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Last updated on September 20, 2023
For the privacy and well-being of the people UW serves
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Overview
The privacy practices on this page are essential for maintaining the trust and supporting the well-being of the individuals whose data the UW uses to fulfill its academic, research, and health-care missions. [1]
Combined, these privacy practices help UW units put privacy into action by:
- Ensuring individuals’ personal data are collected, used, and shared in appropriate ways.
- Empowering University personnel to get value from data while managing the risk of harm to individuals.
- Upholding UW Privacy Principles and ethical responsibilities.
Proactive privacy practices
Proactive privacy practices help UW units include privacy in the design of their business processes, systems, and third-party relationships. When implemented, proactive privacy practices help UW units and University personnel minimize the risk of harm to individuals.
Be accountable
Learn about data
Design for privacy
Collect & use data
Inventory data
Manage impacts & risk
Protect data
Be transparent
Support for specific data
Reactive privacy practices
Reactive privacy practices help units navigate incidents, data breaches, and requests from individuals with support and direction from the Privacy Office to ensure that compliance requirements are met.
Footnote
[1] The privacy practices are informed by Privacy by Design research, benchmarking performed by the UW Privacy Office, industry best practices, the interoperability of more than 25 laws and regulations that relate to personal data, and guidance from the UW Privacy Steering Committee.