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title: Data Discovery policy
description: Use Data Discovery policies to define what sensitive data patterns should be identified and how they should be handled.
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canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-policy.html
release: australia
product: Data Discovery
classification: data-discovery
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Data Discovery Store, Data Discovery, Platform Privacy]
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# Data Discovery policy

Use Data Discovery policies to define what sensitive data patterns should be identified and how they should be handled.

The **Policy** tab of Data Discovery reviews current discovery policies. View additional details of a policy by seleting the **View details** button. Edit, delete, and switch the state of current policies by selecting the three dots \[Omitted image "dds-dot-icon.png"\] Alt text: Three dots expandable. To create a new policy see [Create new policy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/data-discovery/dds-new-policy.md).