Privacy and civil liberties (PCL) are the rights and principles that protect individuals and communities when institutions use data and technology. These principles provide a framework for translating privacy and civil liberties considerations into practical product capabilities and responsible deployment practices. Palantir's interdisciplinary PCL team works across engineering, product, legal, policy, and implementation to advance this approach.
Palantir believes that an institution's ability to use data effectively should reinforce, rather than compromise, privacy and civil liberties. These principles shape how Palantir designs products and can guide implementation decisions from the start. They are not compliance checks added after a system has been designed or deployed. For more information about this approach, review the Palantir Privacy and Governance white paper ↗ and Palantir's public PCL resources ↗.
This documentation is intended for people who make or implement decisions about data use. The audience includes data owners, governance and privacy teams, legal and compliance teams, platform administrators, developers, and use-case owners. These groups remain responsible for defining the purposes, policies, review processes, and legal requirements that apply to their organization.
Palantir users can apply these principles throughout product configuration and implementation. When additional guidance would be useful, Palantir's PCL team can discuss governance goals, evaluate privacy-protective workflows, and connect organizational policies to relevant platform capabilities. To request this support, contact your Palantir representative or Palantir Support.
Foundry capabilities can help organizations apply privacy and civil liberties principles alongside their own policies and responsibilities. The appropriate controls depend on the use case, data, affected people, applicable requirements, and the organization's decisions. These capabilities support, rather than replace, an organization's governance and legal responsibilities.
Review privacy and civil liberties in practice to connect common principles to Foundry capabilities, or review data protection and governance for detailed guidance about handling sensitive data.