Module 4 Handbook
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