Personal business refers to the tasks or activities an individual or business manages on their own, like managing finances, taking care of household chores or scheduling appointments. It could also refer to the creation and management of your own small business based upon your talents, interests and experience as a sole proprietor individual.

Although privacy laws for data vary across countries and states Most have similar definitions of what is considered personal information. Personal data is defined by the CCPA, Connecticut's law and other laws as any information that can be reasonably tied to an identifiable person in the absence of data that has been removed from the database or is publicly available. In addition, the CCPA contains a category of sensitive personal information that needs to be protected more than other forms of data.

It's crucial to know what data your company has. The best way to do this is to take an inventory of all documents, files and folders, as well as storage devices. This should include all desktops, cabinets, file cabinets, mobile devices, laptops and flash drives, disks and digital copiers. Make sure you check areas where sensitive information might be stored outside of your office. This includes homes of employees as well as their work-from home computers.

Sensitive PII should be encrypted in transit and in storage and should be kept only the time necessary for business reasons. This includes biometrics, medical information that is covered by the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act(HIPAA) Unique identifiers such as passports, Social Security Numbers and employee personal records.

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