Personalbezogene

Personalbezogene is a German adjective used to describe information that relates to a person. In standard usage, the attributive form before a plural noun is personenbezogene, as in personenbezogene Daten (personal data) or personenbezogene Merkmale (person-related characteristics). The form personalbezogene is not considered standard in standard German and may appear as a nonstandard variant or misspelling in some texts. The concept is common in contexts such as data protection, human resources, and privacy, where the data concerns identifiable individuals.

In the context of data protection, personal data are defined as information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Examples include names, addresses, email addresses, government or account identifiers, online identifiers such as IP addresses, and biometric or genetic data. Processing personal data—collection, storage, use, disclosure, or deletion—must have a lawful basis and adhere to principles such as purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity and confidentiality, and accountability. The GDPR (and national laws such as the German BDSG) sets out these requirements and individual rights (access, correction, deletion, restriction, and objection).

Applications of the concept appear in human resources, customer relationship management, marketing, and research. The term underscores the link between data and individuals, guiding policy, security measures, and compliance practices. It is often contrasted with anonymized or aggregated data, which cannot be linked to a specific person.