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Privacy Ref Becomes Data Privacy Day Champion - Activities Include a Webinar on "Kick-Starting a Data Privacy Program" for Small and Mid-sized BusinessesWestborough, MA and Boynton Beach, FL, Jan 14, 2013 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Privacy Ref (http://www.privacyref.com) today announced that it has signed on to become a Data Privacy Day (DPD) Champion to promote messages about the importance of data protection and controlling ones digital footprint. Coordinated and led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), Data Privacy Day is held each year on January 28th and is an international awareness effort to empower people to better protect their privacy. As a Data Privacy Day Champion, Privacy Ref will provide educational information to support the 2013 Data Privacy Day theme, "Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust," promoting data privacy for small and mid-sized businesses through a number of different outlets, including a free webinar, social media, blogs, a radio show appearance, free consultations and more. Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008, as an extension of the Data Protection Day celebration in Europe. The Day commemorates the 1981 signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection. Data Privacy Day information is available on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/privacyref. The DPD Twitter hashtag is #DPD13. DPD updates and privacy tips are also available on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PrivacyRef. Privacy Ref is a provider of consulting services aimed at helping small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) develop and implement privacy policies, procedures, and technology for handling customer and employee data through the use of best practices. The company applies lessons learned managing international privacy and security requirements for large enterprises and tailors them to the needs of SMBs. Privacy Ref provides services ranging from assessing an existing program, reviewing or creating privacy policies and processes, assisting with awareness training, to building a privacy program from the ground up. Privacy Ref can also affordably provide a Privacy Office for small and mid-sized businesses. A highlight of Privacy Ref's Data Privacy Day Champion activities is a free webinar the firm will provide on "Kickstarting a Data Privacy Program." The webinar will take place on January 28, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST. Those with strong interest are urged to register early as limited seats are available. For more information, or to register for the webinar, please visit this link. The Data Privacy Day webinar will be conducted by Privacy Ref founder and chief privacy strategist, Bob Siegel. Bob has extensive professional experience in the development of privacy policies and procedures, the definition of performance metrics to evaluate privacy maturity, and the evaluation of compliance to industry requirements and best practices. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, CIPP/IT), has deep subject matter knowledge surrounding key laws and regulations regarding consumer privacy and information security, and is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certification Advisory Board for its Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) program as well a member of their faculty. Most recently, Bob served as senior manager of Worldwide Privacy and Compliance for Staples, Inc., a Fortune 150 retailer, where his responsibilities included development, awareness, and compliance of global privacy-related policies and procedures for more than 60 business units in 26 countries. In conjunction with Data Privacy Day, Privacy Ref is offering small and mid-sized businesses a complimentary 30 minute consultation on how they can best protect their business and customer information. To arrange for this consultation, please fill out the request form or send a request with the name of your company and contact information to info (at ) privacyref (dot) com by January 31, 2013. A limited number of consultations are available. Visiting on-site or working remotely, Privacy Ref provides services to SMBs throughout the US. With offices in Westborough, Massachusetts and Boynton Beach, Florida, Privacy Ref can be reached at 888-470-1528, emailed at info (at) privacyref (dot) com or contacted via its website. About Data Privacy Day Led by the National Cyber Security Alliance, Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of the Data Protection Day celebration in Europe. The Day commemorates the 1981 signing of Convention 108 - the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection. Intel is a Platinum sponsor of Data Privacy Day. Gold sponsors include AT&T, Facebook, Microsoft and Google. MasterCard and The George Washington University Law School are Silver sponsors and Reputation.com is a Small Business Sponsor. Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/privacyref/dataprivacyday2013/prweb10317869.htm PRWeb.com |