Personal data are all data of an identifiable natural person. This involves information that is either directly about someone or can be traced back to a person.
Personal data
Consider, for example, ordinary personal data
- Name
- Address
- Postal code + city
- Residence
- Phone numbers
- E-mail addresses
- Date of birth
But also data with which a person can be traced:
- IP addresses
- MAC addresses
- Cookies
Special categories of personal data
The GDPR mentiones special categories of personal data (Art. 9):
- racial or ethnic origin,
- political opinions,
- religious or philosophical beliefs
- trade union membership,
- genetic data,
- biometric data,
- data concerning health or
- a natural person's sex life or
- sexual orientation.
