PrivacyTerrainStructured privacy law intelligence

PrivacyTerrain // regulatory intelligence atlas

Track privacy obligations through a map interface built for evidence, not ornament.

PrivacyTerrain turns primary laws, regulator guidance, and review history into a navigable comparative surface. Start from geography, move into structured obligations, and keep the underlying sources in view.

Source discipline
Official laws, regulator guidance, structured provenance
Publishing model
Human-reviewed updates before any public change lands
Current footprint
EU, UK, California, Brazil, Australia

Coverage signal

5live jurisdictions on the monitoring surface
27comparison fields already normalized for side by side review
7schema entities keeping every published value auditable

Editorial caveat

Informational reference only

Nothing on PrivacyTerrain is legal advice. Public records are generated from structured source material and reviewed before publication.

Map-first discovery

Navigate jurisdiction coverage from a live monitoring surface.

Compare engine

Read normalized obligations across jurisdictions in one table.

Methodology

Inspect the review model, source policy, and publication discipline.

Monitoring surface

Navigate the live coverage map

Seeded jurisdictions are plotted on an interactive world canvas. Hover or focus to inspect the brief, then open the full jurisdiction profile.

Live jurisdiction Monitored world surface
World map with selectable PrivacyTerrain jurisdictionsA stylized world map showing five selectable jurisdictions: European Union, United Kingdom, California, Brazil, and Australia.AustraliaBrazilCaliforniaEuropean UnionUnited Kingdom

Core product

Structured compare engine preview

Open full comparison
Preview comparison of structured privacy fields by jurisdiction
FieldAustraliaBrazilCalifornia
Effective statusin-forcein-forcein-force
Law statusactiveactiveactive
Effective date2014-03-122020-09-182023-01-01
Last amended2024-11-292023-04-242023-03-29
Extraterritorial applicationYesYesYes
Territorial scopeApplies to APP entities and certain overseas organizations carrying on business in Australia.Applies to processing operations carried out in Brazil or targeting individuals in Brazil.Applies to covered businesses doing business in California and meeting statutory thresholds.

Seeded monitoring set

Jurisdictions currently live

Compare the full set