What is personal data?

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Personal data is any type of information that identifies us. And therefore, this data can be in text, video, audio, etc.

In addition, this type of information can be classified into risk ranges, in terms of the sensitivity of said data, in order to identify an individual.

There are different types of data, depending on each one they will usa phone number list a risk classification (basic, medium and high):

Identifiers: Such as a person's name, ID, SS affiliation number, telephone number, address or the IP of their device, for example
Social circumstances: lifestyles, properties, hobbies, associations, forums, etc.
Personal: such as age, place of birth or marital status
Academic and training: information on the level of studies, transcript or qualifications
Economic-financial: income, loans, rent, etc.
Medical or health: Information about ailments, medical history, test results.
Professional and employment: employment records, experience, job category, etc.
Trade union: membership data, company committees, associations.
Administrative: concessions, sanctions, all administrative procedures.
Judicial: judicial and historical file.
As we have said, some of these data are highly protected, such as union membership, sexual orientation, health, ideology, religion... in general, all those data that are more sensitive due to their level of security. In order to use them, you must have explicit consent for their use and processing.

This law has been modified with the appearance of the European General Data Protection Regulation. Below we leave you a summary video about what the RGPD is and the changes that are applied in the organic law on data protection 2018.