Ipsos Belgium Achieves ISO 27001 Certification, strengthening trust in research data security

Information Security as a core priority

In market research, trust is built on the secure handling of data. Research projects often involve sensitive business information, personal data, opinions and behavioural insights. As data protection requirements continue to evolve, organizations must demonstrate that they have robust controls in place to manage information securely.

While GDPR defines what must be protected from a legal perspective, the ISO 27001 framework provides the operational blueprint for how to do it. The ISO 27001 standard requires organizations to implement a comprehensive framework that manages data security risks systematically. Adopting ISO/IEC 27001 helps meet legal and regulatory obligations, manage supplier and third‑party risk, and build stakeholder trust through structured governance, incident management, access control, encryption, and business continuity practices.

What this means for our clients, partners and respondents

Ipsos Belgium’s ISO 27001-certified Information Security Management System ensures the highest standards of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for research data throughout every phase of the research lifecycle. We continuously strengthen our security controls and operational resilience through robust technical and organizational safeguards. For organizations working with Ipsos Belgium, this certification delivers critical assurances:

• Enhanced information security: protection of information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, recording or destruction through established best-practice controls. 
• Global compliance: alignment with internationally recognized standards aimed at minimizing the risks of data breaches, cyber threats, and unauthorized access
• Continuous improvement: ISO 27001 is not a one-time achievement. Regular independent audits ensure that security controls remain effective and evolve alongside emerging risks and changing business needs.

With this milestone, Ipsos Belgium further strengthens its position as a trusted and future-proof research partner for organizations that require the highest standards of data security, governance and operational resilience.

The rigorous independent audit was conducted by Brand Compliance B.V.

For more information, contact our ISO-27001 core team at  [email protected]