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Refers to information that can be assigned to a specific or identifiable natural person. This term is central in data protection law.
Name, Adresse und Geburtsdatum sind personenbezogene Daten und unterliegen strengen Schutzvorschriften.
Name, address, and date of birth are personal data and are subject to strict protection regulations.
The word is composed of 'Person' (person), the linking element '-en-', and 'bezogen' (related). 'Bezogen' is the past participle of 'sich beziehen auf' (to refer to / relate to) and means 'standing in relation to'. The word therefore describes data that can be related to a person.
Die E-Mail-Adresse ist ein personenbezogenes Datum.
The email address is a piece of personal data.
This adjective is used almost exclusively in the fixed combination 'personenbezogene Daten' (personal data). This phrase is a central term in data protection.
Unternehmen müssen personenbezogene Daten besonders schützen.
Companies must protect personal data especially carefully.
'Personenbezogen' (personal / person-related) is a technical term from law and administration, especially in the area of data protection (GDPR). It is rarely used in normal everyday language.
In dem Formular müssen Sie einige personenbezogene Angaben machen.
In the form, you have to provide some personal details.
personal / in person
'persönlich' and 'personenbezogen' can both mean that something has to do with a specific person. However, 'persönlich' is much more general and often fits private opinions, feelings, or information. 'personenbezogen' is used mainly for data that can be assigned to a person, for example a name, address, or customer number. Learners may confuse the words because both are not general. As a practical rule: in everyday life, people often say 'persönlich'; in data protection and when talking about information, the more precise word is 'personenbezogen'.
Personenbezogene Daten dürfen im Büro nicht offen auf dem Tisch liegen.
Personal data must not be left out openly on the desk in the office.
Das ist meine persönliche Meinung, nicht die Meinung des ganzen Teams.
That is my personal opinion, not the opinion of the whole team.