What is PIPEDA?
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a Canadian data privacy law that governs how private-sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information in the course of commercial business.
PIPEDA is based on ten principles:
- Accountability
- Identifying Purposes
- Consent
- Limiting Collection
- Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention
- Accuracy
- Safeguards
- Openness
- Individual Access
- Challenging Compliance