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PRI-39.1: Data Subject Empowerment

PRI 6 — Medium Identify

Mechanisms exist to provide authenticated data subjects the ability to: (1) Access their Personal Data (PD) that is being processed, stored and shared, except where the burden, risk or expense of providing access would be disproportionate to the benefit offered to the data subject through granting access; (2) Obtain answers on the specifics of how their PD is collected, received, processed, stored, transmitted, shared, updated and/or disposed; (3) Obtain the source(s) of their PD; (4) Obtain the categories of their PD being collected, received, processed, stored and shared; (5) Request correction to their PD due to inaccuracies; (6) Request erasure of their PD; and (7) Restrict the further collecting, receiving, processing, storing, transmitting, updated and/or sharing of their PD.

Renumbered: Formerly PRI-06 in SCF 2025.4.

Control Question: Does the organization provide authenticated data subjects the ability to: (1) Access their Personal Data (PD) that is being processed, stored and shared, except where the burden, risk or expense of providing access would be disproportionate to the benefit offered to the data subject through granting access; (2) Obtain answers on the specifics of how their PD is collected, received, processed, stored, transmitted, shared, updated and/or disposed; (3) Obtain the source(s) of their PD; (4) Obtain the categories of their PD being collected, received, processed, stored and shared; (5) Request correction to their PD due to inaccuracies; (6) Request erasure of their PD; and (7) Restrict the further collecting, receiving, processing, storing, transmitting, updated and/or sharing of their PD?

