
Data protection, rights and access: Personal versus sensitive personal data
The Data Protection Act defines both personal data and sensitive personal data. Data users must ensure that the necessary conditions are satisfied for the processing of personal data and in addition that the extra, more stringent, conditions are satisfied for the processing of sensitive personal data. At GCU our Assistant Head (Data Complaince) can help and advise you.
Do you know which is which? Think about the items on this list, then click on the grey panels to see which category they belong to.
Home address | Religious beliefs |
Sexual life | Telephone number |
Age | Medical condition |
Political opinion | Work address |
Photograph of a person | Criminal record |
School attended | Racial or ethnic origin |
Telephone number |
- Home address
- Work address
- Telephone number
- School attended
- Age
- Photograph of a person
- Religious beliefs
- Medical condition
- Sexual life
- Political opinion
- Criminal record
- Racial or ethnic origin