Privacy Audits

Privacy audits are procedures to ensure that your organization’s goals and promises of privacy and confidentiality are supported by its practices, thereby protecting confidential information from abuse and the organization from liability and public relations problems.

What is a Privacy Audit?

An ongoing process that examines and improves privacy.

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Why are Privacy Audits Important?

Understand how the library and its partners are handling user data.

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Building the Audit Framework

Discover where data is collected and what questions to ask.

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Using Guidelines and Checklists

Align your library with ALA best practices.

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Performing the Audit

Putting all the pieces together and taking action.

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Telling the Audit Story

Creating transparency and sharing with stakeholders.

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Rinse and Repeat!

Determining a schedule for regular audits.

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