# Organization

The party the Act binds when it collects, uses or discloses personal information (the Act's term; its own definition is not quoted here).

**Source:** “The purpose of this Act is to govern the collection, use and disclosure of” [Personal Information Protection Act (BC)](https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/03063_01)

See also: [Personal information](/reference/glossary/personal-information), [Prescribed organization](/reference/glossary/prescribed-organization), [Registrant](/reference/glossary/registrant).

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Published 2026-10-29. Web page: https://www.mackenziebowes.com/reference/glossary/organization