APEC CBPR system
requirements for Accountability Agents
- Your organisation is subject to the jurisdiction of a
Privacy Enforcement Authority in an APEC CBPR system participating
economy. Currently, there are four APEC CBPR system participating
economies: USA, Mexico, Canada and Japan. More economies are expected to
join soon.
In USA, the relevant
Privacy Enforcement Authority is the US Federal Trade Commission.
In Mexico, the relevant
Privacy Enforcement Authority is the Federal Institute for Access to
Information and Data Protection.
- Your organisation can demonstrate that it satisfies the
Accountability Agent Recognition Criteria.
Use the Accountability Agent Recognition Criteria Checklist to help
you assess whether you satisfy the requirements.
- Your organisation agrees to use the CBPR Intake Questionnaire and the CBPR Program Requirements to assess whether other
organisations are APEC CBPR compliant OR your organisation can demonstrate
that its own procedures meet the baseline requirements of the APEC CBPR
system.
Use the CBPR Program Requirements Map to help you demonstrate that
your procedures meet the baseline requirements of the APEC CBPR system.
- Your organisation completes and
signs the Signature and Contact Information form.
Want to learn more?
The process for
becoming an APEC CBPR system Accountability Agent