General (11)
Framework Mapping Values
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF) A5.1 A5.1-POF2 D6.7 D6.7-POF1 D6.7-POF2
AICPA TSC 2017:2022 (used for SOC 2) (source) P5.0 P5.1 P5.1-POF1 P5.1-POF2 P5.1-POF3
APEC Privacy Framework 2015 8(c)
CSA CCM 4.1.0 DSP-11
ISO 29100 2024 6.9 6.10
NIST 800-53 R4 IP-2
NIST 800-53 R5.2 AC-03(14) SI-18(04)
NIST 800-53B R5 (privacy) (source) AC-03(14) SI-18(04)
NIST 800-82 R3 AC-03(14) SI-18(04)
OECD Privacy Principles 7(a)
SCF DPMP 2026 6.0
US (18)
Framework Mapping Values
USA Federal CMS MARS-E 2.0 IP-2 IP-2.a IP-2.b IP-2.c IP-2.d IP-3.a
USA Federal Data Privacy Framework 2023 II.6.a III.8.a.i III.8.a.i.1 III.8.a.i.2 III.8.a.i.3 III.8.a.iii III.8.b.i III.8.b.ii III.8.d.ii III.8.e.i III.8.f.i III.14.e.ii
USA Federal CJIS Security Policy 6.0 AC-3(14)
USA Federal 45 CFR 155.260 155.260(a)(3)(i)
USA Federal COPPA 2024 Sec. 6502.(b)(1)(B) Sec. 6502.(b)(1)(B)(iii)
USA Federal FERPA 2010 1232h(c)(1)(A)(ii)
USA Federal HIPAA Administrative Simplification 2013 § 164.502(a)(2)(i) § 164.514(h)(1)(i) § 164.514(h)(1)(ii) § 164.524(a)(1) § 164.524(a)(1)(i) § 164.524(a)(1)(ii) § 164.524(a)(1)(iii) § 164.524(a)(1)(iii)(A) § 164.524(a)(1)(iii)(B) § 164.524(a)(2) § 164.524(a)(2)(i) § 164.524(a)(2)(ii) § 164.524(a)(2)(iii) § 164.524(a)(2)(iv) § 164.524(a)(2)(v) § 164.524(a)(3) § 164.524(a)(3)(i) § 164.524(a)(3)(ii) § 164.524(a)(3)(iii) § 164.524(a)(4) § 164.524(b)(1) § 164.524(b)(2)(i) § 164.524(b)(2)(i)(A) § 164.524(b)(2)(i)(B) § 164.524(b)(2)(ii) § 164.524(b)(2)(ii)(A) § 164.524(b)(2)(ii)(B) § 164.524(c) § 164.524(c)(1) § 164.524(c)(3)(i) § 164.524(c)(3)(ii) § 164.524(c)(4) § 164.524(c)(4)(i) § 164.524(c)(4)(ii) § 164.524(c)(4)(iii) § 164.524(c)(4)(iv) § 164.524(d) § 164.524(d)(1) § 164.524(d)(2)
USA Federal FIPPS 1973 1.0 6.0
USA California CCPA 2025 7020(a) 7020(b) 7020(c) 7020(d) 7020(e) 7020(f) 7020(f)(1) 7020(f)(2) 7022(b) 7023(c) 7023(d)(1) 7024(g) 7024(h) 7024(j) 7027(d) 7027(e)
USA Colorado Colorado Privacy Act 2021 6-1-1306(1) 6-1-1306(1)(b) 6-1-1306(2)(c)
USA Montana CDPA 2025 30-14-2808(1)(a) 30-14-2808(2) 30-14-2808(6) 30-14-2812(11)(a) 30-14-2812(11)(b)
USA Nevada Privacy Law 2023 603A.345.2 603A.346.2 603A.505.1(a) 603A.505.1(b) 603A.505.2 603A.505.2(a) 603A.510.3(a)(1) 603A.510.3(a)(2)
USA Nevada SB220 2019 2.1 2.2
USA Oregon CPA 2023 Section 3(1)(a)(A)
USA Oregon 646A 2025 646A.574(1)(a) 646A.574(1)(a)(A) 646A.574(1)(a)(B) 646A.574(1)(a)(B)(i) 646A.574(1)(a)(B)(ii) 646A.576(1) 646A.578(5) 646A.578(5)(a) 646A.578(5)(a)(A) 646A.578(5)(a)(B) 646A.578(5)(a)(C)
USA Tennessee TIPA 2025 47-18-3203(a)(1) 47-18-3203(a)(2)(A)
USA Texas CDPA 2025 541.051(a) 541.055(a)(1)
USA Virginia CDPA 2023 59.1-577.A 59.1-577.A.1 59.1-577.A.2 59.1-577.A.3 59.1-577.A.4
EMEA (18)
Framework Mapping Values
EMEA Austria FAPPD 2000 § 42(1) § 42(2) § 44(1) § 44(5)
EMEA Belgium Act 8 1992 Title 2, Chapter III, Art. 36(2) Title 2, Chapter III, Art. 38(1) Title 2, Chapter III, Art. 38(2) Title 2, Chapter III, Art. 39(1)
EMEA Switzerland FADP 2025 3.21.2 4.25.1 4.25.2 4.25.2.a 4.25.2.b 4.25.2.c 4.25.2.d 4.25.2.e 4.25.2.f 4.25.2.g 4.25.3 4.25.4 4.25.5 4.28.1 4.28.1.a 4.28.1.b 4.28.2
EMEA Germany FDPA 2017 3.3.57(1) 3.3.57(1)2 3.3.57(1)3 3.3.57(1)4 3.3.57(1)5 3.3.57(1)6 3.3.57(1)7 3.3.57(1)8 3.3.58(1) 3.3.58(2)
EMEA EU GDPR 2016 Article 12.3 Article 12.5(b) Article 12.6 Article 15.1 Article 15.1(a) Article 15.1(b) Article 15.1(c) Article 15.1(d) Article 15.1(e) Article 15.1(g) Article 15.1(h) Article 15.2 Article 15.3 Article 15.4 Article 16 Article 17.1 Article 18.1 Article 18.1(a) Article 18.1(b) Article 18.1(c) Article 18.1(d)
