{"id":24896,"date":"2025-02-19T22:23:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw-relaunch.wp1.visual4.com\/themen\/personal-data-in-data-protection\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:08:39","slug":"personal-data-in-data-protection","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/topics\/personal-data-in-data-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal data in data protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-hero has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull v4-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img data-dominant-color=\"5e3e99\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5e3e99;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-25822 not-transparent\" alt=\"Personenbezogene Daten im Datenschutz, Rechtsanwalt, DSGVO, Datenschutz\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/personenbezogene-Daten-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/personenbezogene-Daten-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/personenbezogene-Daten-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/personenbezogene-Daten-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/personenbezogene-Daten-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/personenbezogene-Daten-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/personenbezogene-Daten-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ff8b0327 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a2a725 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-semi-condensed-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:-0.5em;font-style:italic;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:15%;text-transform:uppercase\">Background knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n<h1 id=\"multirow-headline-block_84f5eac35126bff9e45c1be5608e3bfb\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-gigantic-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">personal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:15%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">related<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gigantic-font-size wp-elements-414675df734df89d4aea73cb99841bc2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"v4-marker-highlight-background\">Data<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ef08352f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-visual4-contact-modal__button\">\r\n            \r\n        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n            \r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button v4-contact-modal-button is-style-fill\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" data-form-id=\"8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\">Contact us now!<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-style-mobile-only is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a768b15a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow is-style-fill\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:4971141019030\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Call now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal data<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the digital age, personal data is becoming increasingly important &#8211; both for companies and for private users. Under data protection law, personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This term is the central pivotal point in data protection law.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is personal data?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the GDPR, the term personal data includes all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Surname, first name and date of birth:<\/strong> <br \/>Classic identification features that enable direct assignment to a person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Address and contact details:<\/strong> <br \/>Postal address, telephone number and e-mail address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Online identifiers:<\/strong> <br \/>IP addresses, cookie IDs and other digital identifiers that can be assigned to a person on the Internet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Special categories:<\/strong> <br \/>Data concerning racial and ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health data or biometric data, insofar as these are used for identification purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This broad definition shows how diverse personal data can be &#8211; and why protecting it is important for companies and consumers alike.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-kpw-blue-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anonymization and pseudonymization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies and organizations are often faced with the challenge of making personal data usable for analysis or archiving purposes without violating data protection regulations. Two central procedures can help to remove the direct personal reference: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anonymization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During <strong>anonymization<\/strong>, all personal characteristics are removed or changed in such a way that a personal reference can no longer be established. The aim is to transform data in such a way that the data subject is no longer identifiable &#8211; and therefore the GDPR no longer applies.<br \/>Examples of anonymization procedures include <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Data masking:<\/strong> <br \/>Remove or replace key information such as names or addresses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aggregation:<\/strong> <br \/>Aggregation of individual pieces of information into larger data sets so that no conclusions can be drawn about individuals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pseudonymization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast to anonymization, pseudonymization removes the personal reference, but it can be restored using a key. Here, direct identifiers are replaced by pseudonyms (e.g. consecutive numbers or codes). This method reduces the risk of identification, but under certain circumstances allows the data to be traced back to the original person &#8211; for example, to update or supplement data if necessary.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Both methods play an important role in data protection, whereby anonymization is regarded as a final and irreversible protection mechanism, while pseudonymization is often used as an intermediate step in data processing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-query-team-carousel has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\r\n<h2 id=\"multirow-headline-block_f01303a25ac31085f76808453fb7eccd\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Our team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">to the topic<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h2>\n\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"related-content-block_c150b1fe987144f70f61aa9e529f83a1\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-related-content alignwide is-post-type-team is-layout-carousel\">\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-carousel v4-carousel\">\r\n        <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-carousel-slides v4-carousel-slides\">\r\n\r\n                                                                \r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group v4-pattern-teaser-card v4-pattern-teaser-card--team has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-linked\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/team\/dr-markus-wekwerth\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a>\r\n    <figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" class=\"v4-pattern-teaser-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Markus-Wekwerth-png.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Markus Wekwerth Attorney at law, specialist lawyer for intellectual property law, partner, competition law, trademark law, patent law, design law, know-how protection, IT law, data protection law, copyright law, e-commerce\" style=\"border-radius:100%;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--light);\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Markus-Wekwerth-png.webp 500w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Markus-Wekwerth-300x300-png.webp 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Markus-Wekwerth-150x150-png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n    <h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.172rem, 1.172rem + ((1vw - 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https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schwaerzen-aber-richtig-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"c0a50f\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-29844009 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-title has-semi-condensed-font-family\">Redacting, but the right way<\/h2>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"wp-block-group v4-pattern-teaser-card has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a2a725 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-linked\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" 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is-position-bottom-left has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-596bc8cd06387936aaa2fd9b166a5677\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:10em;aspect-ratio:unset;\">\r\n    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(2deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 45%)\"><\/span>\r\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grenze-fuer-missbraeuchliche-DSGVO-Anfragen-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background not-transparent\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"100% 50%\" style=\"--dominant-color: #33d8d6;object-position:100% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grenze-fuer-missbraeuchliche-DSGVO-Anfragen-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grenze-fuer-missbraeuchliche-DSGVO-Anfragen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grenze-fuer-missbraeuchliche-DSGVO-Anfragen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grenze-fuer-missbraeuchliche-DSGVO-Anfragen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grenze-fuer-missbraeuchliche-DSGVO-Anfragen-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grenze-fuer-missbraeuchliche-DSGVO-Anfragen-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"33d8d6\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-29844009 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-title has-semi-condensed-font-family\">Limit for abusive GDPR requests<\/h2>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"wp-block-group v4-pattern-teaser-card has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a2a725 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-linked\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/right-of-action-against-the-edpb\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover v4-pattern-teaser-card-image v4-pattern-teaser-card-image--cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-596bc8cd06387936aaa2fd9b166a5677\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:10em;aspect-ratio:unset;\">\r\n    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(2deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 45%)\"><\/span>\r\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klagerecht-gegen-den-EDSA-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background not-transparent\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"100% 50%\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c89f28;object-position:100% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klagerecht-gegen-den-EDSA-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klagerecht-gegen-den-EDSA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klagerecht-gegen-den-EDSA-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klagerecht-gegen-den-EDSA-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klagerecht-gegen-den-EDSA-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Klagerecht-gegen-den-EDSA-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"c89f28\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-29844009 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n        <h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-title has-semi-condensed-font-family\">Right of action against the EDPB<\/h2>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"wp-block-group v4-pattern-teaser-card has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a2a725 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-linked\"><a class=\"wp-block-group__link\" href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/e-mail-addresses-in-the-association\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">&nbsp;<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover v4-pattern-teaser-card-image v4-pattern-teaser-card-image--cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-596bc8cd06387936aaa2fd9b166a5677\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:10em;aspect-ratio:unset;\">\r\n    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(2deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 45%)\"><\/span>\r\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/E-Mail-Adressen-im-Verein-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background not-transparent\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"100% 50%\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9a6529;object-position:100% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/E-Mail-Adressen-im-Verein-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/E-Mail-Adressen-im-Verein-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/E-Mail-Adressen-im-Verein-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/E-Mail-Adressen-im-Verein-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/E-Mail-Adressen-im-Verein-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/E-Mail-Adressen-im-Verein-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 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