Define: Personal Record

The meaning of “Personal Record” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Personal Record defined in a legal contract?

  • Personal Record means any documentation, as stipulated by incarceration guidelines, that must be created and kept for each detained individual. This applies regardless if the person is currently detained or not during the time of any alleged offence. Seen in 16 SEC filings
  • Personal Record means a catalogue of any relevant details, falling under the jurisdiction of [appendix], for an identifiable individual, alive or deceased. Seen in 4 SEC filings
  • Personal Record means any public document that distinctly names or indicates an individual by any identifying characteristic such as residence, a unique identification number, physical description, fingerprint or voiceprint, or image. Seen in 3 SEC filings
  • Personal Record means any sourced or maintained data. Seen in 2 SEC filings

Please note that all definitions are based on the understanding that they exclude any specific location, organizational details, and are not meant to be exclusive to individual entities.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of personal record' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Personal Record means a document identifying an individual, detailing relevant information as per stipulated guidelines.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Employee onboarding
  • Patient admission into a healthcare facility
  • A third-party service provider handling personal data
  • Creation of client profiles in a customer relationship management (CRM) system

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Personal Record means any gathered or consistently updated data.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Collection of data for market research
  • Licensing personal data from a data provider for use in creating personalized advertising campaigns

Relevant Sectors

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What is the most popular definition of 'Personal Record'?

Personal Record means a document identifying an individual, detailing relevant information as per stipulated guidelines

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