Data subject

Also known as: data principal, identifiable person, individual, individual rights holder, person the data is about

In plain language

The person the personal data is about — your customer, employee, patient, or visitor.

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A data subject is the identifiable person whom personal data relates to. Customers, employees, patients, applicants, website visitors and children can all be data subjects. The term refers to a living individual, not to the organisation holding the information. Their rights and how they may exercise them depend on the applicable jurisdiction.

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