Guides the three-part Legitimate Interest Assessment (LIA) required under GDPR Article 6(1)(f): purpose test, necessity test, and balancing test. Activate when evaluating legitimate interest as a lawful basis, conducting LIA reviews, or documenting proportionality analysis. Keywords: LIA, legitimate interest, balancing test, necessity test, purpose test, Article 6(1)(f).
Guide for managing consent for children's personal data under GDPR Article 8 and COPPA. Covers parental consent mechanisms, age verification methods, country-specific age thresholds (ranging from 13 to 16), parental authorization workflows, and age-appropriate design per the UK ICO Children's Code.
Guides determination of the correct lawful basis under GDPR Article 6(1)(a)-(f) for each processing activity. Includes decision tree logic for consent vs legitimate interest vs contract necessity. Activate when evaluating legal grounds for processing or reviewing lawful basis selections. Keywords: lawful basis, Article 6, consent, legitimate interest, legal obligation, contract.
Decision framework for choosing between consent and legitimate interest as the lawful basis for processing. Covers power imbalance indicators, conditionality prohibition under Article 7(4), granularity requirements, the three-part LIA test (purpose, necessity, balancing), and practical decision trees for common scenarios.
Guide for managing consent for scientific research under GDPR Article 89 and Recital 33 broad consent provisions. Covers ethical review board coordination, purpose evolution management, appropriate safeguards including pseudonymization, and the interplay between consent and other lawful bases for research processing.
Guides conducting privacy law gap analysis for market entry into new jurisdictions. Covers target jurisdiction assessment, existing compliance mapping, remediation effort estimation, and implementation timeline planning. Keywords: gap analysis, market entry, jurisdiction assessment, remediation planning, compliance mapping.
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MTDPA) compliance. Lowest consumer threshold at 50,000 consumers. Covers sensitive data consent, universal opt-out recognition, consumer rights, controller obligations, 60-day cure period, and AG enforcement. Effective October 1, 2024.
Guides building a multi-jurisdiction privacy compliance matrix for organisations operating across multiple countries. Covers common requirements identification, jurisdiction-specific deltas, gap analysis, and harmonised control frameworks. Keywords: multi-jurisdiction, compliance matrix, harmonised controls, gap analysis, jurisdiction mapping.
Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) compliance. Unique provisions for de-identified data requirements, employee data partial exemption, nonprofit applicability, 14-day cure period, and consumer rights. Effective July 1, 2024. AG enforcement only.
Classifies personal vs non-personal data per GDPR Art. 4(1) definition test with decision tree for borderline cases. References Breyer v Germany CJEU C-582/14 dynamic IP ruling and WP29 Opinion 4/2007. Keywords: personal data, GDPR Art 4, data classification, Breyer ruling, identifiability test, PII.
Provides GDPR Article 14 information for personal data obtained from sources other than the data subject, covering timing requirements (within reasonable period, max one month), source disclosure, all required elements, and exemptions under Art. 14(5). Activate for Art. 14, indirect collection, third-party data source, indirect data notice queries.
Guides compliance with Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI, 2022 amendments). Covers individual rights expansion, cross-border transfer restrictions including pre-transfer information requirements, PPC enforcement, and pseudonymised and anonymously processed information. Keywords: APPI, Japan data protection, PPC, cross-border transfer, pseudonymised information, individual rights.
Guides the establishment and management of joint controller arrangements under GDPR Article 26, including determination of joint controllership, allocation of responsibilities, and transparency obligations. Activate when two or more controllers jointly determine purposes and means of processing, or when evaluating shared data platforms. Keywords: joint controller, Article 26, shared responsibility, arrangement, joint determination.
Guides compliance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023. Covers consent manager registration, data fiduciary obligations under Sections 4-7, significant data fiduciary requirements under Section 10, data principal rights, and Board enforcement framework. Keywords: DPDP Act, India data protection, consent manager, data fiduciary, significant data fiduciary, data principal rights.
Implements HIPAA minimum necessary standard under 45 CFR §164.502(b). Covers role-based access policies per workforce member category, routine vs non-routine disclosure protocols, reasonable reliance doctrine, documentation requirements, and HITECH amendments. Keywords: minimum necessary, role-based access, workforce, routine disclosure, HIPAA.
Implements HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements under 45 CFR §164.500-534 for covered entities and business associates. Covers minimum necessary standard, treatment-payment-operations exceptions, directory opt-out, personal representative rules, and authorization requirements. Keywords: HIPAA Privacy Rule, PHI, minimum necessary, TPO, authorization, covered entity.
Kentucky Consumer Privacy Protection Act (KPPA) compliance. Effective January 1, 2026. Covers consumer rights, controller thresholds at 100,000 consumers, sensitive data processing consent, cure period provisions, and AG enforcement framework.
Implements HIPAA breach notification requirements under 45 CFR §164.400-414. Covers individual notification within 60 days, HHS reporting thresholds (500+ immediate, under 500 annual), state attorney general notification, media notification for 500+ in a state, and breach risk assessment. Keywords: HIPAA breach notification, HHS reporting, OCR breach portal, individual notice, state attorney general.
Implements HITECH Act privacy and security requirements including breach notification expansion, four-tier penalty structure, state attorney general enforcement authority, EHR meaningful use privacy conditions, and business associate direct liability. Keywords: HITECH Act, breach notification, penalty tiers, state AG enforcement, meaningful use, EHR privacy.
Guides the audit of Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) against GDPR Article 30 requirements for both controllers and processors. Activate when verifying RoPA completeness, validating mandatory fields, or preparing for supervisory authority inspections. Keywords: RoPA, Article 30, records audit, processing activities, controller records, processor records.
Guides the GDPR Article 36 prior consultation process with supervisory authorities when a DPIA indicates high residual risk. Covers timeline requirements, documentation, and outcome handling. Activate when DPIA residual risk remains high or when preparing regulatory submissions. Keywords: prior consultation, Article 36, DPIA, high risk, supervisory authority.
Guide for implementing GDPR-valid consent under Article 7 conditions and Article 4(11) definition. Covers five core requirements: freely given, specific, informed, unambiguous, and clear affirmative action. Includes pre-ticked boxes prohibition per Planet49 CJEU C-673/17, consent form audit checklist, and practical implementation patterns.
Guides systematic assessment of current state versus GDPR requirements across all chapters with prioritised remediation matrix. Activate when starting compliance programmes or conducting periodic reassessment. Keywords: gap analysis, compliance assessment, remediation matrix, GDPR readiness.
Manages HIPAA Business Associate Agreements under 45 CFR §164.502(e) and §164.504(e). Covers required BAA provisions, business associate vs subcontractor obligations, breach notification chain, downstream BA requirements, and termination remedies. Keywords: BAA, business associate, subcontractor, HIPAA compliance, PHI disclosure, termination.
