datankäyttöperiaatteista

Datankäyttöperiaatteet, known in English as data usage principles, refers to a set of guidelines and rules that govern how personal data is collected, stored, processed, and shared. These principles are fundamental to ensuring data privacy and security, and they often form the basis of data protection laws and regulations worldwide, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union.

Key data usage principles typically include transparency, which means individuals should be informed about how their data is being used. Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency are core tenets, meaning data collection and processing must have a legal basis and be conducted ethically and openly. Purpose limitation is another crucial principle, ensuring that data is collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes. Data minimization dictates that only data that is adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed should be collected.

Accuracy principles require that personal data be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. Storage limitation means data should not be kept for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. Finally, integrity and confidentiality principles emphasize that data should be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage. Accountability is also a key principle, meaning the data controller is responsible for, and must be able to demonstrate compliance with, these principles.