Businesses need a variety of tactics and tools to navigate the increasingly complex international landscape of privacy regulations.
Meet Contoso Corporation, a hypothetical American company.
Special data protections for sensitive information
03
Data classifications to
ensure proper governance
02
Disclosures about data usage on its website
01
Contoso turned to Microsoft
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about how companies can stay compliant, wherever they do business.
to tap into the technology company’s deep understanding of data privacy, governance and protection and to navigate the vast and evolving regulatory landscape. In addition, Contoso’s senior leadership team, with support from its board, instituted the appropriate data privacy policies around the world, including implementing:
With the right team, processes and technology in place, Contoso can appropriately govern its data and be compliant across the globe.
Meet Contoso Corporation
Contoso is based in Delaware.
While the organization is easily able to manage its compliance with the state’s privacy laws, it also has to follow regulations affecting interactions with customers in other states, its digital presence in other countries and its operations overseas. Contoso relies on a combination of policy and technology to help it keep its data protected and the organization compliant.
Delaware
Contoso needs to be prepared, as it has a digital presence and therefore reaches consumers in California. The company has to update its data governance policies and processes to comply.
If, for instance, a new privacy regulation goes into effect in California...
California
The site has a robust disclaimer in place detailing how consumer data is collected and used in compliance with a number of international regulations, thanks to policy implemented by company leaders with support from the board.
A customer in Argentina accesses Contoso's website.
Argentina
Contoso has implemented and configured Microsoft’s information protection and data protection capabilities to discover, classify, protect and govern sensitive data wherever it lives. The customer’s personal data is protected as the company processes it according to required policies.
A client in South Africa places an order.
South Africa
Employees are able to find the relevant data for deletion, which has been classified and cataloged by their Microsoft Information Protection and Microsoft Information Governance solutions.
A customer in Germany requests that their data be forgotten.
Germany
The company’s Microsoft information protection and governance capabilities identify that the email contains protected information and block it from sending.
An employee in Japan unintentionally attempts to send an email containing personal data.
Japan
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While the organization is easily able to manage its compliance with the state’s privacy laws, it also has to follow regulations affecting interactions with customers in other states, its digital presence in other countries and its operations overseas. Contoso relies on a combination of policy and technology to help it keep its data protected and the organization compliant.
Contoso is based in Delaware.
Delaware
Contoso needs to be prepared, as it has a digital presence and therefore reaches consumers in California. The company has to update its data governance policies and processes to comply.
If, for instance, a new privacy regulation goes into effect in California...
California
The site has a robust disclaimer in place detailing how consumer data is collected and used in compliance with a number of international regulations, thanks to policy implemented by company leaders with support from the board.
A customer in Argentina accesses Contoso's website.
Argentina
Contoso has implemented and configured Microsoft’s information protection and data protection capabilities to discover, classify, protect and govern sensitive data wherever it lives. The customer’s personal data is protected as the company processes it according to required policies.
A client in South Africa places an order.
South Africa
Employees are able to find the relevant data for deletion, which has been classified and cataloged by their Microsoft Information Protection and Microsoft Information Governance solutions.
A customer in Germany requests that their data be forgotten.
Germany
The company’s Microsoft information protection and governance capabilities identify that the email contains protected information and block it from sending.
An employee in Japan unintentionally attempts to send an email containing personal data.
Japan
Special data protections for sensitive information
03
Data classifications to ensure proper governance
02
Disclosures about data usage on its website
01
With the right team, processes and technology in place, Contoso can appropriately govern its data and be compliant across the globe.
to tap into the technology company’s deep understanding of data privacy, data governance and data protection and to navigate the vast and evolving regulatory landscape. In addition, Contoso’s senior leadership team, with support from its board, instituted the appropriate data privacy policies around the world, including implementing:
Contoso turned to Microsoft
about how businesses can protect employees from internal and external threats and prevent data leaks.
Learn more
Businesses need a variety of tactics and tools to navigate the increasingly complex international landscape of privacy regulations
Meet Contoso Corporation,
a hypothetical American company.