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DPDP Statutory & Operational Glossary

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Personal Data

STATUTORY / OFFICIAL TERM

Any data about an individual who is identifiable by or in relation to such data.

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Personal Data Breach

STATUTORY / OFFICIAL TERM

Any unauthorised processing of personal data or accidental disclosure, acquisition, sharing, use, alteration, destruction or loss of access to personal data.

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Processing

STATUTORY / OFFICIAL TERM

A wholly or partly automated operation or set of operations performed on digital personal data.

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Purpose Limitation

OPERATIONAL / EDITORIAL TERM

The principle that data should only be processed for the specific purpose for which consent was obtained.

Operational Standard