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Data Localization Policies

Meaning

Data localization policies are governmental or regulatory mandates that require the storage and processing of specific categories of digital data, particularly sensitive personal health information, to occur exclusively within the physical geographic boundaries of the country where the data originated. In clinical endocrinology, these policies directly govern how patient-specific hormonal profiles, diagnostic imaging results, and comprehensive treatment records are managed and secured by clinical laboratories and health technology platforms. Compliance is necessary to satisfy national data privacy, security, and jurisdictional sovereignty laws.