---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1014.2"
title: "16"
number: "1014.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1014.2"
---

# §1014.2. Definitions.


As used in this part:

- (a) Individual means a person who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
- (b) Privacy Act means the Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579).
- (c) Record means any item of personal information relating to an individual, such as educational, employment, financial or medical information.
- (d) Statistical record means a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual.
- (e) **System of records—** or records systems means a group of records maintained by the Commission from which information may be retrieved by the name of an individual or some other individual identifier.
- (f) **Maintain—** includes the collection, use, storage, and dissemination of information.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a).

### Source

Source: 40 FR 53381, Nov. 18, 1975, unless otherwise noted.