The term «personal business» refers to the tasks or responsibilities a person or company handles on themselves, such as managing finances, handling household chores, or arranging appointments. It could also be a reference to creating and running your own small business based upon your interests, skills and experiences as a sole proprietor or an individual.
Although privacy laws on data vary from countries to countries and states to state however, they all have the same definitions for what is considered personal information. The CCPA and Connecticut’s law, for instance, define personal data as information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identifiable person other than de-identified information or publically available information. The CCPA also includes a section for sensitive personal data that requires greater protection than any other kind of data.
It’s important to know how much information is stored in your organization and where it’s located. The best way to do this is to take a full inventory of all documents, files and folders as well as storage devices. This should include file cabinets, desktops and laptops, as well as mobile devices flash drives, disks, and digital copiers. Additionally, don’t forget to look for places where sensitive data might be stored outside your office, such as the homes of employees, their work-from-home computers and other devices.
PII that is considered to be sensitive must be protected both during transit and in rest and only kept for as long as is necessary to conduct business. This includes biometrics, medical data that is covered by the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act(HIPAA) Unique identification codes such as passports or Social Security Numbers and employee personnel records.