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Strategic Partnerships for school education 2019-1-PL01-KA201-065137
Project: Teacher4.0 - comprehensive method of implementation of Industry 4.0
concept into didactic practice in primary and secondary schools

Personal data comprises any information that can help identify a person or their family. In school
records, this would be their name, their address, their contact details, their disciplinary records, as
well as their marks and progress reports. This sort of data remains “personal” even if an individual
chooses to publicize it.

A special category of data touches on more sensitive topics. Where schools are concerned, this
includes students’ biometric data (e.g. fingerprints, photos), religious beliefs (e.g. a student’s opting
out of religion class), health (e.g. allergies) or dietary requirements (which may hint at their religion
or health). Data in this category may pose a risk to people and hence can only be processed under
certain conditions. Schools likely won’t be able to use it without parental consent.

What does GDPR mean for every person individually?

GDPR gives an individual much greater control over their data and secures these 8 rights:

This project has been funded with support from the European
Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the
author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any
use which may be made of the information contained therein.