Unlock the mysteries of the PIPEDA Digital Privacy Act with our comprehensive guide. Navigate the Canadian privacy landscape with insights into principles, obligations, and rights. Stay compliant with confidence, backed by our expert digital testing services.

1. What is the PIPEDA Digital Privacy Act?
What is PIPEDA?
The Personal Information Protection and Electronics Document Act (PIPEDA) is a federal legislation
that is specifically applied to private-sector organizations in Canada. PIPEDA was enacted on April,
2000 in order to promote data privacy and trust in e-commerce and since then has expanded to
industries including health, broadcasting and banking sectors. It is also considered to be an
important aspect of the digital privacy act.
The specific objective of PIPEDA is to govern the use, collection and disclosure of personal
information in a manner that recognizes the right of individual privacy in line with their personal
information.
Through the PIPEDA platform, individuals are having the right to know the access to personal
information held by an organization, the specific personnel responsible for collecting that
information and the specific reasons behind collecting that information. Key aspects of the Digital
privacy act are also taken for scrutinization.
The significance of PIPEDA from an individual and organizational
standpoint:
From an individual standpoint:
 Individuals have the right to know why the organization is using, collecting or disclosing their
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
 The personal data is collected, used or disclosed reasonably and justifiably

2.  The personal data that has been collected will not be used other than the intended purpose
 The specific members who will be taking the responsibility to protect their personal
information
 Specific security measures, such as automated vendor risk scoring etc., should be used by
organizations to protect their personal information
 The personal information must be kept complete, accurate and up-to-date
 The individual can complain if they find that their privacy rights are not being used amicably.
From an organization's standpoint:
 Personal information is collected by lawful and fair means
 Individual consent should be obtained before using, collecting or disclosing personal
information
 Personal information policies that are understandable, clear and readily available should be
available
 An individual needs to be provided with a service or a product.