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Health Data

Privacy

Data Minimization HIPAA Personal Data Sensitive Personal Data

Information about your health that can be very sensitive.

Definition

Health data includes information about medical care and health status—and sometimes app data that can reveal health (like period or fitness tracking).

In plain English Information about your health that can be very sensitive.

Why this matters

Why it matters: Health data can be used for discrimination or harm, so it often needs extra protection.

Example

Example: A medical record, a prescription list, or period-tracking history.