o) “Regulation” means this Regulation and its subsequent amendments and where
circumstance requires it shall also mean any other Regulations on the processing
of information relating to identifiable individual’s Personal Data, including the
obtaining, holding, use or disclosure of such information to protect such
information from inappropriate access, use, or disclosure’
p) Object Identifiable Information (OII)
q) “Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable
natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be
identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a
name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or
more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic,
cultural or social identity of that natural person; It can be anything from a name,
address, a photo, an email address, bank details, posts on social networking
websites, medical information, and other unique identifier such as but not limited
to MAC address, IP address, IMEI number, IMSI number, SIM and others;
r) “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on
personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means,
such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or
alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination
or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or
destruction;
s) “Personal Data breach” means a breach of security leading to the accidental or
unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to,
personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed;
t) “Recipient” means a natural or legal person, public authority who accepts data;
u) “Relevant Authorities” means the National Information Technology Development
Agency (NITDA) or any other statutory body or establishment having government
mandate to deal solely or partly with matters relating to personal data;
v) “Sensitive Personal Data” means Data relating to religious or other beliefs,
sexual tendencies, health, race, ethnicity, political views, trades union
membership, criminal records or any other sensitive personal information;
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