Regulatory Compliance

The process of ensuring an organization's operations, policies, and practices conform to applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards governing privacy and data protection. This encompasses understanding legal requirements, implementing appropriate controls, documenting compliance measures, training staff, monitoring adherence, and adapting to regulatory changes. Privacy compliance typically involves multiple frameworks simultaneously—a U.S. business might need to comply with CCPA, GDPR (if serving EU customers), COPPA (if targeting children), sector-specific laws (HIPAA, GLBA), and various state privacy laws. Compliance programs should include governance structures, risk assessments, policies and procedures, technical controls, training programs, monitoring and auditing, incident response plans, and vendor management. Regulatory compliance is ongoing, not one-time—laws evolve, businesses change, and new risks emerge. Organizations demonstrate compliance through documentation, responding to audits, implementing corrective actions, and maintaining accountability frameworks.