CHAPTER 4: LEGAL, REGULATORY AND CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS AND BUSINESS RISK

As noted above, the processing of personal information is covered in most countries by legislation and/or regulations. Hence, any processing needs to be carried out within the local rules. Further, where the organisation is acting as a data processor, contractual requirements will be in place that dictate how the organisation is to act to ensure that the local rules are not compromised.

Thus, the specific requirements of a privacy information management system (PIMS) need to be determined in light of the appropriate local rules and contractual requirements. These requirements will need to be devised by the organisation, using whatever resources are available. This could ...

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