OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013)
The OECD's eight privacy principles and its accountability duties for data controllers as revised in 2013: collection limitation, data quality, purpose specification, use limitation, security safeguards, openness, individual participation, accountability, the privacy management programme, breach notice and accountability across borders. Duties on Member countries are not built.
OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) is a compliance framework from International (OECD Member countries) with 3 domains and 12 controls. The largest domains are Part Two: Basic principles of national application – OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) (8 controls), Part Three: Implementing accountability – OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) (3 controls), Part Four: Basic principles of international application – OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (3)
Part Four: Basic principles of international application – OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::16 | Para 16 Accountability regardless of data location |
Part Three: Implementing accountability – OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::15a | Para 15(a) Privacy management programme |
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::15b | Para 15(b) Readiness to demonstrate the programme |
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::15c | Para 15(c) Notice of significant security breaches |
Part Two: Basic principles of national application – OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::10 | Para 10 Use Limitation Principle |
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::11 | Para 11 Security Safeguards Principle |
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::12 | Para 12 Openness Principle |
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::13 | Para 13 Individual Participation Principle |
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::14 | Para 14 Accountability Principle |
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::7 | Para 7 Collection Limitation Principle |
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::8 | Para 8 Data Quality Principle |
| oecd-privacy-guidelines-2013::9 | Para 9 Purpose Specification Principle |
What is OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) and who does it apply to?
OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) is a compliance framework from International (OECD Member countries) with 3 domains and 12 controls. The OECD's eight privacy principles and its accountability duties for data controllers as revised in 2013: collection limitation, data quality, purpose specification, use limitation, security safeguards, openness, individual participation, accountability, the privacy management programme, breach notice and accountability across borders. Duties on Member countries are not built. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) actually require?
OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) has 12 controls organised across 3 domains. The largest domains are Part Two: Basic principles of national application – OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) (8 controls), Part Three: Implementing accountability – OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) (3 controls), Part Four: Basic principles of international application – OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of OECD Privacy Guidelines (2013) do I already cover?
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