAPO) when the POA merged with a competing group, the Association of Corporate Privacy Officers (ACPO). The group was renamed to the International Association of Privacy Professionals in 2003 to reflect a broadened mission that includes the ranks of corporate personnel, beyond the position of Chief Privacy Officer, engaged in privacy-related tasks.
Membership reached 10,000 in 2012 and in 2019, the organization reported it had surpassed the 50,000 member mark. The rapid growth was the result of increased demand for privacy expertise in the face of emerging laws such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Half of the association's members are women.
In 2024, IAPP President and CEO J. Trevor Hughes announced that IAPP would be expanding its mission to "define, promote and improve the professions of privacy, AI governance and digital responsibility globally."
The IAPP is responsible for developing and launching a global credentialing programs in information privacy. The CIPM, CIPP/E, CIPP/US and CIPT credentials are accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for Personnel Certification Bodies 17024:2012. These certifications have been described as "the gold standard" for validating privacy expertise.
The CIPP currently offers five areas of concentration, each focused on a specific region: United States (CIPP/US), Canada (CIPP/C), Europe (CIPP/E), Asia (CIPP/A), China (CIPP/CN). For several years, a specialization in US Government privacy matters (CIPP/G) was offered but the program was terminated on September 30, 2018, and is presently inactive.
The CIPM demonstrates understanding of the operational aspects of privacy program management.
The CIPT demonstrates understanding of how to manage and build privacy requirements into technology.