10.2—The Privacy Act of 1974.
The Privacy Act of 1974 (referred to in this part as “the Privacy Act”) is a law which provides safeguards against the invasion of an individual's personal privacy. The Privacy Act creates a procedure for an individual to request access to or amendment of a record about himself or herself that is maintained by an agency of the United States Government. It also places certain restrictions on the disclosure of records containing information about an individual to other persons. The rest of the rules in this part:
(a)
Explain how you may request access to or amendment of records about yourself that are maintained by the Panama Canal Commission (referred to in this part as “the Commission” or “the agency”);
(b)
Explain the conditions under which the Commission may disclose information about an individual to others without the individual's consent; and
(c)
List the systems of records maintained by the Commission which are exempt from certain provisions of the Privacy Act, including the provisions for access and amendment.