The Privacy Office is responsible for the development and maintenance of privacy policies, procedures, and guidance essential to safeguarding the collection, access, use, dissemination, and storage of personally identifiable information (PII), business identifiable information (BII), and Privacy Act information in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the E-Government Act of 2002, Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014, and policy and guidance issued by the President and Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DEPARTMENT PRIVACY OFFICE
The Department’s Privacy Office within the Office of the Secretary, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, Office of Privacy and Open Government.
| |
PRIVACY COMPLIANCE
An overview of the Department’s privacy compliance process and related documents, which includes the Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA) and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs).
|
|
SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION
Properly safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII) and business identifiable information (BII).
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Back to Top |
PRIVACY LAWS, POLICIES & GUIDANCE
General privacy laws, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) privacy policies and guidance, Departmental policies, and bureau/operating unit privacy policies.
|
|
DIGITAL PRIVACY POLICY
The Digital Privacy Policy is a general notice explaining the Department's information handling practices.
|
|
RESOURCES
Additional privacy resources including contact information, privacy-related templates and brochures, breach response and notification plan, and System of Records Notices (SORNs).
|
| |
|
|
|
Back to Top |
TRAINING
Privacy training opportunities.
- List of current privacy classes coming soon
|
|
REPORTS
Privacy-related reports.
|
|
FAQ
Frequently asked questions and factual information about the website.
|
| |
|
|
|
Back to Top |
Questions and Comments
Send Questions, Comments or Complaints on the Commerce Privacy program to CPO@doc.gov.
Office of Privacy and Open Government
Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Page last updated:
October 28, 2020
