Definition of Personal Data
Personal Data - Definition
This page makes clear what Atalie means by "personal information" and serves as the shared definition across privacy documents.
What counts as personal information
Legal definition
Under Japanese law, personal information is information about a living person that can identify them by name, date of birth, or other description.
GDPR definition
Under the EU's GDPR, personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Atalie's definition
Atalie follows the Japanese definition as the base line and also applies the broader GDPR-style view:
Direct identifiers - name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, and similar data
Indirect identifiers - IP addresses, cookie identifiers, and behavior history
What "protecting personal information" means
The purpose of data-protection law is not to protect the data for its own sake, but to protect the rights and interests of the individual.
Examples that count
Name, date of birth, address, phone number, and email address
Account information
IP addresses and cookie identifiers
Identifying details in comments or contact messages
Examples that do not count
Statistics, anonymized data, and aggregated data
Access logs or behavior data that do not identify a person
Public information that is not tied to a specific individual