First Company to Undergo Rigorous BSi Audit Receives DataSeal

meta-morphix, the UK's leading full service data bureaux consultancy, is the first company to have successfully undergone stringent auditing by the BSi to receive their DataSeal.   

The BSi-backed standard, which was developed by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) to give members a roadmap for how to cope with consumer concerns about the security of their personal information, is the only recognised standard for information security management systems other than ISO 27001.  The DataSeal is an accessible alternative for third-party marketing services suppliers and other companies using data for marketing purposes, to fulfil their information security responsibilities without the need to achieve the extended requirements of the ISO 27001.  

Although seven other organisations holding ISO 27001 certification were awarded DataSeals without undergoing an audit by the BSi, meta-morphix are the first to have achieved accreditation by going through the rigorous auditing process undertaken by the BSi.  Selected by the DMA to test and help specify the auditing requirements for the BSi, the meta-morphix DataSeal bears the illustrious accreditation number of DS1-001.   

Congratulating meta-morphix, Mike Lordan, Chief of Operations for DMA, said: 

"meta-morphix should be incredibly proud to be the first organisation to have undergone the rigorous audit process to qualify for DataSeal. Like all other BSi-backed standards, companies can only achieve DataSeal certification after passing a rigorous audit process by an independent auditor. As such, DataSeal certification is a credible measure of a meta-morphix's data handling capabilities." 

"As well as yielding greater commercial benefits by satisfying prospective clients that they can be entrusted with managing their customers' data, adoption of the DataSeal scheme will also help to rebuild consumer confidence in sharing their personal details with companies and demonstrate to government that the direct marketing industry has its house in order and does not require yet more regulation to keep it in check."

Rob Salmon, Managing Director of meta-morphix Ltd comments, "I am delighted that meta-morphix is the first company to complete the audit process for DataSeal successfully. Our prospects and clients can be confident that our data security provisions have been rigorously checked and approved, ensuring that their outsourced data marketing activities are being delivered by a professional company that takes the issue of data security seriously."

For more information on DataSeal, please visit: www.dma.org.uk/dataseal