Data protection and compliance
Personal data
Any information about an identifiable living person: names, emails, IP addresses, location, photos, even opinions about them.
A plain-English explanation of how this usually works, not legal advice. Rules differ between countries and change over time, so check your own situation. Disclaimer.
You'll hear it as
An email address is personal data, even a work one.
Why it matters to you.
More of your systems hold personal data than you think: logs, analytics and backups included.
Also called PII.
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