EMEA UK DPA 2018 Section 45(1) Section 45(1)(a) Section 45(1)(b) Section 45(2) Section 45(2)(a) Section 45(2)(b) Section 45(2)(c) Section 45(2)(d) Section 45(2)(e) Section 45(2)(e)(i) Section 45(2)(e)(ii) Section 45(2)(f) Section 45(2)(g) Section 45(2A)
EMEA Greece PIRPPD 1997 C.12.1 C.12.2 C.12.2.a C.12.2.b C.12.2.c C.12.2.d C.12.2.e C.12.2.f
EMEA Hungary Act CXII 2011 II.13.14(a) II.13.14(b) II.13.14(c) II.13.15(1) II.13.15(2) II.13.15(4)
EMEA Ireland DPA 2018 s.56 s.57 s.58 s.59 s.60 s.61 s.91 s.92
EMEA Israel PPL 2025 s.13 s.14
EMEA Kenya DPA 2019 IV.26(b) IV.27 IV.34(1) IV.35(3)(b)(i) IV.35(3)(b)(ii) IV.38(1) IV.38(2) IV.38(3) IV.40(1) IV.40(1)(a) IV.40(1)(b)
EMEA Nigeria DPR 2019 2.8(a) 3.1(9) 3.1(9)(a) 3.1(9)(b) 3.1(9)(c) 3.1(9)(d) 3.1(9)(e) 3.1(11) 3.1(11)(a) 3.1(11)(b) 3.1(11)(c) 3.1(11)(d) 3.1(15)
EMEA Qatar PDPPL 2020 2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 2.6 2.6.1 2.6.2 3.11.6
EMEA Russia 152-FZ 2025 Art. 14 Art. 15 Art. 20
EMEA Saudi Arabia PDPL Article 4.2 Article 4.3 Article 4.4 Article 4.5 Article 21
EMEA Serbia 87/2018 III.2.26 III.2.26(1) III.2.26(2) III.2.26(3) III.2.26(4) III.2.26(5) III.2.26(6) III.2.26(7) III.2.26(8) III.2.27 III.2.27(1) III.2.27(2) III.2.27(3) III.2.27(4) III.2.27(5) III.2.27(6) III.2.27(7)
EMEA Turkey LDDP 2016 13(1) 13(2) 13(3)
EMEA South Africa POPIA 2013 3.A.8.23(1) 3.A.8.23(1)(a) 3.A.8.23(1)(b) 3.A.8.23(1)(b)(i) 3.A.8.23(1)(b)(ii) 3.A.8.23(1)(b)(iii) 3.A.8.23(1)(b)(iv) 3.A.8.23(2) 3.A.8.23(3) 3.A.8.23(3)(a) 3.A.8.23(3)(b)
APAC (13)
Framework Mapping Values
APAC Australian Privacy Principles 2026 3.7.6 3.7.6.a 3.7.6.b 3.7.6.c 3.7.6.d 3.7.6.e 3.7.7 3.7.7.a 3.7.7.b 5.12.1
APAC China DNSIP 2012 VIII
APAC China Privacy Law 2021 Article 44 Article 48
APAC Hong Kong PDO 2022 18(1) 18(1)(a) 18(1)(b) 18(2) 18(3) 18(4) 18(4)(a) 18(4)(b) 35G(3) Schedule 1 - 6 Schedule 1 - 6(a) Schedule 1 - 6(b) Schedule 1 - 6(b)(i) Schedule 1 - 6(b)(ii) Schedule 1 - 6(b)(iii) Schedule 1 - 6(b)(iv) Schedule 1 - 6(c) Schedule 1 - 6(d) Schedule 1 - 6(e) Schedule 1 - 6(f) Schedule 1 - 6(g)
APAC India DPDPA 2023 11(1)(c) 11(2)
APAC India RBI PPI 2025 16.4
APAC Japan APPI 2020 IV.1.28(1)
APAC South Korea PIPA 2011 V.35(1) V.35(2) V.35(3) V.36(1)
APAC Malaysia PDPA 2010 12 30(1) 30(2)(a) 30(2)(b) 34(1)(a) 34(1)(b) 34(2)
APAC New Zealand Privacy Act of 2020 3.1.22.6(1) 3.1.22.6(1)(a) 3.1.22.6(1)(b) 3.1.22.6(2) 3.1.22.7(1) 3.1.22.7(3) 3.1.22.7(3)(a) 4.2.59
APAC Philippines DPA 2012 IV.16 IV.16(a) IV.16(b) IV.16(b)(1) IV.16(b)(2) IV.16(b)(3) IV.16(b)(4) IV.16(b)(5) IV.16(b)(6) IV.16(b)(7) IV.16(b)(8) IV.16(c) IV.16(c)(1) IV.16(c)(2) IV.16(c)(3) IV.16(c)(4) IV.16(c)(5) IV.16(c)(6) IV.16(c)(7) IV.16(c)(8) IV.16(d) IV.16(e) IV.16(f)
APAC Singapore PDPA 2012 4.1.16(3) 5.21(1) 5.21(1)(a) 5.21(1)(b) 5.21(2) 5.21(5)
APAC Taiwan PDPA 2025 I.3 I.3.1 I.3.2 I.3.3 I.3.4 I.3.5
Americas (6)
Framework Mapping Values
Americas Bahamas DPA 2003 IV.27(1) IV.29(1) IV.29(1)(a) IV.29(1)(b) IV.29(1)(c) IV.29(1)(d) IV.29(1)(e) IV.29(1)(f) IV.30(1) IV.30(1)(a) IV.30(1)(b) IV.30(2) IV.30(2)(a) IV.30(2)(b) IV.30(3)
Americas Brazil LGPD 2018 III.18 III.18.I III.18.II III.18.III III.18.IV III.18.V III.18.VI III.18.VII III.18.VIII III.18.IX III.18.IX.1 III.18.IX.2 III.18.IX.3 III.18.IX.4
Americas Canada PIPEDA 2000 P9-4.9 P10-4.10
Americas Chile Act 19628 1999 II.12 II.13 II.14
Americas Colombia Law 1581 2012 II.4(e) IV.8(a) IV.8(b) IV.8(c) IV.8(f) IV.11 V.14 V.15 V.15.1
Americas Mexico FDPA 2010 II.16.III III.22 III.23 III.25 III.27 IV.28 IV.29 IV.29.I IV.29.II IV.29.III IV.29.IV IV.31

