Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

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

Privacy

Privacy is one of the five trust service criteria of SOC 2. It is information an entity collects, uses, retains, discloses, and disposes to meet its objectives.

The privacy principle aims to service organizations who handle sensitive personal information do so in a responsible and trustworthy manner. They should have appropriate controls in place to protect the privacy of individuals. This principle guides organizations to handle privacy based on the following:

– Notice and communication of objectives

– Choice and consent

– Collection

– Use, retention, and disposal

– Access

– Disclosure and notification

– Quality

– Monitoring and enforcement

Additional reading

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