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Compliance Policy

What is Compliance Policy?

A formal document establishing an organization's commitment to compliance and defining the principles, responsibilities, and expectations for regulatory adherence.

Compliance and Regulatory

Frameworks that govern compliance policy

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →

What the standards actually require on compliance policy

Requirements naming compliance policy across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISO 37301:20211 control

Requirement defined in ISO 37301:2021, clause 5.2 (Compliance policy). See licensed source for normative text. Implementation focus is to demonstrate conformity with the obligations of this clause through the artefacts listed in evidence_requirements.

iso-37301-2021::5.2 · Compliance policy →
BSIMM3 controls

Compliance & Policy. Privacy obligations and the personal data (PII) handled by software are identified so privacy requirements are built in.

CP1.2 · Identify privacy (PII) obligations →

Questions people ask about compliance policy

What is Compliance Policy?
A formal document establishing an organization's commitment to compliance and defining the principles, responsibilities, and expectations for regulatory adherence.
Why is Compliance Policy important for compliance?
Compliance Policy is a key concept in Compliance and Regulatory. Understanding compliance policy helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Compliance Policy?
Compliance Policy appears in the requirement text of ISO 37301:2021, BSIMM. Across these standards we have identified 4 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Compliance Policy?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how compliance policy applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.