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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Supervisory Authority

Supervisory Authority is any local agency, national agency, multinational agency, department official, parliament, regulatory authority, supervisory authority, professional body, government body, or board responsible for administering data processing laws.

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