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These guidelines set out the principles ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ) follows to ensure data is accurate, reliable, and up-to-date. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, as the data owner, intends to make its institutional data available to authorized users who have a legitimate business need subject to compliance with relevant legislation. 

Users of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s data are expected to follow these principles in order to properly utilize and protect the data assets in the custody and control of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. 

Priniciples: 

• Integrity – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s data is protected against improper modification or destruction, and which enables nonrepudiation and authenticity. 
• Confidentiality – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has transparent processes that ensure authorized controls and restrictions are implemented on the access and disclosure of data including protecting personal information. 
• Data is managed to ensure it is properly protected relative to its sensitivity to comply with FIPPA and other relevant legislation and internal security protocols. 
• Access requests are fielded through the IT Division which manages, but does not own, the approval process. 
• Availability – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ensures timely and reliable access to and use of its data. 
• Accessibility – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s data is accessible to the relevant users throughout its lifecycle. 
• Quality – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s data quality is defined, measurable, and monitored in order to assess its trustworthiness. 
• Single source of truth – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ seeks to draw from a single source of data as its primary source of information. It endeavours to not create duplicate sources of the same data. 
• Disposition – data is destroyed or permanently retained according to approved retention schedules.