Privacy Glossary

Clear definitions for privacy teams working on GDPR, DSAR, and data mapping programs.

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A

Ability to Restore Availability and Access

Accidental or Unlawful Destruction

Adherence to Approved Certification

Appropriate Technical and Organisational Measures

Archiving in the Public Interest

Arrangement Between Joint Controllers

Article 27 Representative

Assessment of Appropriate Level of Security

B

Ban on Processing

Binding Decision of the Board

Breach Severity Assessment (ENISA Methodology)

C

Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés

Compatibility Assessment

Compatible Purpose

Compelling Legitimate Grounds

Competence of the Lead Authority

Competence of the Lead Supervisory Authority

Concise, Transparent, Intelligible Form

Consistency Opinion

Consultation with the DPO

Contract with the Data Subject

Cross-Border Breach Notification

Cross-Border Processing

D

Data Retention Limitation Control

Delayed Notification With Reasons

Designation of a DPO

Dispute Resolution by the Board

Documented Instructions

E

Encryption Rendering Data Unintelligible

Enforcement Notice

Establishment in the Union

European Data Protection Supervisor

Exercise of Official Authority

F

Factual Influence

Further Processing

G

Grounds for Lawful Processing

Group of Undertakings

I

Independence of the DPO

Information Commissioner

Information to Be Provided

Interoperability

Investigatory Powers

J

Joint Controllership Arrangement

Joint Operations

K

Key Performance Indicators for Privacy

L

Legitimate Interest of a Third Party

Likely Consequences of the Breach

M

Machine-Readable Format

Meaningful Information About the Logic

Measures Taken or Proposed

Modalities for Exercising Rights

Mutual Assistance

N

Necessary for the Purposes

Non-Essential Means

Notification Not Required Exceptions

Notification Obligation Regarding Rectification or Erasure

O

Official Authority

Organisational Measures

Overriding Interests

P

Performance of a Contract

Phased Notification

Point of Contact for Data Subjects

Pre-Contractual Steps

Privacy Champions Network

Privacy Metrics and Reporting

Privacy Operating Procedures

Process for Regularly Testing and Evaluating

Processing on Behalf of a Controller

Public Interest

Public Interest Task

R

Reasonable Expectations of Data Subjects

Regular Testing and Evaluation

Relevant and Reasoned Objection

Response Without Charge

Restoration of Availability

Right to Object to Direct Marketing

Risk-Appropriate Security

S

Safeguards for Automated Decisions

Scientific or Historical Research Purposes

Security Incident Management

Security of Processing

State of the Art

Suspension of Data Flows

T

Tasks of the DPO

Technical Measures

Transparency Obligations

Turnover-Based Fines

Two-Tier Fine Structure

U

Unauthorised Disclosure or Access

W