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Data Trust

What is Data Trust?

A legal structure where an independent trustee manages data on behalf of a group of individuals, providing fiduciary oversight of data use.

Privacy and Data Protection

What the standards actually require on data trust

Requirements naming data trust across this standard, quoted from the control text.

Member States should develop data governance strategies that continually evaluate training data quality, including collection and selection, security and protection, and feedback to learn from mistakes.

unesco-recommendation-on-the-ethics-of-ai::PA3a · paras 71, 75 to 77 Data governance for AI: evaluate training data quality continuously, promote open and quality datasets, annotate and share data responsibly →

Questions people ask about data trust

What is Data Trust?
A legal structure where an independent trustee manages data on behalf of a group of individuals, providing fiduciary oversight of data use.
Why is Data Trust important for compliance?
Data Trust is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding data trust helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Data Trust?
Data Trust appears in the requirement text of UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI. Across these standards we have identified 1 control that names it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Data Trust?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how data trust 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 1,016 frameworks.

See how Data Trust applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

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