Privacy Act of 1974
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The Privacy Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies collect, maintain, use, and disclose individuals’ personal information, granting citizens rights to access and correct records about themselves.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
privacy law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 5 U.S.C. 552a ⓘ |
| amends | 5 U.S.C. § 552a ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
records maintained by United States federal agencies
ⓘ
systems of records retrieved by personal identifier ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 5 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| codifiedSection | 5 U.S.C. § 552a ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
agency record-keeping requirements
ⓘ
civil remedies for violations ⓘ conditions of disclosure of records without consent ⓘ criminal penalties for certain willful violations ⓘ exemptions for law enforcement and other systems ⓘ requirements for accounting of disclosures ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effectiveDate | 1975-09-27 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | Privacy Protection Study Commission ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
right of individuals to access records about themselves
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right of individuals to request amendment of records about themselves ⓘ right to be informed of disclosures of records ⓘ right to sue for certain violations ⓘ |
| hasException |
law enforcement exemption for certain systems of records
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routine use exception for disclosures ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legislativeBody |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, by adding a section 552a to safeguard individual privacy from the misuse of Federal records, to provide that individuals be granted access to records concerning them which are maintained by Federal agencies, to establish a Privacy Protection Study Commission, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure fairness in agency record-keeping practices
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to safeguard individual privacy from misuse of federal records ⓘ |
| regulates |
collection of personal information by federal agencies
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disclosure of personal information by federal agencies ⓘ maintenance of personal information by federal agencies ⓘ use of personal information by federal agencies ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Freedom of Information Act ⓘ |
| requires |
federal agencies to allow individuals to request correction of records
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federal agencies to establish safeguards for records ⓘ federal agencies to maintain only relevant and necessary information ⓘ federal agencies to provide individuals access to their records ⓘ federal agencies to publish system of records notices in the Federal Register ⓘ |
| scopeLimitation |
does not generally apply to private sector records
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does not generally apply to state or local government records ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Privacy Act of 1974 self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy | Gerald Ford ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1974-12-31 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
data protection
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government records ⓘ information privacy ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1974 ⓘ |
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