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British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)

Last Updated on June 25, 2024

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British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) came into effect on January 1, 2004. PIPA applies to private sector entities in British Columbia, including persons, unincorporated associations, trade unions, and trust or non-profit organizations that collect, use, or disclose personal information.

The purpose of PIPA is to govern the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information by organizations for ‘reasonable’ purposes in a manner that protects the rights of data subjects. PIPA gives individuals the right to access any personal information collected on them by an organization and request corrections to this collected information in case of any error or omission.

British Columbia’s PIPA places varied obligations on organizations handling individuals' personal data, including ensuring purpose limitation and data minimization, notifying data subjects before collection of data regarding the purposes of collection and the contact details of the controller’s representative, ensuring accuracy and security of personal information, and developing privacy policies and a complaint redressal mechanism.

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Securiti is a pioneer in providing data security, privacy, compliance, and governance solutions with products ranging from automated data discovery and DSR automation to data lineage and universal consent management, to name a few.

These and a plethora of similar solutions are backed up by state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and machine-learning-based algorithms, making Securiti an ideal option for organizations that want to achieve effective and efficient compliance with British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

British Columbia pipa Compliance Solution

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Assess Personal Information Protection Act Readiness

PIPA Section: 4(2), 4(3)

Automate regular internal assessments of all your organization's data processing activities and processes to ensure their continued compliance with the legal requirements while making timely changes to address any identified blindspots.

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Automate Consumer Data Request Handling

PIPA Sections: 26, 27, 29, 30

Automate the fulfillment of all received consumer data requests and gain real-time updates on the status of each request via the central dashboard. The use of Securiti’s DSR workbench will significantly reduce the risk of compliance violations and reduce the workforce required to comply with all the requests.

Monitor & Track Consent

PIPA Sections: 6, 7, 8, 9, 13(2), 16(2), 19(2)

Gain effective compliance with PIPA's consent-related obligations by monitoring and tracking users' consent status via the central dashboard. With this, you can ensure that no data processing, or transfer to third parties occurs in contravention of the legal requirements.

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Automate Data Breach Response Notifications

PIPA Section: 34

Automate data breach response notifications to all concerned stakeholders in a compliant manner with all the necessary information as soon as legally required.

Manage Vendor Risk

PIPA Section: 4(2)

Gain visibility into your organization's third-party vendors' processing activities concerning the shared data to ensure compliance with the necessary legal requirements.

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Meet Cookie Compliance

PIPA Section: 6, 7, 8, 9

Automate your organization's cookie consent management, ensuring all usage of cookies across your data infrastructure complies with the necessary legal requirements. Build customizable cookie banners, collect consent, and provide a preference center.

Privacy Policy & Notice Management

PIPA Sections: 4(5), 5, 8(3)(a), 10, 13(3), 16(3), 18(1)(k), 19(3), 20(3)(c)

Automate the generation of a privacy policy, based on pre-made templates, that adequately informs the users about your organization's data processing practices while fully complying with the necessary legal requirements.

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Automate Records of Processing Activities

PIPA Section: 35(1)

Automate the process of maintaining detailed records of relevant data processing activities to ensure compliance with the necessary legal requirements.

Continuous Monitoring & Tracking

PIPA Section: 4(2)

Gain continuous and real-time insights into your organization's various data processing-related activities via the central dashboard to maintain compliance with all necessary legal requirements.

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Key Rights Under British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)

Here are the data subject rights guaranteed by PIPA:

Right to Access Personal Information

Individuals have the right to request access to their personal information under the control of an organization and details regarding how such information has been and is being used and any third-party individuals or organizations that have had access to the information.

Right to Request Correction of Personal Information

Individuals have the right to request an organization to correct an error or omission in any personal information that is about the individual and is under the organization's control. Once received, the organization must comply with this request as soon as possible while sharing the corrected information with any third parties that may have had access to this information during the year before the date the correction was made.

Facts About British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)

Here are some essential facts about British Columbia's PIPA:

1

The Information and Privacy Commissioner appointed under the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is primarily responsible for monitoring the administration of the PIPA to ensure its purposes are achieved;

2

The Commissioner reserves the power to authorize an organization to disregard a data subject request if it would unreasonably interfere with the operations of the organization or is deemed "frivolous or vexatious";

3

In case an organization refuses an individual access to their personal information, or to provide information regarding the use or disclosure of their personal information, the burden of proof lies upon the organization to justify their decision to the Commissioner's satisfaction;

4

If found in breach of the PIPA, an individual may face a fine of up to CAD10,000, while an organization may face a fine of up to CAD 100,000;

5

A special committee of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is required to meet every six years to review and recommend necessary amendments to the PIPA.

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