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Data Owner

What is Data Owner?

The individual or role within an organization who has authority and accountability for the management, quality, and appropriate use of specific data assets.

Privacy and Data Protection

Frameworks that govern data owner

GDPRView framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →

What the standards actually require on data owner

Requirements naming data owner across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Australian Information Security Manual2 controls

When a data spill occurs, data owners are advised and access to the data is restricted.

ISM-0133 · When a data spill occurs, data owners are advised and access to the data is restricted. →
Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.12 controls

Tell the data owner which sub-processors will access their personal or sensitive data before that processing starts.

CCM-DSP-14 · Disclosure of Data Sub-processors →
ASEAN Data Management Framework1 control

Capture in a data inventory, for each dataset, the purpose, data owner, data type (personal or business), data fields, dataset and location/system; keep the inventory updated as new data types are collected.

ADMF-3.2 · Maintain a data inventory →
CIS Controls v81 control

Establish and maintain a data management process. In the process, address data sensitivity, data owner, handling of data, data retention limits, and disposal requirements, based on sensitivity and retention standards for the enterprise.

CIS-3.1 · Establish and Maintain a Data Management Process →
Jamaica Data Protection Act 20201 control

Standard 4 per Section 22 + the Schedule of the Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020: Personal data shall be accurate and + where necessary + kept up to date.

JM-DPA2020-Standard4-Accuracy-Sec22-Up-to-Date-Rectification-Erasure-Correction-Right · Jamaica DPA 2020 Standard 4 - Accuracy + Section 22 + Up-to-Date + Rectification Right + Erasure Right + Correction Procedures + Quality Assurance + Sources Verification →
Ukraine Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2297-VI)1 control

Owners and processors must take organisational and technical measures to protect personal data from unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage and must comply with requirements established by law and the Ombudsperson.

UA-PDP-08 · Security of Personal Data →

Questions people ask about data owner

What is Data Owner?
The individual or role within an organization who has authority and accountability for the management, quality, and appropriate use of specific data assets.
Why is Data Owner important for compliance?
Data Owner is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding data owner 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 Data Owner?
Data Owner appears in the requirement text of Australian Information Security Manual, Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, ASEAN Data Management Framework, CIS Controls v8, Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020. Across these standards we have identified 8 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Data Owner?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how data owner 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.