Understanding Privacy Issues

Privacy policies help companies build and sustain their customers’ trust. The development of an internal and external privacy policy is essential to increasing consumer confidence and sustaining long-term relationships. A privacy policy creates an outward commitment with respect to the protection of personally identifiable information. This lets employees and customers know that your company is dedicated to keeping personal information secure and using it only in accordance with individual privacy preferences. That important statement translates into greater trust, increased loyalty and higher revenues.

Putting Your Privacy Policy to Work

Many times, a privacy officer will launch the policy creation process by referring to other model policies and peer company policies. These may address many of the same issues facing the enterprise, but they may not address all of your privacy needs. A best of breed privacy policy is built on sound principles and is tailored to the unique needs of your business and your customers. It will help your organization achieve its goals and is an essential component of your competitive advantage. It will also become part of your

infrastructure and your overall corporate policy.

Develop Comprehensive Privacy Policies That Last

The vendor policy provider will translate your privacy strategy into:

• An internal policy that serves as a communications tool to your employees of your commitment to privacy in your collection, storage, access, correction, usage, sharing and destruction of personally identifiable information, and in public relations activities
• An internal policy that identifies the choices, individual participation and access capabilities, communication commitments, and recourse processes available to your customers
• A set of guidelines that help your employees interpret the privacy policy and develop procedures that execute the policy
• An external privacy statement that communicates your privacy commitment to your customers 

Focusing on Your Specific Privacy Policy

The vendor policy provider approach respects privacy, reduces risk and enhances revenue potential. Our team of experienced privacy and security experts helps you tailor a policy to fit your organization. The overall privacy policy will be constructed as a collection of individual policy statements chosen to address specific privacy concerns.

These include the major elements of your information infrastructure and ensuing details, as well as the organization’s commitment to compliance and audit. Each policy statement will include:

• Responsible parties
• Required activities
• Permitted activities
• Prohibited activities
• Reporting requirements
• Known penalties for violation

The the vendor policy provider approach utilizes a broad range of presentation methods to provide a concise and easily followed format for disseminating your customized policy. Most importantly, we will work with your counsel to ensure that all government and industry regulations are reviewed and incorporated into your policy.

Integrate the Privacy Policy in Your Organization

The vendor policy provider works with your team of management and technical resources to ensure the policy undergoes complete the vendor policy provider peer and client review. Once consensus is reached, the vendor policy provider presents the policy to executive management for approval.

Finally, the vendor policy provider identifies the next steps for putting the policy into action. These entail the business process, information, technical and procedural changes needed to implement and enforce the policy. The vendor policy provider is a security and privacy professional services firm that helps its clients capture the explosive growth of electronic networks and marketplaces. We accomplish this through a unique combination of security and privacy solutions that build customer confidence and drive new and larger transactions. the vendor policy provider also specializes in Forensic Investigations and specific industry solutions for wireless, insurance, finance, and health care.

Identity theft issues

OSHA

Occupational Standards and Health Administration developed for the safety and protection of the employee.

HITECH – Health Information Technology – Obama, tougher on what constitutes an electronic record.