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s.24 — Principles of data processing
Requirement
Personal data shall be processed fairly, lawfully and transparently; for a specified, explicit and legitimate purpose; adequate, relevant and limited to the minimum necessary; retained for no longer than necessary; accurate and kept up to date; and secured against loss, destruction or damage.
What the engine looks for
Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.
Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPR | Art.5(1)(b) | Purpose limitation | data-minimisation lawful-basis |
| SOC 2 | P4.1 | Use, retention and disposal of personal information (P4.1–P4.3) | data-retention data-minimisation |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.34 | Privacy and protection of personally identifiable information | lawful-basis data-minimisation |
| PCI DSS 4.0.1 | 3.2 | Minimise storage of account data | data-retention data-minimisation |
| GDPR | Art.5(1)(a) | Lawfulness, fairness and transparency | lawful-basis |
| GDPR | Art.5(1)(c) | Data minimisation | data-minimisation |
| GDPR | Art.5(1)(e) | Storage limitation | data-retention |
| GDPR | Art.6 | Lawful basis for processing | lawful-basis |