"Key terms" [2020] ELECD 122; in Determann, Lothar (ed), "Determann's Field Guide To Data Privacy Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020) xiii

Book Title: Determann’s Field Guide To Data Privacy Law

Editor(s): Determann, Lothar

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section Title: Key terms

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

CONTENTS xiii




Key terms


Every discipline coins its own special terms, acronyms, other abbrevi- 0.05
ations and jargon. Data privacy law is no different in this respect. In the
interest of serving as a quick reference and easy read, this Field Guide
minimizes the use of jargon and abbreviations and employs everyday
language whenever practical. But, seven key terms are used throughout
the guide, because you have to know them. These terms are omnipres-
ent in data privacy literature and hard to avoid:

Personal Data Information that relates to an individual person 0.06
who can be identified, including identifying
information (name, passport number, etc.) and
any other data (e.g., photos, phone numbers,
etc.). European data protection laws tend to
cover all personal data, but many U.S.-style
data privacy laws are more limited and focused
on particularly sensitive data categories (e.g.,
health information)
Processing Any activity relating to data, including collec- 0.07
tion, storage, alteration, disclosure and destruc-
tion
Data Subject The individual person to whom data relates 0.08
Data Controller A company that determines the purposes and 0.09
means of the data processing, e.g., an employer
with respect to employee data
Data Processor A company that processes personal data on 0.10
behalf of a data controller, e.g., an account-
ant or payroll service provider that assists an
employer
Transfer Transmitting data to, or making data available 0.11
for access by, another organization or in another
country, e. ...