PIPEDA Privacy Policy requirements
The PIPEDA – Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act provides a variety of privacy rights to Canadians pursuant to protecting their personal information. Like the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the PIPEDA emphasizes the need for organizations to effectively and clearly convey their personal information management practices to consumers.
A guide to GDPR privacy by design requirements
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most strict and heavily enforced privacy laws in the world, with the goal of protecting the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of residents of the European Union. The law achieves this goal by requiring certain websites that GDPR applies to have
CCPA consumer rights
The CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act is one of the most comprehensive privacy laws in the United States. Largely inspired by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the CCPA provides consumers with a broad array of rights pertaining to their personally identifiable information (“PII”) that is collected by
PIPEDA Fair Information Principles: Identifying Purposes
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a privacy law that protects the personal information of Canadians. PIPEDA achieves this goal by stipulating certain requirements organizations subject to the law must follow. PIPEDA also imposes heavy penalties on those that fail to comply with its requirements. If
GDPR rules for responding to data subject requests
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) provides rights to residents in the European Union (“EU”) that allows them to control their personal data. To exercise their rights, the GDPR allows EU residents to send a request to the data controller. In this guide, we will answer the following: What is
CCPA consumer rights
The CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act is one of the most comprehensive privacy laws in the United States. Largely inspired by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the CCPA provides consumers with a broad array of rights pertaining to their personally identifiable information (“PII”) that is collected by
A guide to GDPR Privacy Policy disclosure requirements
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) gives residents in the European Union (“EU”) control over their personal data. Under the GDPR, a controller must make certain disclosures to EU residents about its data processing activities. In this guide, we will explain: What disclosures are required under the GDPR: General Data
GDPR: How to create a data protection impact assessment
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) directs how an organization should handle the personal data of residents in the European Union (“EU”). Under the GDPR, an organization must conduct a Data Protection Impact Assessment (“DPIA”) if it processes high-risk data. In this guide, we will explain: What is a Data
CCPA penalties
The CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act, in addition to providing consumers with a variety of rights pertaining to their personally identifiable information (“PII”), also provides consumers with the ability to file lawsuits directly against businesses under certain circumstances. Additionally, the California Attorney General may bring enforcement actions against noncompliant businesses.
PIPEDA fair information principles: individual access
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a privacy law that was enacted to protect the privacy rights of residents of Canada. The right to access one’s personal information is the hallmark of national and international privacy laws. In this blog post, we will explore the PIPEDA
Australia Privacy Act of 1988: how to respond to consumer requests
The Australia Privacy Act 1988 covers the processing and or use of personal information. An APP entity is a broad umbrella term referring to an organization that can include an individual, a body corporate, a partnership, any other unincorporated association, or a trust. An APP entity also refers to governmental
The Nevada privacy law definition of sale
In 2017, Nevada passed the Nevada Privacy of Information Collected on the Internet from Consumers Act (“Nevada Privacy Law”). The law requires online operators to post a Privacy Policy. Two years later, lawmakers amended the law to allow consumers to opt-out of the sale of their information. The Nevada Privacy
