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Personally Identifiable InformationPII

Any information that can be used — alone or in combination with other data — to identify a specific individual, including names, email addresses, tax file numbers, health identifiers, and financial account details.

Also known asPIIpersonal informationpersonal data

In plain English

PII is the data that, if exposed, can directly harm the people it belongs to — through identity theft, financial fraud, or discrimination. Under the Australian Privacy Act, organisations that collect PII have legal obligations around how it's stored, used, protected, and disposed of. A breach exposing PII may trigger Notifiable Data Breaches obligations.

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