privacy notice

A written communication by entities that collect personal information, to the individuals about whom personal information is collected, about the entity's ( a ) policies regarding the nature of the information that they will collect and how that information will be used, retained, disclosed, and disposed of or anonymized and ( b ) commitment to adhere to those policies. A privacy notice also includes information about such matters as the purpose of collecting the information, the choices that individuals have related to their personal information, the security of such information, and how individuals can contact the entity with inquiries, complaints, and disputes related to their personal information. When a user entity collects personal information from individuals, it typically provides a privacy notice to those individuals.