Proof of PDPA accountability
An IMDA/PDPC-backed certification that demonstrates responsible personal-data handling — beyond a self-declaration.
Singapore's data-protection accountability mark.
The Data Protection Trustmark (DPTM), from Singapore's IMDA/PDPC and now the national standard SS 714:2025, is an enterprise-wide certification of accountable personal-data practices, aligned to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). It's a visible badge that an organisation manages personal data responsibly — increasingly a differentiator in B2B data exchange.
The standard
Data Protection Trustmark — SS 714:2025 (Singapore)
Who needs it
Singapore organisations that handle personal data and want independent proof of PDPA accountability — to win enterprise deals, reassure consumers, and stand out as a trusted data partner. Especially valuable for data-intensive B2B businesses.
SS 714:2025
Singapore national standard
The basics
DPTM certifies your data-protection practices against four assessable clauses: Governance and transparency (Clause 6), Management of personal data (Clause 7), Care of personal data (Clause 8) and Safeguarding individuals' rights (Clause 9) — the operational core of a Data Protection Management Programme.
It's fundamentally a documentation-and-evidence certification: you demonstrate a DPO, data-protection policies, DPIAs, consent and notification management, retention and disposal, breach management, and access/correction handling — and evidence every PDPA obligation.
Assessed by an IMDA-appointed body and valid for three years, DPTM also aligns with international benchmarks (e.g. APEC CBPR/PRP) and cross-maps to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Privacy.
Why it matters
An IMDA/PDPC-backed certification that demonstrates responsible personal-data handling — beyond a self-declaration.
A visible mark that eases B2B data exchange and signals to customers and partners that their data is in safe hands.
In 2025 the DPTM became Singapore Standard SS 714:2025, reinforcing its recognition and credibility.
DPO, data-protection policies (DPMP), risk assessment (DPIA), breach management, accountability and training.
Purpose, notification, consent, use, disclosure, exceptions and overseas transfer.
Protection, working with data intermediaries, retention, secure disposal, and accuracy.
Withdrawal of consent, access to personal data, and correction.
DPTM is evidence-heavy: a Data Protection Management Programme, privacy manual and notices, DPIAs, consent and retention records, a breach-response plan, and data-intermediary agreements — all mapped to the SS 714 clauses. Producing and maintaining that documentation for an assessor is where teams get stuck.
Do it once, reuse it everywhere. Evidence you collect for DPTMis automatically mapped to every other framework whose controls it also satisfies — and since these standards overlap heavily, most of that work isn't repeated.
See exactly how Compliance One maps DPTM to your environment in a 30-minute walkthrough — and how much of it we handle for you.