"Responsible Disclosure" is a term rejected by the industry as a loaded phrase that favors vendors, instead preferring the term Coordinated Disclosure. Even so,

"Responsible Disclosure" is a term rejected by the industry as a loaded phrase that favors vendors, instead preferring the term Coordinated Disclosure. Even so, reasonable professionals still disagree that this is the best option, in a debate that has existed for decades, so it's by no means settled as the "proper" way.