15 Examples of Personal Information

John Spacey, June 30, 2017

Personal information is data relating to a living person. Such data can be identifiable, meaning that it can directly or indirectly tied back to a person. Alternatively, it can be anonymized such that it is difficult to tie it to a person. The following are common types of personal information.

Name

A person's name.

Identification

Government issued id numbers such as a passport number or vehicle license plate.

Address

Physical address and digital addresses such as an IP address.

Contact

Contact information such as a telephone number and email address.

Biographical

Birth date, age, gender, race and other biographical details.

Technical

Technical identifiers such as a service id that can be tied back to a person's name or location.

Biological Identifiers

Biological markers of an individual such as fingerprints and DNA.

Medical

Medical data such as search queries related to medical conditions or a person's medical history.

Financial

Details of any financial or commercial transactions such as salary or the amount of a purchase.

Professional

Resume, job history, performance reviews and other career related records.

Government & Institutional

Records maintained by governments and institutions such as school grades and records.

Behavioral

Information pertaining to a person's behavior such as a record of the websites they visit. Includes user input such as submission of data in a web form.

Location

A record of where a person has physically been.

Observational

Photographs of a person and recordings of their voice.

Communications

Communications such as messaging, email and voice conversations.

Overview: Personal Information
Type	Privacy
Definition (1)	Data relating to a living person.
Definition (2)	Data relating to a living person that can reasonably be considered personal in nature.
Related Concepts	Privacy » Data » Personally Identifiable Information » Anonymize Data » Expectation Of Privacy »