Personaldata
Personal data, or personal information, is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes direct identifiers such as name, address, or ID numbers, and indirect data like online identifiers or location data, especially when combined with other information. Health, biometric, and genetic data are often treated as particularly sensitive and subject to stricter safeguards.
In many jurisdictions, laws regulate the collection, use, and sharing of personal data. In the European Union,
A data controller determines purposes and means of processing; a data processor handles data on the controller’s
Global transfers may require safeguards, and breach notification is common practice. De-identification and anonymization can reduce