isikulised

Isikulised is an Estonian adjective form meaning personal or private; it is the plural nominative form of the base adjective isikululine. In use, isikulised describes attributes or information relating to a person.

The most common collocation is isikulised andmed, meaning personal data, a term widely used in legal, administrative, and data-protection contexts. The concept aligns with the English term personal data and is standard in GDPR-compliant language in Estonia.

Etymology and grammar: Isikulised is formed from the noun isik (person) with the adjectival suffix -uline; as a plural form it agrees with plural nouns such as andmed. It can modify plural nouns referring to private information, e.g., isikulised andmed, isikulised tunnused (personal characteristics). In singular contexts, the form isisikuline is used before a singular noun.

In practice, isikulised appears in legislation, administrative policy, and routine communications related to privacy, data protection, and access to information. It denotes that the referenced data or attributes pertain to a specific person and are subject to privacy protections.