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DPO

Data Privacy Officer

In plain language

The person in charge of making sure an organisation handles personal information properly.

The metaphor

Like the librarian of private records: they know what is kept, where, and who may see it.

Going deeper

How it works

  • The role is required in some regions and large organisations.
  • In a small Canadian business it is usually the owner or a named staff member.
  • They answer privacy questions and complaints.
  • They keep the records of what personal data is held.

How WILDCARD handles it

Naming a privacy contact and keeping the records is a vCIO output.

In practice
  • A clinic names its office manager as privacy contact.
  • A firm publishes a privacy email address.
  • An owner keeps a list of where client data lives.

A question owners ask

Do I need one?

Naming one person as the privacy contact is good practice at any size. Check what applies to your sector.

Where WILDCARD handles this
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vCIO
  • Fractional CIO on retainer
  • Moonlight, Sunlight, Starlight tiers
  • Credits for single outputs
Start with vCIO
Related terms
AIArtificial IntelligenceALEAnnualized Loss ExpectancyAROAnnualized Rate of OccurrenceAUPAcceptable Use PolicyBCPBusiness Continuity PlanningBIABusiness Impact AnalysisCARCorrective Action ReportCIOChief Information Officer

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