country: Iceland
framework: GDPR
region: EEA
language: is
version: 2024-06
status: published
last_updated: 2025-06-30
source_verified: true
authority: Persónuvernd – Icelandic Data Protection Authority
notes:
- Iceland, as an EEA member, implements GDPR through Act No. 90/2018 on Data Protection
  and the Processing of Personal Data.
- Persónuvernd issues localized interpretations of GDPR with emphasis on public records,
  biometric systems, and children's rights.
categories:
- name: Full Name
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: personal_name
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - identity
- name: Email Address
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: digital_contact
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - contact
- name: Phone Number
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: telecom_contact
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - contact
- name: IP Address
  type: indirect_identifier
  subtype: network_identifier
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    recital: '30'
  category_tags:
  - digital
  - behavioral
- name: Kennitala (Icelandic National ID Number)
  type: national_identifier
  subtype: government_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - national_id
  - government_id
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '87'
  - national_law: Act No. 90/2018
    section: '11'
    description: Processing of national identifiers like kennitala must be explicitly
      justified
  category_tags:
  - identity
  - sensitive
- name: Health Data (prescriptions, diagnoses, medical notes)
  type: special_category
  subtype: health
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - phi
  - sensitive
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 9(1)
  - national_law: Act No. 90/2018
    section: '5'
  category_tags:
  - health
  - sensitive
- name: Biometric Data (e.g., fingerprint scanners, retina scans)
  type: special_category
  subtype: biometric
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - biometric
  - sensitive
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 9(1)
  category_tags:
  - biometric
  - sensitive
- name: Location Data (GPS, public transit monitoring)
  type: behavioral
  subtype: geolocation
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - tracking
  - digital
- name: Cookie Identifiers / Device Tracking
  type: indirect_identifier
  subtype: device_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    recital: '30'
  category_tags:
  - tracking
  - digital
- name: Employment Records (payroll, conduct reports, hours logged)
  type: contextual_identifier
  subtype: hr_data
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - hr_data
  - workplace_monitoring
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '88'
  - national_law: Act No. 90/2018
    section: '9'
    description: Personal data in employment settings must be limited to what is necessary
  category_tags:
  - employment
  - sensitive