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Definition(s)

Personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, which allow or confirm the unique identification of that natural person, such as facial images or dactyloscopic data.

Source(s)

Art. 4 (14) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation), and Art. 3 (13) of Directive (EU) 2016/680 (Data Protection Directive)

Translations

  • BG: биометрични данни
  • CS: biometrické údaje
  • DE: biometrische Daten
  • EL: βιομετρικά δεδομένα
  • EN: biometric data
  • ES: datos biométricos
  • ET: biomeetrilised andmed
  • FI: biometriset tiedot
  • FR: données biométriques
  • GA: sonraí bithmhéadracha
  • HR: biometrijski podaci
  • HU: biometrikus adat
  • IT: dati biometrici
  • LT: biometriniai duomenys
  • LV: biometriskie dati
  • MT: Data / Dejta bijometrika
  • NL: biometrische gegevens
  • PL: dane biometryczne
  • PT: dados biométricos
  • RO: date biometrice
  • SK: biometrický údaj
  • SL: biometrični podatki
  • SV: biometriska data
  • NO: biometriske data
  • KA: ბიომეტრიული მონაცემები
  • UK: біометричні дані
  • HY: կենսաչափական տվյալներ

Synonym(s)

  • biometrics