ANPPD

Name

ANPPD

Legal name

APDADOS - Associação Nacional dos Profissionais de Privacidade de Dados

Website

https://anppd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

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Product category

Data Privacy Professional Association

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDADAFAH

Privacy Management (Consent, DSAR, RoPA)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Cybersecurity/Data Security & Privacy (DLP, Encryption, Key Mgmt)

Keywords

• Data privacy association
• LGPD compliance services
• DPO professional membership
• Privacy professional community
• Data protection advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: APDADOS generates revenue through annual membership fees from DPOs and privacy professionals. Members pay for access to exclusive benefits including forums, library resources, event discounts, DPO guidance, and insurance discounts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ANPPD (operating as APDADOS – Associação Nacional dos Profissionais de Privacidade de Dados) is a Brazilian national professional association for Data Protection Officers (DPOs) and privacy professionals. It offers annual membership with tiered benefits, a DPO directory, discounted DPO insurance, educational resources (Privacy Game, library, technical opinions), and runs the CNPPD National Congress of Data Privacy Professionals. The association also advocates for the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law) regulatory framework and provides its members with networking, training, and technical guidance.

Product overview

APDADOS (Associação Nacional dos Profissionais de Privacidade de Dados) is a professional association for data privacy professionals in Brazil, not a technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of professional services including membership with benefits (discounts, library access, forums, DPO insurance), a DPO directory for Brazil, annual conferences (CNPPD), educational tools (Privacy Game 'Defensores da Privacidade de Dados'), technical opinions, LGPD software recommendations, and specialized committees (Startech). The core offering is professional community building, education, and advocacy for LGPD compliance rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Membership Annual membership program with tiered benefits for DPOs and privacy professionals, including access to the DPO directory, exclusive forums, networking events, training, and member benefits such as library access and technical opinions.
• CNPPD National Congress of Data Privacy Professionals Flagship annual congress for DPOs and privacy professionals in Brazil featuring panels, talks, and networking on LGPD and data protection topics. Co-branded with related events such as Privacy Day.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Argentina Privacy AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025APDADOS officially established presence in Argentina and strengthened regional cooperation in data privacy, marking its international expansion in Latin America.
• SENAC EADcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2025APDADOS and SENAC EAD formed a strategic partnership to boost education in privacy and data protection. The partnership includes a lecture cycle on Privacy, Data Sovereignty, and AI, and provides free access to CNPPD 2025 for SENAC students. The collaboration aims to strengthen knowledge, innovation, and professional transformation.
• NV Seguros (Seguro DPO)minorOthersAPDADOS offers DPO insurance for data breaches through partnership with NV Seguros, providing members with discounted coverage for personal data violation incidents.
• ANPD (Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPDADOS maintains close working relationship with Brazil's national data protection authority, participating in public consultations, official events, and providing guidance on LGPD implementation. The association regularly represents DPOs in official ANPD discussions.
• Brazil-Canada DelegationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPDADOS established a Brazil-Canada delegation to foster international cooperation in data privacy and cybersecurity between the two countries.
• Observatório de Empreendedorismo FemininominorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPDADOS signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Women's Entrepreneurship Observatory to promote data protection awareness among female entrepreneurs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• ISACA: A global professional association for IT governance, risk, and cybersecurity professionals that has expanded into privacy (CIPP-adjacent offerings, CDPSE certification). APDADOS competes for overlapping membership (DPOs often hold ISACA credentials) but ISACA operates across broader domains.
• (ISC)²: Global nonprofit association for cybersecurity professionals (CISSP, CCSP certifications) with growing privacy/security overlap. Indirectly competes for the same professional audience investing in privacy certifications and CPE credits.

Regional players

• AEDEP (Asociación Española de Delegados de Protección de Datos): The Spanish association for Data Protection Officers operating under GDPR — structurally and functionally analogous to APDADOS, but serving the Spanish market. Comparable because both are country-level membership associations for DPOs under a comprehensive data protection law.
• AFCDP (Association Française des Correspondants à la protection des Données à caractère Personnel): The French association for Data Protection Officers, operating under GDPR with similar membership and event-based model. Structurally and functionally comparable to APDADOS at country level.
• EFY (Escuela Federal de Datos Personales / similar Latin American DPO bodies): Other Spanish-language data protection training and professional bodies active in Latin America. Relevant as APDADOS expands regionally — these are the natural regional competitors for DPO membership and accreditation in Spanish-speaking LATAM markets.

Direct peers

• IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals): The global professional association for privacy professionals, offering certifications (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPP/US), training, and member networking. APDADOS is essentially the Brazilian national counterpart to IAPP, serving the same DPO persona under a regional regulatory regime (LGPD vs. global).

Others

• Future of Privacy Forum: A non-profit think tank focused on data protection policy and education. While not a membership association, FPF engages the same DPO/privacy professional audience through research, events, and policy advocacy — partially overlapping with APDADOS's thought-leadership positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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