Personal data
What exactly is personal data anyway? Anyone who has been following the General Data Protection Regulation in the media or who has received the 101st newsletter with the new data protection information is bound to have asked themselves this question.
According to Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR, personal data is all information that can be clearly assigned either directly or indirectly (by means of assignment to an identifier) to a person, the so-called "data subject".
This really means all data that can be assigned to a natural person in any respect. The term "personal" not only refers to the name, date of birth or address, but also the IP address, the license plate number and even the dress size.
Personal data relating to the...
- racial or ethical origin,
- political opinions or trade union membership,
- religious or ideological conviction,
- health, sexual life and sexual orientation, and
- genetic and biometric data as well as criminal data
This data enjoys special protection in accordance with Art. 9 (1) GDPR.
Stricter protective measures should be implemented when processing personal data from these "special categories". Does your company in Bremen or the surrounding area process sensitive data? No? You are probably mistaken, as the mere fact that religion is listed in the personnel file constitutes sensitive data.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our data protection team...