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Glossary · ISO/IEC 29100:2024 · clause 3

PII controller and PII processor

Definition

ISO/IEC 29100:2024 · clause 3

The two roles the ISO privacy standards attach controls to. A PII controller decides why and how personally identifiable information is processed; a PII processor processes it on the controller's behalf and on its instructions. They map to Data Fiduciary and Data Processor under DPDP and to controller and processor under GDPR, but the standards only tell you which controls to implement; the legal duties come from the law that applies to you.

Also called controller and processor (GDPR)Data Fiduciary and Data Processor (DPDP)

In other laws

LawTermNote
DPDP Act 2023Data Fiduciary, s. 2(i); Data Processor, s. 2(k)Same split of roles; the Act's duties sit with the fiduciary.
GDPR (EU)Controller, Art. 4(7); processor, Art. 4(8)GDPR adds direct duties for processors; ISO/IEC 27701 Annex A has separate control sets for each role.

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