noun

1. The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

   “I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.”

2. Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one private life.

   “It takes a village to rob one of a sense of privacy.”

3. Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.

   “Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.”