Data compliance is the collection of efforts that allow a business to follow data privacy regulations.
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Data compliance is the act of conforming to the laws and industry standards for storing, handling, or processing personal information or sensitive data. To protect privacy, there are many different types of regulations today regarding personal and sensitive data. Organizations that do not follow these regulations may violate personal privacy, and as a consequence may receive fines or other penalties from the relevant governing bodies.
Individuals have various rights regarding their personal data under these regulatory frameworks. Both the rights and the way these rights are described can vary across jurisdictions — there is no one-size-fits-all set of standards. However, following typical best practices for the handling of personal information (for instance, the Fair Information Practices) can start an organization in the right direction for compliance.