thinQmaster Virtual testing partner Adaptive practice exams that find your weak spots and drill them. Every answer explained. From $69
Enroll

thinQmaster

Find your exam

Five questions free, before you decide.

Step 1 · choose a vendor

In one of our camps? Your practice exams come with the tuition — they are on your study page already.

Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy · Foundational

Data Owner

Senior individual accountable for a data set, including its classification, access approval, and protection requirements.

Definition

The data owner (information owner) is typically a business manager who determines classification, approves access, defines retention, and accepts risk related to the data. Owners delegate day-to-day protection tasks to custodians. Ownership must be clearly assigned in data governance.

Example

The VP of HR owns employee records and approves who can access salary data.

Exam tip

Ownership carries accountability; custody carries operational responsibility.

Related terms