country: Poland
framework: GDPR
region: EU
language: pl
version: 2024-06
status: published
last_updated: 2025-06-30
source_verified: true
authority: Urzad Ochrony Danych Osobowych (UODO) – Polish Data Protection Authority
notes:
- Poland enforces GDPR alongside the Polish Personal Data Protection Act of 10 May
  2018.
- The UODO issues frequent guidance, especially for the public sector, education,
  health, and labor monitoring.
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'
  - authority: UODO
    guideline: Cookies i dane z urządzeń końcowych
    url: https://uodo.gov.pl/pl/138/1169
  category_tags:
  - digital
  - behavioral
- name: PESEL Number (Polish National Identification Number)
  type: national_identifier
  subtype: government_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - national_id
  - government_id
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '87'
  - national_law: Personal Data Protection Act 2018
    article: '10'
    description: Processing PESEL numbers must be legally justified
  category_tags:
  - identity
  - sensitive
- name: Health Data (medical history, e-prescriptions, hospitalization records)
  type: special_category
  subtype: health
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - phi
  - sensitive
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 9(1)
  - authority: UODO
    guideline: Przetwarzanie danych zdrowotnych
    url: https://uodo.gov.pl/pl/225/1055
  category_tags:
  - health
  - sensitive
- name: Biometric Data (fingerprints, face 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 (school check-ins, employee GPS)
  type: behavioral
  subtype: geolocation
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - tracking
  - digital
- name: Cookie Identifiers / Device Fingerprints
  type: indirect_identifier
  subtype: device_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  - online_identifier
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    recital: '30'
  - authority: UODO
    guideline: Cookies i dane z urządzeń końcowych
    url: https://uodo.gov.pl/pl/138/1169
  category_tags:
  - tracking
  - digital
- name: Employment Records (job performance, camera footage, access logs)
  type: contextual_identifier
  subtype: hr_data
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - hr_data
  - workplace_monitoring
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '88'
  - national_law: Labor Code (Kodeks pracy)
    section: Art. 22[2]
    description: Employee monitoring allowed with proper notification and purpose
  category_tags:
  - employment
  - sensitive