The IPPC advances understanding of existing and emerging privacy and security rules and enforcement issues globally. We work in a cost-effective manner to develop practical solutions to compliance challenges presented by the diverse assortment of new data privacy laws. Areas of focus: EU Data Privacy Directive and Member State implementing laws and enforcement initiatives; US federal and state data privacy and security requirements, applicable regulations and regulatory guidance; and Key privacy and security requirements in countries outside the US and EU. The IPPC analyzes the impact of these laws on clinical research, safety reporting, pharmaceutical sales and marketing, and human resource programs. Public Statements: June 2010: IPPC Comments on US Reps Boucher and Stearns Proposed Privacy Legislation April 2010: Working Document on the Collection, Processing, and Transfer of Biomedical Research and Pharmacovigilance Data April 2010: IPPC Comments to the US Federal Trade Commission in Relation to the Exploring Privacy Roundtable Series December 2009: IPPC Comments to the European Commission in Response to Its Consultation on the Legal Regime for Data Privacy in the EU September 2009: White Paper: Understanding Safety Surveillance September 2009: White Paper: Understanding the Clinical Research Process March 2008: Privacy FAQs for Marketing to U.S. Consumers March 2008: Voluntary Set of Privacy Guidelines for Marketing to U.S. Consumers February 2008: IPPC Comments on the EU Article 29 Working Party Opinion on the Concept of 'Personal Data' Archived Privacy Policy