How We Protect Our Clients' Data

How We Protect Our Clients' Data

We take our responsibility for protecting our clients' data very seriously. Along with the usual cyber-security measures (antivirus protection, VPN deployment, IT security procedures, data encryption) we also employ a Privacy By Design framework. PbD was created by Deloitte Canada to enable data manipulation and analysis while simulataneously protecting clients' data security. Here's how it works:

• Data Minimization (Reduce the data collected) – This involves having no personally identifiable information being collected unless a specific and compelling purpose is defined – effectively eliminating privacy risk at the earliest stage.

• De-identification (Make individuals less identifiable) – This involves datasets being stripped of all information that could identify an individual, either directly or though linkages to other datasets.

• User access controls (Restrict access) This is a set of processes that grant or deny specific requests to obtain information, and is generally combined with other security policies to safeguard personal information.