## The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR/ AVG)

The GDPR outlines an additional category of personal data which requires some additional considerations. This is the special categories of personal data. When working with special categories of personal data there are stricter conditions:

- Racial or ethnic origin

- Political opinions

- Religion or philosophical beliefs

- Trade union membership

- Health

- Including any type of physical measurement, assessment of mental well-being or cognitive function, even in a non-clinical population

- Sex life or sexual orientation

- Personal data concerning criminal convictions and personal data concerning unlawful or objectionable conduct for which a ban has been imposed

- Biometric data (fingerprints, iris-scans)

- Genetic data

Contact your Privacy Champion if you think this applies to your research.