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Sharing Controls with customers

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Sharing controls with customers enhances transparency, regulatory compliance, and accountability. TrustOps allows organizations to share specific controls, providing customers with visibility into compliance measures.

Benefits of sharing controls with customers

  1. Increased Transparency: Customers gain insight into the organization’s compliance efforts, fostering trust.
  2. Regulatory Alignment: Customers may have industry-specific compliance expertise that helps organizations identify gaps and meet regulatory requirements.
  3. Improved Control Effectiveness: Customers’ direct experience with products or services provides valuable feedback for strengthening controls.
  4. Enhanced Accountability: Shared controls ensure that organizations maintain compliance standards and address customer concerns proactively.

By sharing controls, organizations can demonstrate their commitment to compliance, build stronger customer relationships, and align with industry best practices.

Read our GRC Launchpad article: What are common controls and why do you need one?

How can TrustCloud help?

Sharing controls are made easy with the TrustShare application in TrustCloud. The TrustShare application in TrustCloud makes it effortless for startups, SMBs, and enterprises to securely invite and share their trust and compliance programs with their customers, including information about their controls.

The following screenshot shows the TrustShare dashboard.

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Click on the “View My Live TrustShare.”

Your customers can view the controls from their TrustShare portal.

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To learn more about setting up your TrustShare, click on Getting Started with TrustShare.

Managing TrustShare

TrustShare allows you to customize your TrustShare pages before publishing and sharing them with customers or prospects. You can personalize the content, configure visibility settings, and ensure the shared controls align with your compliance program.

For more details on managing TrustShare, refer to the TrustShare documentation.

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