The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a law that protects personal information in the hands of private sector organizations and provides guidelines for the collection, use and disclosure of that information in the course of commercial activity. The Act, based on ten privacy principles developed by the Canadian Standards Association, is overseen by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Federal Court.
- Collected with consent and for a reasonable purpose
- Used and disclosed for the limited purpose for which it was collected
- Accurate
- Accessible for inspection and correction
- Stored securely
- if the uses of that information are to change, the user must be made aware and grant addition consent
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