Data Governance Compliances in USA

Nixon Data Data Governance Compliances in USA

Data Governance Compliances in USA

There are several data governance and compliance laws in the United States that regulate how personal data is collected, used, and protected. Some examples include:

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA):

  • This is a law that applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information in the United States. It sets out the rules that organizations must follow to protect the privacy and security of personal health information.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA):

  • This is a law that applies to the collection of personal data from children under the age of 13 in the United States. It requires that websites and online services that collect personal data from children provide notice to parents and obtain their consent before collecting, using, or disclosing the personal data of children.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA):

  • This is a law that applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of educational records in the United States. It gives students and their parents the right to access, review, and request amendments to their educational records.

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA):

  • This is a law that applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of credit information in the United States. It sets out the rules that organizations must follow when using credit information to make decisions about credit, employment, insurance, or other purposes.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

  • This is a law that applies to companies doing business in California and that collect personal data of California residents. It gives individuals the right to know what personal data is being collected about them, the right to opt out of the sale of their personal data, and the right to request that their personal data be deleted.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

  • is a law that was enacted in 2002 in response to a series of corporate accounting scandals in the United States. SOX sets out various requirements for publicly traded companies, including requirements related to the accuracy and integrity of financial statements and the internal controls of the company.

Internal Revenue Code Section 7216 (IRC 7216)

  • is a section of the Internal Revenue Code in the United States that sets out rules related to the disclosure of tax return information by tax return preparers. IRC 7216 imposes certain restrictions on the use and disclosure of tax return information by tax return preparers and requires them to obtain consent from the taxpayer before disclosing the information to third parties.

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