(a) As used in this part:

1. (1) Affiliate. The term “affiliate” means a person that directly, or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the swap data repository.
2. (2) Asset class. The term “asset class” means the particular broad category of goods, services or commodities underlying a swap. The asset classes include credit, equity, interest rates, foreign exchange, other commodities, and such other asset classes as may be determined by the Commission.
3. (3) Commercial use. The term “commercial use” means the use of swap data held and maintained by a registered swap data repository for a profit or business purposes. The use of swap data for regulatory purposes and/or responsibilities by a registered swap data repository would not be considered a commercial use regardless of whether the registered swap data repository charges a fee for reporting such swap data.
4. (4) Control. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
5. (5) Foreign regulator. The term “foreign regulator” means a foreign futures authority as defined in Section 1a(26) of the Act, foreign financial supervisors, foreign central banks and foreign ministries.
6. (6) Independent perspective. The term “independent perspective” means a viewpoint that is impartial regarding competitive, commercial, or industry concerns and contemplates the effect of a decision on all constituencies involved.
7. (7) Market participant. The term “market participant” means any person participating in the swap market, including, but not limited to, designated contract markets, derivatives clearing organizations, swaps execution facilities, swap dealers, major swap participants, and any other counterparties to a swap transaction.

8. (8) Non-affiliated third party. The term “non-affiliated third party” means any person except:

   1. (i) The swap data repository;
   2. (ii) The swap data repository's affiliate; or
   3. (iii) A person employed by a swap data repository and any entity that is not the swap data repository's affiliate (and “non-affiliated third party” includes such entity that jointly employs the person).

9. (9) Person associated with a swap data repository. The term “person associated with a swap data repository” means:

   1. (i) Any partner, officer, or director of such swap data repository (or any person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions);
   2. (ii) Any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such swap data repository; or
   3. (iii) Any person employed by such swap data repository.

10. (10) Position. The term “position” means the gross and net notional amounts of open swap transactions aggregated by one or more attributes, including, but not limited to, the:

    1. (i) Underlying instrument;
    2. (ii) Index, or reference entity;
    3. (iii) Counterparty;
    4. (iv) Asset class;
    5. (v) Long risk of the underlying instrument, index, or reference entity; and
    6. (vi) Short risk of the underlying instrument, index, or reference entity.
11. (11) Registered swap data repository. The term “registered swap data repository” means a swap data repository that is registered under Section 21 of the Act.
12. (12) Reporting entity. The term “reporting entity” means those entities that are required to report swap data to a registered swap data repository. These reporting entities include designated contract markets, swaps execution facilities, derivatives clearing organizations, swap dealers, major swap participants and certain non-swap dealers/non-major swap participant counterparties.
13. (13) SDR Information. The term “SDR Information” means any information that the swap data repository receives or maintains.
14. (14) Section 8 Material. The term “Section 8 Material” means the business transactions, trade data, or market positions of any person and trade secrets or names of customers.
15. (15) Swap data. The term “swap data” means the specific data elements and information set forth in part 45 of this chapter that is required to be reported by a reporting entity to a registered swap data repository.