Glossary
Genetic data
Definition in the Law art. 4
personal data relating to the inherited or acquired genetic characteristics of a natural person which give unique information about the physiology or the health of that natural person and which result, in particular, from an analysis of a biological sample from the natural person in question;
In plain words
Genetic data is data on the inherited or acquired genetic characteristics of a person, which give unique information about that person’s physiology or health and result, in particular, from the analysis of a biological sample. The result of a genetic test held by a laboratory is an example.