For 80+ years as a not-for-profit assurance service provider, BPA was originally created by advertisers, advertising agencies and the media industry to provide third-party magazine audits and verified audience data used in the buying and selling of advertising.
Today, in addition to auditing media audience claims, BPA-iCompli verifies compliance to defined government, industry, and organizational standards as well as adherence to privacy, data protection and sustainability guidelines and best practices. Performing nearly 2,600 audits in over 20 countries, BPA-iCompli is a trusted resource for compliance and assurance services.
BPA is an authorised verification provider for the JICWEBs DTSG and Anti Fraud Scheme certification.
In addition BPA is a assurance body for the EDAA Trust Seal and all of the Trustworthy Accountability Group's and IAB US standards.
BPA has recently begun to offer media companies GDPR and Privacy Shield compliance and consultancy services.