

If your organization collects, uses, or stores the personal data of people in the EU, then you must comply with the GDPR’s privacy and security requirements or face large fines. As part of this balancing act, the GDPR goes to great lengths to define what is and is not personal data. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) tries to strike a balance between being strong enough to give individuals clear and tangible protection while being flexible enough to allow for the legitimate interests of businesses and the public.


It’s crucial for any business with EU consumers to understand this concept for GDPR compliance. The EU’s GDPR only applies to personal data, which is any piece of information that relates to an identifiable person.
