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Archer Data Governance®

Use Case for Regulatory & Corporate Compliance Management

The Challenge
Now more than ever, organizations are charged with protecting sensitive and private informationin many different ways. Organizations must also demonstrate diligence in maintaining accurate
inventories of personal data, where it resides, and how and where it is transmitted andhandled. Increasing advocacy and awareness has resulted in more pressure on organizations
to provide customers with insight and ability to request, at any time, how much of their personal
data is being kept and how it is being used. As a result, regulators are also ramping up theirscrutiny — the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and theCalifornia Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as examples — to ensure organizations can process
information disclosure requests in a timely manner and honor customers’ “right to be forgotten.”
Organizations in every market continue to face the ongoing risk of personal data breaches
and the devastating fallout that can occur. In many respects, privacy compliance obligations
merely underscore an already pressing business need to proactively maintain vigilant operational
security processes and due care as critical elements of a sound privacy risk management program.
Whether the target is a citizen’s private information or corporate intellectual property, thetechniques and approaches are often similar. In today’s world of high stakes information
thievery and corporate espionage, organizations must protect all types of personal data
to survive.

Overview
Archer Data Governance is designed to provide a framework to help organizations identify,
manage, and implement appropriate controls around personal data processing activities.
Archer Data Governance helps empower organizations to maintain an accurate inventory ofprocessing activities, establish and apply documented controls around the usage of PII, andmanage data retention requirements. Ensuring the accuracy, completeness, confidentiality,
and transparency of PII and regularly assessing the data protection risks associated with its
usage are also core tenets of the GDPR accountability principles.
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Features• Build and maintain an inventory of		 personal data processing activities		 and assets utilizing a purpose-built		 taxonomy and data structure.
• Track data retention schedules and		 execute a checklist based on GDPR		 Article 30 requirements as related to		 processing activities.
• Manage notice and consent activities		 linked to the processing activity inventory.
• Maintain a register to help processing		 activities in accordance to directives		 and laws such as the GDPR Article 30		 record keeping requirements.

Benefits
Archer Data Governance is designed to help
your privacy and/or legal teams:• Expand your overall understanding and		 visibility into data governance to better		 manage data protection requirements		 associated with industry standards and		 regulatory requirements.
• Improve the classification and assess		 relationships between risks and controls		 associated with managing data including PII.
• Streamline time and resources required		 for annual review cycle of data retention		schedules.
• Improve assessment of relationships		 between organizational information.

About Archer
Archer is a leading provider of integrated risk management (IRM) solutions that enable customers to improve strategic decision-making
and operational resilience with a modern technology platform that supports qualitative and quantitative analysis driven by both businessand IT impacts. As true pioneers in GRC software, Archer remains solely dedicated to helping customers manage risk and compliancedomains, from traditional operational risk to emerging issues such as ESG. With over 20 years in the risk management industry, theArcher customer base represents one of the largest pure risk management communities globally, with more than 1,200 customers
including more than 50% of the Fortune 500.
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