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name: data-governance
description: Data governance: policies, access controls, compliance, and stewardship. Use when implementing data governance frameworks.
version: 1.0.0
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# data-governance

Data governance: policies, access controls, compliance, and stewardship. Use when implementing data governance frameworks.

## Goal pattern

data governance policies access control compliance stewardship GDPR CCPA

## Parameters

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## Steps

1. [context-gatherer] Assess governance needs: what regulations apply? What data is sensitive? What access controls exist?

2. [planner] Design governance framework:
1. Policies: data handling, retention, disposal
2. Access: RBAC, data classification
3. Compliance: GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA
4. Stewardship: ownership, accountability
5. Cataloging: data inventory, metadata
6. Auditing: access logs, compliance checks (after: step-0)

3. [runner] Implement governance:
1. Define data policies
2. Implement access controls
3. Configure compliance rules
4. Assign data stewards
5. Create data catalog
6. Set up auditing (after: step-1)

4. [reviewer] Verify: policies are defined, access is controlled, compliance is met, catalog is complete. (after: step-2)