Rules Research


Rules Reference


    To maintain compliance, a privacy office implements and maintains an effective privacy program based on the organization's operation risk profile and available resources.

Nymity’s team of privacy experts have analyzed hundreds of laws from around the world that govern the collection, use, disclosure, safeguards and destruction of personal data. The team analyzes every requirement in every law allowing you to find the legal requirements for:

  • business activities, for example email marketing, breach response, data destruction, employee monitoring
  • privacy principles, for example notice, consent, security
  • employees and/or customers
  • exceptions, definitions, enforcement provisions, reporting requirements or for sensitive data


The Rules Research tool provides Expert Filters based on Nymity’s analysis so that you can quickly find what rules apply. Examples:Rules Research

  • In US, which state social security laws have rules for outsourcing and what are they?
  • In EU, what are the notice rules in Spain’s data protection law and regulation?
  • In Canada, what are the cross-border rules in Alberta, British Columbia and Federally?
  • In Asia-Pacific, what are the consent requirements in Hong Kong and Singapore’s AntiSpam laws?
  • In Latin America, which country's constitutions Habeas Data rules impact disclosures to 3rd-parties, and what are the rules in English?

For every Rule in every Rule Source, Nymity Rules Research tool allows you to view the rule and:

  • identify if there has been any amendments and what the amendments are
  • go to the original source of the rule (in English where possible)
  • PDF the rule and send it to someone else in the organization
  • Bookmark in a folder for quick access in the future
  • access Relevant References for that rule
  • identify what business activities the rule applies to
  • identify what privacy principles are impacted

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