Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Right of Information
Right of information gives individuals the right to be informed about how their personal data is collected and used by the controller. If the data is directly obtained, the concerned person must be informed at the time of obtaining the data. If the data is not directly obtained, the concerned person must be informed within a reasonable period of time; not later than a month.
Additional reading
ISO 27001:2013 – A Guide to Information Security Management
In response to growing security concerns and breaches, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published ISO 27001 in 2005. It was revised in 2013 to keep the document to sync with global changes in technology and processes, and most recently in 2022. The 2013 version is not significantly different…
Guide to Pipeda Compliance + Free Privacy Policy Template
As we seem to think, privacy violations are not always black and white. Sensitive information like a person’s location, contacts, or communications can be linked to them in different ways. Frameworks like PIPEDA compliance can be a lifesaver. This could happen in one of two scenarios: the information is shared intentionally, like through open data…
Guide to GDPR Audit Checklist
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most stringent data protection laws in the world. Though this law aims to protect the privacy and security of the European Union (EU) citizens, its impact isn’t limited by geography. If you are contemplating becoming GDPR compliant, we’ve curated a GDPR audit checklist for you…

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