Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Draft Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information
PRINCIPLES IN SUMMARY
- 1. Accountability
- An organization is responsible for personal information under its control
and shall designate a person who is accountable for the organization's
compliance with the following principles.
- 2. Identifying Purposes
- The purposes for which personal information is collected shall be
identified by the organization at or before the time the information is
collected.
- 3. Consent
- The knowledge and consent of the individual are required for the
collection, use or disclosure of personal information except where
inappropriate.
- 4. Limiting Collection
- The collection of personal information shall be limited to that which is
necessary for the purposes identified by the organization. Information
shall be collected by fair and lawful means.
- 5. Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention
- Personal information shall not be used or disclosed for purposes other than
those for which it was collected except with the consent of the individual
or as required by law. Personal information shall be retained only as long
as necessary for the fulfilment of those purposes.
- 6. Accuracy
- Personal information shall be as accurate, complete and up-to-date as is
necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.
- 7. Safeguards
- Personal information shall be protected by security safeguards appropriate
to the sensitivity of the information.
- 8. Openness
- An organization shall make readily available to individuals specific
information about its policies and practices relating to its handling of
personal information.
- 9. Individual Access
- Upon request, an individual shall be informed of the existence, use, and
disclosure of personal information about the individual and shall be given
access to that information. An individual shall be able to challenge the
accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as
appropriate.
- 10. Challenging Compliance
- An individual shall be able to challenge compliance with the above
principles with the person who is accountable within the organization.