What is Freely Given Consent? Freely given consent is consent that is given by a data subject who has real,…
What is the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA)? The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) is a…
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of…
What is the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)? The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a U.S. law…
What is the EU-US Privacy Shield? The EU-US Privacy Shield is an agreement framework designed by the European Commission and…
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is an independent data protection authority that ensures that European institutions and bodies respect…
What is Metadata? Metadata is information about other data. For example, regarding the content of a message, metadata can include…
What are Binding Corporate Rules? Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) are internal rules regarding data transfers within multinational companies. BCRs permit…
What is the Right To Be Forgotten? The right to be forgotten gives data subjects under the GDPR the ability…
What is Explicit Consent? Under the GDPR, explicit consent must be expressly confirmed in words. It involves an express statement,…