FTC Act: Federal Trade Commission Act, specifically Section 5 regarding unfair or deceptive practices in data handling and privacy
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Required consideration if the contract involves processing of healthcare data
GLBA: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act - Must be considered when processing financial data or working with financial institutions
FCRA: Fair Credit Reporting Act - Relevant when handling consumer credit information or credit reporting data
COPPA: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - Essential consideration if processing involves data from children under 13
CCPA/CPRA: California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act - State-specific requirements for processing California residents' data
VCDPA: Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act - State-specific requirements for processing Virginia residents' data
CPA: Colorado Privacy Act - State-specific requirements for processing Colorado residents' data
CTDPA: Connecticut Data Privacy Act - State-specific requirements for processing Connecticut residents' data
UCPA: Utah Consumer Privacy Act - State-specific requirements for processing Utah residents' data
GDPR Considerations: While not U.S. legislation, GDPR must be considered if processing EU residents' data or as best practice benchmark
NIST Privacy Framework: Industry standard providing voluntary guidance for privacy risk management
ISO 27701: International standard for Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS)
Data Processing Requirements: Core contract elements including processing purposes, security measures, confidentiality obligations, and sub-processor requirements
Breach Management: Requirements for data breach notification procedures and timelines
Data Subject Rights: Procedures for handling data subject access requests and other privacy rights
Cross-Border Transfers: Requirements and safeguards for international data transfers
Audit Rights: Provisions for monitoring and verifying compliance with privacy obligations
Liability Framework: Liability allocation and indemnification provisions between controller and processor
Data Lifecycle Management: Requirements for data retention periods and secure deletion procedures
