16 CFR § 1014.2 - Definitions.

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title: "16 CFR § 1014.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1014.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
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part_number: "1014"
part_name: "POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTING THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974"
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authority: "Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a)."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 53381, Nov. 18, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1014.2 Definitions.

As used in this part:

(a) *Individual* means a person who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

(b) *Privacy Act* means the Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579).

(c) *Record* means any item of personal information relating to an individual, such as educational, employment, financial or medical information.

(d) *Statistical record* means a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual.

(e) *System of records* or *records systems* means a group of records maintained by the Commission from which information may be retrieved by the name of an individual or some other individual identifier.

(f) *Maintain* includes the collection, use, storage, and dissemination of information.