Privacy policy clauses for TypeORM
TypeORM is a decorator-based Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) library for TypeScript and JavaScript that enables developers to define, query, and manage data stored in relational databases. Websites use TypeORM to abstract database operations and ensure type-safe data handling within their applications.
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What data TypeORM collects
Your privacy policy must disclose each of the following data types when you use TypeORM.
When does TypeORM trigger privacy obligations?
TypeORM itself is a library—it has no inherent data collection. However, the moment you define TypeORM entities that map to database tables, you create data flows that trigger compliance obligations.
### When Obligations Begin
Once TypeORM stores personally identifiable information (PII)—names, emails, IP addresses, payment data, location, device identifiers—you must:
1. GDPR (if you have EU users): Determine your lawful basis for processing (Article 6). If you collect consent-dependent data, implement Article 7 consent mechanisms *before* TypeORM persists that data. Designate a Data Controller role and document processing in a Records of Processing Activity (Article 30).
2. CCPA (if you have California residents): If you collect 'personal information' (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100), you must disclose collection, use, and sharing in a privacy policy and honor deletion requests within 45 days—TypeORM queries support this, but you must implement the deletion logic.
3. Sector-specific: If your entities include health data (HIPAA) or payment card data (PCI DSS), heightened encryption and access controls apply *at the database level*, not the ORM.
### First Concrete Step
Audit your TypeORM entity definitions.
