fecycle)</p></li>
<li><p>[Overriding policy definitions](#overriding-policy-definitions)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>## What is a policy</p>
<p>At its most basic level, a policy is a set of rules that define the structure
for how decisions are made and specific outcomes are reached. To that end,
policies typically describe a <strong>who</strong> and a <strong>what</strong>, such as the access or
rights that an individual has over an <strong>asset</strong>. We can see that policies are
used throughout our daily lives 