Onward transfer

A privacy principle that requires reasonable disclosure to a consumer of an entity’s personally identifiable information (PII) collection and use practices. This disclosure information is typically conveyed in a privacy notice or privacy policy. Microsoft: http://www. microsoft. com/security/glossary/.
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Any data item that can be easily and/or obviously traced back to the person of origin or concern.
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A method for ensuring a recipient that a message truly came from the claimed sender and that the message was not altered while in transit between the sender and recipient. Cryptographic process used to assure message originator authenticity, integrity, and nonrepudiation. Synonymous with electronic signature. The act of electronically affixing an encrypted message digest to a computer file or message in which the originator is then authenticated to the recipient.
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Information that may be collected by a Web site but is not “personally identifiable” to you. Aggregate information includes demographic data, domain names, Internet provider addresses, and Web site traffic. As long as none of these fields is linked to a user’s personal information, the data is considered aggregate.
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Explicit permission, given to a Web site by a visitor, to handle her personal information in specified ways. Web sites that ask users to provide personally identifiable information should be required to obtain “informed consent,” which implies that the company fully discloses its information practices prior to obtaining personal data or permission to use it.
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