Courseware Wrap-Up: NPC Privacy

Video Summary

The “Courseware Wrap-Up: NPC Privacy Toolkit” video reinforces the critical principles of data privacy learned in the course. It reviews the five pillars: appointing a Data Protection Officer (DPO), conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), establishing a Privacy Management Program (PMP), implementing privacy measures, and maintaining ongoing compliance through audits. The presentation emphasizes the DPO’s role, the need for proactive assessments, and regular reviews to foster a culture of privacy. The wrap-up also guides learners on practical next steps to strengthen data protection in their organizations.

Glossary of Terms

1. Data Protection Officer (DPO): A designated individual responsible for overseeing data protection strategy and compliance.
2. Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA): A process to identify and mitigate privacy risks in new projects or systems handling personal data.
3. Privacy Management Program (PMP): An organizational framework to enforce data privacy policies, procedures, and compliance.
4. Data Breach: Unauthorized access, exposure, or destruction of personal data.
5. Data Subject: An individual whose personal data is collected, processed, or stored by an organization.
6. Encryption: The process of converting data into coded form to protect it from unauthorized access.
7. Data Minimization: The principle of collecting only the data needed for a specific purpose.
8. Access Control: Security measures that limit data access to authorized individuals.
9. Compliance Audit: A periodic review to assess adherence to data privacy laws and internal policies.
10. Data Lifecycle: The stages of data management from collection to disposal, including processing, storage, and sharing.
11. Accountability: The obligation of organizations to implement appropriate measures to ensure compliance with data privacy principles.
12. Consent: Permission given by a data subject for their personal data to be collected and processed.
13. Data Retention: The period during which data is stored by an organization and accessible for use.
14. Data Subject Rights: Legal rights of individuals over their personal data, including access, correction, and deletion.
15. Anonymization: Process of modifying data to prevent identification of individuals.
16. Pseudonymization: Replacing identifiable data with fictitious identifiers to reduce risk while keeping data useful.
17. Third-Party Processor: External entities contracted to process data on behalf of an organization.
18. Confidentiality: Ensuring that personal data is accessible only to those authorized.
19. Security Incident: An event that compromises the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of data.
20. Sensitive Personal Information (SPI): Personal data requiring extra protection, such as health, financial, or genetic information.