sensitive data

Sensitive data is data that, if disclosed or accessed without proper authorization, is likely to cause harm to any person, including the source of the data or other identifiable persons or groups, or a negative impact on an organization’s capacity to carry out its activities or on public perceptions of that organization. Source: OCHA Data Responsibility Guidelines. In addition, the Secretary-General’s bulletin: Data protection and privacy policy for the Secretariat of the United Nations defines ‘Non-personal data in a sensitive context’ as follows: ‘Non-personal data in a sensitive context is information, in any form, that, while not relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, may, by reason of its sensitive context, put certain individuals and groups at risk of harm, including vulnerable or marginalized individuals and groups of individuals, such as children.’