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What personal
information about customers and employees does your business collect and
retain?
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What personal
information is used in carrying out business transactions (for example, sales,
marketing, fundraising)?
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What privacy
policies has your business established with respect to the collection, use,
disclosure and retention of personal information?
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What personal
information does your business obtain from, or disclose to, affiliates or
third parties, for example, in payroll outsourcing?
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How does your
business plan address the privacy of personal information?
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Is the
owner/manager able to assign someone the responsibility for compliance with
privacy legislation?
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If so, has the
individual responsible for privacy compliance been given clear authority to
oversee the information handling practices of the business; and are adequate
resources allocated to facilitating and maintaining such a program?
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How are the
owner/manager and any employees with access to personal information trained in
privacy protection?
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To comply with
established privacy policies, what objectives are set for the business?
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To what extent
have appropriate privacy control measures been identified and implemented?
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What are the
consequences of not meeting the specific privacy objectives?
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How is the
effectiveness of the privacy control measures monitored and reported?
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What
mechanisms are in place to deal with contraventions of the privacy policies
and procedures?
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Has the
owner/manager considered the services available from an independent assurance
practitioner with respect to online privacy?