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O.D.P.S.

Office of the Data Protection SupervisorOffice of the Data Protection SupervisorOik Oaseir Coadey Fysseree Ellan Vannin

Sensitive Personal Data

Section 1 of the Act specifies eight categories of sensitive personal data. These are data consisting of information as to the Data Subject's:

The very nature of this type of personal information means that it should only be necessary in limited circumstances and for specific purposes to seek this information from an individual. The Act requires that, for the processing of sensitive personal data to be lawful, the data controller must meet a condition set out in Schedule 2 to the Act and a condition set out in Schedule 3. If this cannot be achieved then the processing will be unlawful.

Schedule 2 Conditions

The Schedule 2 Conditions for Processing are:

Schedule 3 Conditions

Schedule 3 contains 20 additional conditions for processing sensitive personal data. The most common conditions for processing are: