New York Privacy Act (NYPA)

Regulation: New York Privacy Act
Abbreviation: NYPA
Governs these parties: all organizations processing information on residents or those doing business in New York
Enforced by: Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

The New York Privacy Law sets forth provisions for companies to manage personal data responsibly and lawfully. Like Europe’s GDPR, the NYPA includes lawful processing, consent, and individual rights to name a few. 

Consumers will have the right to be notified of what data is being processed, by whom, and for what purpose, amongst other details. Before collecting or processing any personal data, the data subject must give their consent, via an unambiguous and informed route.  

The rest of this document is designed to help our community understand NYPA better by outlining the following information:

• How it relates to cybersecurity
• How Coro handles compliance for you

How it relates to cybersecurity

NY data protection laws will obligate companies to acquire consumers’ consent, disclose their de-identification processes, and install controls and safeguards to protect personal information.  

They will involve annual risk assessments, as well as demand disclosures regarding automated decision-making driven by personal data and annual data deletion required for data that is no longer needed. 

Companies will be obligated to provide easily accessible ways for data subjects to access details of their personal data being held and request corrections, and to provide accessible routes for data subjects to request that companies dispose of their personal data and delete it in its entirety, ensuring that third parties dispose of it too, under the same restrictions. 

How Coro handles compliance for you

At Coro, we’ve done the research thoroughly and regularly track updates to the regulation in order to ensure that you are implementing best practices in the areas we cover when we’re protecting your systems.

The following table outlines the requirements described by NYPA that Coro implements in conjunction with Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.

Disclaimer: this table does not guarantee that your organization is compliant with these regulations. As a best practice, seek assistance from a certified auditor when completing your analysis.