isikuandmetena

Isikuandmetena isikuandmed (personal data) in Estonian, but isikuandmetena is a grammatical form meaning “as personal data.” It is formed from isikuandmed with the translative suffix -ena to express the role or capacity in which the data are treated. The phrase is common in formal and legal Estonian to specify the status of information within processing operations.

In legal and data protection contexts, isikuandmetena is used to describe data that are treated, processed, or stored in a way that identifies or relates to a natural person. The expression appears in guidelines and legislation addressing personal data processing, clarifying that a dataset or item falls under personal data protection rules rather than other data categories. Its use helps delineate obligations and safeguards under regimes such as the Estonian data protection framework and the broader European data privacy regime.

Examples include: “Andmed töödeldakse isikuandmetena vastavalt isikuandmete kaitse seadusele.” (The data are processed as personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act.) and “Need andmed tuleb käsitleda isikuandmetena.” (These data must be treated as personal data.)

Notes: isikuandmed refers to personal data in general, while isikuandmetena specifies the role of that data in processing activities. The term is widely recognized in Estonian legal and administrative texts dealing with privacy and data protection. See also isikuandmed, isikuandmete kaitse, GDPR.