We are all data subjects. For example, you disclose personal data as soon as you:fill in a form;place an order;book concert tickets;buy a train ticket;use a credit card;register for a course or in a s [..]

Accountability is the property that ensures that the actions of an entity can be traced solely to this entity. Accountability guarantees that all operations carried out by individuals, systems or proc [..]

Anonymous data cannot be related to an identified or identifiable person and are consequently not personal data.

The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party is an independent European advisory body. The Working Party's mission is to ensure the uniform application of Directive 95/46/EC, providing opinions a [..]

An organisation's assets (patrimony, property or possessions) are everything that is valuable to it or, in other words, everything that makes the organisation more valuable or everything that wou [..]

Authenticity is the property that ensures that the identity of a subject or resource is the identity claimed. Authenticity applies to individuals (users), but also to any other entity (applications, p [..]

Thanks to this property, information, systems and processes are accessible and usable at the request of an authorised entity.

BCRs are rules elaborated by multinationals for the international transfer of personal data within their corporate group. All entities and employees of the enterprise have to observe these rules. Bind [..]

Confidentiality is a property of information according to which it is not made available or disclosed to unauthorised persons, entities or processes.The possibility to make only portions of informatio [..]

It is very important to know who has been designated as "controller" under the Privacy Act, as this is the person who has to comply with nearly all the duties imposed by this Act. In case of [..]