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Transparency Principle

What is Transparency Principle?

A data protection requirement that personal data processing information be presented to individuals in a clear, accessible, and easily understandable manner.

Privacy and Data Protection

Frameworks that govern transparency principle

GDPRView framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on transparency principle

Requirements naming transparency principle across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

Japan AI Guidelines2 controls

Transparency (Toumeisei 透明性) is the sixth of 10 Principles per Japan AI Guidelines for Business + reinforced by Hiroshima AI Process Code of Conduct (October 2023) which establishes voluntary transparency commitments for frontier AI developers.

JP-AIG-Transparency-Documentation-Model-Card-System-Card-Tier-Based-Disclosure-Hiroshima-Code-of-Conduct · Japan AI Guidelines Transparency + Documentation + Model Card + System Card + Datasheet + Tier-Based Disclosure + Hiroshima Code of Conduct + AI Generated Content + Watermarking + C2PA + User Notification →
NIST Privacy Framework1 control

Apply Communicate-P function including: Communication Policies (CM.PO-P) covering policies for privacy communications + records of disclosures + privacy notice strategy;

NISTPF-4 · Communicate-P - Privacy Notice, Transparency, and Individual Awareness →

Questions people ask about transparency principle

What is Transparency Principle?
A data protection requirement that personal data processing information be presented to individuals in a clear, accessible, and easily understandable manner.
Why is Transparency Principle important for compliance?
Transparency Principle is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding transparency principle 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 Transparency Principle?
Transparency Principle appears in the requirement text of Japan AI Guidelines, NIST Privacy Framework. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Transparency Principle?
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