Definitions

Personal data

Information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Sensitive personal data

Personal data that affords extra protection due to its nature.

For example:

  • genetic data
  • health records
  • data that can potentially be used to discriminate
Sensitive commercial data

Non-personal data. It may be deemed sensitive as use and sharing may result in harmful impacts.

For example:

  • business income
  • locations of things

It is your responsibility as a data handler to:

  • minimise hamrful impacts of data use and sharing
  • investigate country-specific definitions and categories of data type and sensitivity according to data protection regulations

Graphic indicating personal, sensitive personal and sensitive commercial data