Compliance
Data Custodians
Entities responsible for managing and provisioning datasets securely.
Definition
Data custodians are designated bodies responsible for maintaining curated public datasets, ensuring data quality, performing anonymization or de-identification, and governing controlled access in line with privacy and governance standards; they uphold stewardship and compliance obligations for shared data.
Related Terms
data holder
Authority that legally collects and maintains a dataset....
data stewardship
Institutional practices for curating, maintaining and controlling datasets....
data owner
Official accountable for data value and classification....
data steward
Operational manager for data quality and metadata....
data trustee
Neutral intermediary managing rights, consent and access....