{"product_id":"saudi-ropa-compliance-management-system","title":"Saudi ROPA Compliance Management System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA documented Saudi ROPA compliance management system under Article 31 of the PDPL — from processing-activity discovery through to an approved, inspection-ready Record of Processing Activities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArticle 31 of the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (issued by Royal Decree No. M\/19 of 1443 AH and amended by Royal Decree No. M\/148 of 1444 AH) requires controllers to maintain records of their processing activities and make them available to the Competent Authority. Article 33 of the Implementing Regulation sharpens the duty: records must be written, accurate and up to date, cover eight minimum content items, and be retained for five years after processing ends. SDAIA's Personal Data Processing Activities Records Guideline sets out the expected field structure, and the Regulation on Personal Data Transfer outside the Kingdom (Version 2.0, August 2024) governs what must be recorded about cross-border flows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis system turns that obligation into a controlled, operable documentation set. Governance policies establish ownership under the Data Protection Officer; a twenty-step methodology takes each processing activity through discovery, content, assessment, completion and maintenance; procedures cover every stage of building and keeping the record; and linked Excel registers hold the master ROPA, processors, international transfers and retention schedules. Every substantive statement carries a Class A–F classification separating binding legal requirements, cited to article, from organisational controls and AGS recommended practice — so each line of the record can be defended to an auditor or to the Competent Authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat this system covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe documentation follows the full lifecycle of a Record of Processing Activities: establishing governance, building the record activity by activity, assuring its quality and keeping it accurate for the life of each activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGovernance\u003c\/strong\u003e — the apex compliance manual, policies for ROPA governance, processing inventory, data mapping, review and change management, and the phased AGS methodology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecord building\u003c\/strong\u003e — procedures for activity identification, data classification and mapping, purpose assessment, processor and recipient identification, international transfer identification, retention and security documentation, and DPIA screening and linkage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorking tools\u003c\/strong\u003e — a master ROPA template aligned to the Article 33 content items, a discovery questionnaire, data-flow mapping templates, and Excel registers with completeness and quality checklists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssurance\u003c\/strong\u003e — an internal audit programme, management review cycle, and corrective action process with findings registers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeployment\u003c\/strong\u003e — implementation guide and project plan, department-level guidance, a training programme with awareness presentation, and a regulatory compliance matrix traced to the official Saudi sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eData Protection Officers and privacy leads in organisations subject to the PDPL; compliance, legal and GRC teams building or remediating a Saudi privacy programme; and consultancies delivering ROPA engagements for Saudi clients. It suits controllers of any size that need a defensible record — whether preparing for registration on the National Register of Controllers, responding to a request from the Competent Authority, or bringing an existing inventory up to Implementing Regulation standard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apex Global Solutions AGS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57017074549076,"sku":"AGS-19-003","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/4996\/4372\/files\/AGS-19-003.png?v=1788398413","url":"https:\/\/agskits.com\/products\/saudi-ropa-compliance-management-system","provider":"Apex Global Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}