Capability Maturity Model

Level 0 — Not Performed

Practices are non-existent, based on the inability to demonstrate an implemented and operational capability. A reasonable person would conclude the control is not being performed.

Level 1 — Performed Informally

SCR-CMM Level 1 criteria definitions are not available for this control: ▪ A reasonable person would conclude this control requires a structured process. ▪ At this level of maturity, the "ad hoc" nature of performing a capability informally would indicate the intent of the control is not met due to a lack of consistency and formality.

Level 2 — Planned & Tracked

Privacy (PRI) capabilities are requirements-driven, but are not standardized across the entity (e.g., local/regional level consistency). Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist: ▪ Policies and standards associated with PRI domain capabilities are formally documented and centrally-managed by the entity. ▪ Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) associated with PRI domain capabilities are documented and maintained by process owners. ▪ IT and/or cybersecurity personnel work with business stakeholders and process owners to appropriately scope and reasonably implement cybersecurity and data protection controls associated with PRI domain capabilities to address applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual requirements for Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD). ▪ Data privacy management-related controls are primarily administrative and preventative in nature (e.g., policies, standards and procedures & guidelines). ▪ Data privacy management may be a defined function (e.g., team or department) or assigned as an additional duty to existing IT and/or cybersecurity personnel. ▪ The data privacy program is developed to work with IT and cybersecurity staff to ensure that applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual data privacy obligations for Personal Data (PD) are properly identified and implemented.

