Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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Data Protection Principles

Everyone who uses personal data must abide by strict rules called ‘data protection principles’. They must ensure the information is: used fairly, transparently, and. lawfully used for specified, explicit purposes in a way that is relevant, adequate, and limited to only what is necessary.

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