Data Privacy Vocabulary (DPV)

The Data Privacy Vocabulary (DPV) provides a comprehensive set of terms for annotating and categorizing data processing operations. Here are the key components:

Personal Data Categories Core Concept in DPV GDPR Article 4 GDPR Article 13

Standardized categories for different types of personal data, including identifiers, demographic data, and special categories under the GDPR. DPV provides the concept Data and relation hasData to indicate involvement or association of any data.

Examples: pd:Name, pd:UserName, pd:Age, pd:CallLog, pd:Password. More examples here.

Processing Activities Core Concept in DPV

Describes various data processing operations like collection, storage, analysis, and sharing of personal data. These are defined under the predicate hasProcessing, hasLegalMeasure, and hasPhysicalMeasure are provided.

Examples: dpv:Collect, dpv:Copy, dpv:Record, dpv:Store, dpv:Transfer. More examples here.

Purposes and Legal Bases

Defines the reasons for data processing and the legal grounds under which processing is permitted.

Examples: dpv:Marketing, dpv:ServiceProvision, dpv:Consent, dpv:Contract. More examples here.

Technical Measures GDPR Article 25 GDPR Article 32

Specifies technical and organizational measures for ensuring data protection and security. To indicate applicability of measures, the relations hasTechnicalMeasure, hasOrganisationalMeasure are provided.

Examples: dpv:Encryption, dpv:InformationFlowControl, dpv:CryptographicMethods. More examples here.

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