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Personal data

Last review date: 20 January 2025

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. 

Sensitive/special personal data (including personal data subject to additional protections/ restrictions/breach notification obligations)

Last review date: 20 January 2025

Sensitive data includes:

☒         personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin
☒         personal data revealing political opinions
☒         personal data revealing religious or philosophical belief
☒         personal data revealing trade union membership
☒         genetic data
☒         biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person
☒         data concerning health/medical information
☒         data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation
☒         personal data regarding an individual's criminal convictions or record

Controller vs Processor

Last review date: 20 January 2025

Do the privacy laws distinguish between controllers/owners and processors/agents? Whereby:

  • the controller/owner is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data
  • the processor/agent is natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller

Yes.