Organisation for Economic Co-Operation Development

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) brings together 30 countries sharing the principles of the market economy, pluralist democracy, and respect for human rights. The original 20 members of the OECD included the western countries of Europe and North America. They were followed with Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Finland. More recently Mexico, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Korea, and the Slovak Republic have joined. 

In September 1980 the OECD developed, for its member states, a set of guidelines for the protection of personal information. The Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data represent an international consensus on how best to balance effective privacy protection with the free flow of personal data. "Personal data" is defined as "any information relating to an identified or an identifiable individual (data subject)." Learn more about the OECD by visiting the links below.

OECD Privacy Policy Statement Generator The OECD Privacy Policy Statement Generator provides guidance on conducting an internal review of existing personal data practices and on developing a privacy policy statement. It gives links to private sector organizations with expertise in developing a privacy policy. It offers links to governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations and private bodies that give information on applicable regulations. Learn More>>

OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data This site contains the full text of the OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data. Learn More>>