Standards Comparison

    LGPD

    Mandatory
    2020

    Brazil's comprehensive personal data protection regulation

    VS

    ISO 19600

    Voluntary
    2014

    International guidelines for compliance management systems

    Quick Verdict

    LGPD mandates data protection for Brazilian residents with fines up to 2% revenue, while ISO 19600 offers voluntary CMS guidelines for all compliance. Companies adopt LGPD for legal compliance, ISO 19600 for structured governance.

    Data Privacy

    LGPD

    Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (Law No. 13.709/2018)

    Cost
    €€€€
    Complexity
    High
    Implementation Time
    12-18 months

    Key Features

    • Extraterritorial scope targets Brazilian residents' data
    • 10 core principles expand beyond GDPR's seven
    • Fines up to 2% Brazilian revenue capped R$50M
    • Mandatory DPO for controllers with public disclosure
    • 3-business-day breach notifications to ANPD subjects
    Compliance Management

    ISO 19600

    ISO 19600:2014 Compliance management systems — Guidelines

    Cost
    €€€
    Complexity
    Medium
    Implementation Time
    12-18 months

    Key Features

    • Principles of good governance for compliance function
    • Risk-based identification of compliance obligations
    • PDCA cycle for continual improvement
    • Scalable and proportionate to organization size
    • Integration with other management systems

    Detailed Analysis

    A comprehensive look at the specific requirements, scope, and impact of each standard.

    LGPD Details

    What It Is

    Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD), Law No. 13.709/2018, is Brazil's landmark data protection regulation. Enacted in 2018 with full enforcement since 2021, it protects personal data via a risk-based approach, applying extraterritorially to processing in Brazil, targeting residents, or collected there.

    Key Components

    • **10 core principlespurpose limitation, necessity, transparency, security, prevention, accountability, etc.
    • **Data subject rightsaccess, correction, deletion, portability, anonymization, objection to automated decisions.
    • **10 legal basesconsent, contracts, legitimate interests, legal obligations, sensitive data restrictions.
    • GovernanceANPD** enforcement, mandatory DPO for controllers, DPIAs for high-risk, records of processing. Compliance model enforced by ANPD audits and graduated sanctions; no formal certification.

    Why Organizations Use It

    • Mandatory for data processors, avoiding fines up to 2% Brazilian revenue (R$50M cap), suspensions.
    • Builds trust, enables market access in Brazil's digital economy.
    • Enhances security, efficiency via data mapping, breach readiness.
    • Competitive edge through privacy-by-design, partnerships.

    Implementation Overview

    • **Phased risk-basedgovernance/DPO, data mapping/RoPA, policies/contracts, technical controls, DSR/incident ops, monitoring.
    • Applies universally: all sizes, industries processing Brazilian data.
    • ANPD-focused audits, no certification but ongoing compliance essential.

    ISO 19600 Details

    What It Is

    ISO 19600:2014 is an international guideline standard for compliance management systems (CMS). It provides scalable guidance for organizations to establish, implement, evaluate, maintain, and improve CMS, using a principles-based, risk-based approach applicable to all sizes and sectors.

    Key Components

    • Follows high-level structure and PDCA cycle with 10 clauses: context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, improvement.
    • Core principles: good governance, proportionality, transparency, sustainability.
    • Covers obligations identification, risk assessment, controls, training, monitoring; no fixed controls, non-certifiable.

    Why Organizations Use It

    • Mitigates compliance risks, reduces penalties, enhances governance.
    • Builds culture, integrates with other ISO systems (e.g., 9001, 14001).
    • Demonstrates commitment to regulators, stakeholders; supports ethical standards.

    Implementation Overview

    • Phased: gap analysis, policy design, controls rollout, monitoring.
    • Scalable for SMEs (6-12 months) to enterprises (12-36 months); voluntary, no certification but aligns to ISO 37301 successor.

    Key Differences

    Scope

    LGPD
    Personal data protection and processing
    ISO 19600
    General compliance management systems

    Industry

    LGPD
    All sectors, Brazil residents extraterritorial
    ISO 19600
    All organizations worldwide, any sector

    Nature

    LGPD
    Mandatory national data protection law
    ISO 19600
    Voluntary compliance guidelines (withdrawn)

    Testing

    LGPD
    DPIAs for high-risk, ANPD audits
    ISO 19600
    Internal audits, management reviews

    Penalties

    LGPD
    2% revenue fines up to R$50M
    ISO 19600
    No penalties, loss of alignment

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Common questions about LGPD and ISO 19600

    LGPD FAQ

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