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Define: Personal Information

The meaning of “Personal Information” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Personal Information defined in a legal contract?

  • Personal Information means identifiable information about any person, including but not limited to, details that pertain to a person's name, health, finances, education, business, use or receipt of governmental services or other activities, addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, driver license numbers, other identifying numbers, and any financial identifiers. Seen in 863 SEC filings.
  • Personal Information means information or an opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion. Seen in 475 SEC filings.
  • Personal Information means information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person. Seen in 438 SEC filings.
  • Personal Information means an individual's first name or first initial and last name in combination with any one or more of the following data elements, when either name or data elements are not encrypted. Seen in 388 SEC filings.
  • Personal Information means recorded information about an identifiable individual. Seen in 325 SEC filings.
  • Personal Information means information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, such as their name, social security number, personal information, biometric records, etc., alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual. Seen in 224 SEC filings.
  • Personal Information means all information that identifies, allows identification of or is otherwise identifiable with an individual, including name, physical address, telephone number, email address, financial account number or government-issued identifier, and any other data used or intended to be used to identify, contact or precisely locate an individual. Seen in 201 SEC filings.

Note: pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Personal Information means identifiable data related to an individual, including name, contact details, financial identifiers, and health, education, and business information.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Onboarding new employees
  • Engagement with third-party service providers
  • Formulating new partnerships and collaborations
  • Implementation of data protection strategies
  • Drafting of company privacy policies

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Personal Information means any detail that distinguishes or traces an individual's identity, consisting of both standalone information and data linked to them.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Transactions involving data transfers
  • Licensing of software involving personal data
  • Business sales involving customer data
  • Purpose of cloud-based data storage and management systems
  • Inclusion of vendors with access to customer or employee data

Relevant Sectors

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Personal Information means identifiable data related to an individual, including name, contact details, financial identifiers, and health, education, and business information.