Level 3 — Well Defined

Privacy (PRI) capabilities are standardized across the entity for applicability to People, Processes, Technologies, Data and/or Facilities (PPTDF) to ensure consistency for Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD). Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist: ▪ Policies and standards associated with PRI domain capabilities are formally documented and centrally-managed by the entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function. ▪ Standardized Operating Procedures (SOP) associated with PRI domain capabilities are well-documented and kept current by process owners. ▪ A data privacy team, or similar function, is appropriately staffed and supported to implement and maintain PRI domain capabilities. ▪ Technology is leveraged to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of data privacy operations (e.g., privacy notice management software and customer management solution). ▪ The entity's Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team, or similar function, works with business stakeholders and process owners to appropriately scope and reasonably implement cybersecurity and data protection controls associated with PRI domain capabilities to address Minimum Compliance Requirements (MCR) (e.g., applicable statutory, regulatory and/or contractual requirements) and Discretionary Security Requirements (DSR) (e.g., entity-required controls). ▪ An implemented and operational capability exists to provide authenticated data subjects the ability to: (1) Access their Personal Data (PD) that is being processed, stored and shared, except where the burden, risk or expense of providing access would be disproportionate to the benefit offered to the data subject through granting access; (2) Obtain answers on the specifics of how their PD is collected, received, processed, stored, transmitted, shared, updated and/or disposed; (3) Obtain the source(s) of their PD; (4) Obtain the categories of their PD being collected, received, processed, stored and shared; (5) Request correction to their PD due to inaccuracies; (6) Request erasure of their PD; and (7) Restrict the further collecting, receiving, processing, storing, transmitting, updated and/or sharing of their PD.

Level 4 — Quantitatively Controlled

Privacy (PRI) capabilities, in addition to being standardized across the entity and centrally managed to ensure consistency across Technology Assets, Applications, Services and/or Data (TAASD), efforts are metrics driven to provide sufficient insight for decision makers to predict optimal performance, ensure continued operations and/or identify areas for improvement. Capability criteria associated with this control reasonably expect the following criteria to exist: ▪ Applicable SCR-CMM Level 3 (Well Defined) capabilities are implemented and operational. ▪ Metrics reporting includes quantitative analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). ▪ Metrics reporting includes quantitative analysis of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs). ▪ Scope of metrics, KPIs and KRIs covers organization-wide cybersecurity and data protection controls, including functions performed by third-parties. ▪ Organizational leadership maintains a formal process to objectively review and respond to metrics, KPIs and KRIs (e.g., monthly or quarterly review). ▪ Based on metrics analysis, process improvement recommendations are submitted for review and are handled in accordance with change control processes. ▪ Business and technical stakeholders are involved in reviewing and approving proposed changes to evolve capabilities.

Level 5 — Continuously Improving

Utilize SCR-CMM Level 3 or Level 4 (if available) criteria definitions: ▪ There are no defined Level 5 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a continuously-improving process is not necessary to operationalize this control. ▪ Level 5 capabilities should be considered “world-class” where the control builds on Level 4 capabilities, but are continuously improving through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning (ML) technologies. ▪ While it may be possible to develop responsive capabilities for this control through the use of AI and/or ML technologies, the criteria would be organization-specific to define.

Assessment Objectives

  1. PRI-39.1_A01 mechanisms enabling individuals to have access to elements of their Personal Data (PD) are defined.
  2. PRI-39.1_A02 elements of Personal Data (PD) to which individuals have access are defined.
  3. PRI-39.1_A03 organization-defined mechanisms are provided to enable individuals to have access to organization-defined elements of their Personal Data (PD).

Evidence Requirements

E-PRI-06 Data Subject Access

Documented evidence of how data subject access requests are handled that includes intake through remediation.

Privacy

Technology Recommendations

Micro/Small

  • Data classification program
  • Data privacy program
  • Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
  • Product / project management

Small

  • Data classification program
  • Data privacy program
  • Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
  • Product / project management

Medium

  • Data classification program
  • Data privacy program
  • Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
  • Product / project management

Large

  • Data classification program
  • Data privacy program
  • Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
  • Product / project management

Enterprise

  • Data classification program
  • Data privacy program
  • Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
  • Product / project management

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