Persónuuplyainga

Persónuuplyainga is a term used in Icelandic contexts to refer to information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person. In common usage, the closely related and standard term is persónuupplýsingar, but persónuuplyainga appears in some sources as a variant referring to personal data in general. The concept encompasses a wide range of data, from basic identifiers such as name, address, and contact details to online identifiers, financial information, health data, and biometric data, as well as data that could indirectly identify an individual when combined with other information.

In practice, persónuuplyinga is at the core of privacy and data protection. The processing of such data is governed by principles of lawfulness, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, and integrity and confidentiality. Data controllers (organizations that determine the purposes and means of processing) and data processors (agents that process on behalf of controllers) must have a lawful basis for processing persónuuplyinga, implement appropriate security measures, and respect data subject rights.

Key rights of data subjects include access to their data, rectification of inaccuracies, erasure (the right to be forgotten), restriction of processing, data portability, and the right to object to certain kinds of processing. Cross-border transfers are subject to safeguards to ensure an adequate level of protection.

Regulatory oversight in Iceland is provided by the national data protection authority, Persónuvernd, which enforces compliance with national laws and aligns with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Persónuvernd issues guidance, conducts investigations, and can impose sanctions for violations.

See also: privacy, data protection, GDPR, Persónuvernd, Iceland.