Section 1070.50 - Purpose and scope; definitions(a) This subpart implements the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a (the Privacy Act). The regulations apply to all records maintained by the CFPB and which are retrieved by an individual's name or personal identifier. The regulations set forth the procedures for requests for access to, or amendment of, records concerning individuals that are contained in systems of records maintained by the CFPB. These regulations should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Act, which provides additional information about this topic.(b) For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply:(1) The term Chief Privacy Officer means the Senior Agency Official for Privacy of the CFPB or any CFPB employee to whom the Senior Agency Official for Privacy has delegated authority to act under this part;(2) The term guardian means the parent of a minor, or the legal guardian of any individual who has been declared to be incompetent due to physical or mental incapacity or age by a court of competent jurisdiction;(3)Individual means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;(4)Maintain includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate;(5)Record means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voiceprint or a photograph;(6)Routine use means the disclosure of a record that is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected;(7)System of records means a group of any records under the control of an agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual; and(8)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, except as provided by 13 U.S.C. 8 . 83 FR 46095 , Sept. 12, 2018, as amended at 86 FR 48901 , Sept. 1, 2021 83 FR 46095 , 10/12/2018; as amended at 86 FR 48901 , 9/1/2021