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Persondata

Persondata is information that relates to an identifiable person. It includes data that can identify someone directly, such as a name, address, or national ID, and data that can identify someone indirectly when combined with other information, such as an IP address, location data, or device identifiers. It covers both digital records and physical files and spans categories such as employment records, health data, and customer information.

In many jurisdictions, persondata is treated as personal data subject to privacy protections. The term is commonly

Under modern data protection regimes, such as the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), processing

Data subjects have rights including access to their data, correction of inaccuracies, erasure (the right to

Anonymized or aggregated data that cannot reasonably identify a person is generally not considered persondata. Pseudonymization

used
in
privacy
law
and
information
governance
to
distinguish
data
about
people
from
other
kinds
of
information.
The
extent
of
protection
depends
on
the
jurisdiction
and
the
context
of
processing.
of
persondata
requires
a
lawful
basis
and
must
comply
with
core
principles:
lawfulness,
fairness,
transparency;
purpose
limitation;
data
minimization;
accuracy;
storage
limitation;
integrity
and
confidentiality;
and
accountability.
Data
controllers
decide
the
purposes
and
means
of
processing,
while
processors
handle
data
on
behalf
of
controllers.
be
forgotten),
restriction
of
processing,
data
portability,
and
the
right
to
object
to
processing
or
withdraw
consent.
Organizations
must
implement
appropriate
security
measures
and,
in
many
cases,
notify
authorities
and
affected
individuals
of
data
breaches.
Transfers
across
borders
may
require
additional
safeguards.
and
minimization
reduce
risk
but
do
not
remove
responsibilities
under
data
protection
law.