Privacy, data protection & cybersecurity compliance · Working
Right to portability
Also called: data portability
ELI5
A person's conditional right to receive or transfer personal data in a usable format.
Used in conversation
“Do not describe right to portability as agreed until the operative document says so.”
Pitch context
You will see “Right to portability” in board papers, contracts, policies, risk registers and compliance reports when the discussion reaches privacy, data protection & cybersecurity compliance.
Why it matters: In privacy, data protection & cybersecurity compliance, a loose definition can change rights, obligations, approval, disclosure or enforceability.
Caution
Meaning, enforceability and required process vary by jurisdiction and agreement; this definition is not legal advice.
Sources & evidence · 3
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossaryDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- OECD — G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2023Supporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — EDGAR and filing resourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16