United States

Sarbanes-Oxley Act – enacted into law on July 30, 2002 to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – market regulation rules set up in order to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation

Safe Harbor – in order for U.S. companies to avoid experiencing interruptions in their business dealings with the European Union or facing prosecution by European authorities under European privacy laws, the U.S. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission developed a "safe harbor" framework to assure that companies provides "adequate" privacy protection, as defined by the Directive

International

CNIL Whistleblower Guidelines – guidelines adopted by the “Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertes” (CNIL) for the implementation of whistleblowing systems in compliance with the French Data Protection Act, relating to information technology, data filing systems and liberties

European Union Article 29 Data Protection Working Party – an independent European advisory body on data protection and privacy