AI engineering glossary · AI ethics law product
What is Data Fiduciary?
Data Fiduciary: Under India's DPDP Act, any person or organisation that alone or together with others decides the purpose and means of processing personal data. It carries the main duties, such as giving notice, obtaining valid consent, securing data and handling individuals' requests.
Data Fiduciary: an example
A food-delivery company that decides to collect customers' addresses and order history is the data fiduciary for that data.
Related terms
More AI ethics law product terms
- Data flywheel
- Data minimization
- Data Principal
- Data processor
- Data Protection Board of India
- Data protection impact assessment
- Data provenance
- Data residency
Where you learn it
Data Fiduciary is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.