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- clarify decision to not add api actions from previous author meeting
- split entity per suggestion #2
- add motivation notes for entity
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xcolwell committed May 6, 2024
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This file format proposes two fields for the privacy policy. One or both can be used, depending on the policy format.

`Entity: NAME,COUNTRY_CODE`
`Entity: NAME`
`Entity-country: COUNTRY_CODE`

The entity issuing the privacy policy. A name that contains a comma should escape the comma as `\,`. The country code should follow 2-letter ISO 3166-1.
The legal name of the entity issuing the privacy policy. The country code should follow 2-letter ISO 3166-1.

The current and historical mapping of hostname to entity can be used as a canonical key to associate privacy reputation or enforcement actions similar to a certificate authority. This proposal does not outline what a privacy authority would look like.

`Privacy-policy-text: URL`

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Below a one-click URL refers to a URL that can process a request without requiring a customer password or login. The URL should take customer identification such as email and verify as necessary to complete the request.

It is allowed to have multiple conforming Action-* values for the same action.

An API standard to make privacy actions more toolable is not covered in this proposal. This proposal could be extended in the future to allow some well-defined API actions given there is at least one other non-assisted option available.

`Contact: mailto:EMAIL`

An email contact for the privacy office must be given. This email must be able to handle consumer requests via email where there is not an applicable `Action-*` field for the request. Responses can ask for additional verification but should not require customer password or login. If `Action-*` fields are defined for all applicable consumer requests, this email does not need to handle any requests. This proposal imagines companies would build self-service one-click URLs for all consumer actions as the most scalable outcome.
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