IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CONFIGURES SETTINGS OF INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An image processing apparatus which enables a user to change the user mode while maintaining the state compliant with the information security policy. A network communication section receives security policy data in which information security policy is described from an external apparatus. A CPU identifies an operation mode of the image processing apparatus based on the received security policy. The CPU configures the identified operation mode such that the information security policy is satisfied.