What is Personal Information?

What do you consider to be personal information?

The first thoughts that may come to your mind are probably things you consider to be private, such as your health information or your annual salary.

Personal information is any factual or subjective information, whether recorded or not, about an identifiable individual.

Read the table below to learn about the different types of personal information that uniquely identify you.

Personal Information
Personal Descriptors	Name, age, place of birth, date of birth, gender, weight, height, eye color, hair color, fingerprint
Identification Numbers	Health IDs, Social Insurance Numbers (SIN), Social Security Numbers (SSN), PIN numbers, debit and credit card numbers
Ethnicity	Race, colour, national or ethnic origin
Health	Physical or mental disabilities, family or individual health history, health records, blood type, DNA code, prescriptions
Financial	Income, loan records, transactions, purchases and spending habits
Employment	Employee files, employment history, evaluations, reference interviews, disciplinary actions
Credit	Credit records, credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity
Criminal	Convictions, charges, pardons
Life	Character, general reputation, personal characteristics, social status, marital status, religion, political affiliations and beliefs, opinions, comments, intentions
Education	Education history