Anne-Marie Hayden

Practical privacy advice. Strategic communications.

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Privacy Consultant

Privacy and data governance

Following a 20-year executive role with the federal privacy regulator, Anne-Marie Hayden joined nNovation LLP as a privacy consultant in 2021. Our clients benefit from her experience with data protection and regulatory issues, plus public affairs and communications expertise. She gives practical, strategic advice that helps public and private sector organizations innovate while respecting privacy rights and maintaining trust.

Anne-Marie conducts privacy impact assessments for initiatives and broader GAPP analyses to assess and advance privacy maturity. She improves transparency through plain-language notices, policies and protocols, and by updating personal information inventories and personal information banks (PIBs). She also enhances internal communications to build staff awareness of privacy obligations and provides incident response support.

Areas of focus

Privacy impact assessments — Initiative-level risk assessment and mitigation
GAPP maturity analyses — Baseline, roadmap, priority gaps, accountability
Plain-language privacy notices — Notices, policies, protocols, transparency
Data inventories and PIBs — Data mapping, inventories, PIB updates, retention
Incident response support — Breach communications, stakeholder updates, internal training