Defined in the law · GDPR Art. 4(13)
Genetic data
In plain English
Personal data about a person's inherited or acquired genetic characteristics that give unique information about their physiology or health, in particular from analysing a biological sample.
The definition in the law
‘genetic data’ means personal data relating to the inherited or acquired genetic characteristics of a natural person which give unique information about the physiology or the health of that natural person and which result, in particular, from an analysis of a biological sample from the natural person in question
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