Whois & Analysis for convercent.com

Convercent is a governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) software platform that facilitates the design and implementation of compliance programs.

Convercent’s platform integrates the management of corporate compliance risk, cases, disclosures, training and policies.

Convercent has hundreds of customers in more than 130 countries—including Philip Morris International, CH2M Hill and Under Armour.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted by the United States Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996.

It has been known as the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act or Kassebaum–Kennedy Act after two of its leading sponsors.

This is interpreted rather broadly and includes any part of an individual's medical record or payment history.

Covered entities must disclose PHI to the individual within 30 days upon request.

They also must disclose PHI when required to do so by law such as reporting suspected child abuse to state child welfare agencies.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) is a regulation by which the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission intend to strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union (EU).

It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU.

The primary objectives of the GDPR are to give citizens back control of their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation within the EU.

When the GDPR takes effect it will replace the data protection directive (officially Directive 95/46/EC) from 1995.

The regulation was adopted on 27 April 2016.

It applies from 25 May 2018 after a two-year transition period and, unlike a directive, it does not require any enabling legislation to be passed by national governments.

A company, abbreviated co., is a legal entity made up of an association of people, be they natural, legal, or a mixture of both, for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise.

Company members share a common purpose and unite in order to focus their various talents and organize their collectively available skills or resources to achieve specific, declared goals.

Companies take various forms such as:

Governance, risk management, and compliance or GRC is the umbrella term covering an organization's approach across these three areas: Governance, risk management, and compliance.