What are personal data?

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Nevertheless, questions remain unanswered, which we now want to clarify with our questions and answers.

Personal data is all information that can be assigned to a data subject residing in the EU. In principle, there are no limits to this data; some examples are the person's name and address, ID number, IP address or health data.

Who is responsible for handling the data?
The company or organization that collects the data and overseas chinese in australia data decides on its use is always responsible for the lawful handling of personal data. Even if the processing is carried out by a processor, the responsibility still lies with the company that decides on the purpose or means of processing. For example, you are still responsible for the lawful handling of the data you generate, even if it is processed in the HubSpot data center.


How does the GDPR affect the rights of individuals?
First and foremost, the GDPR ensures that companies obtain the consent of those affected before using personal data. It must be clear to the individuals that they are giving their consent and for what purpose.

In addition, the GDPR comes with two new rights for people who have already given their data to a company, the "right to be forgotten" and the "right to data portability". The first allows you to request that your own data be deleted, the second allows you to easily transfer it between different companies. This can be an advantage if you change provider, for example. Companies are also forced to provide copies of the personal data stored to the person concerned if they request this.