ASSURED Training useful vocabulary

A Global Persistent Identifier (PID) is a long-term digital reference to a resource. Unlike a standard web URL (which can break if a website moves), a PID is a permanent link that ensures your data remains findable forever.

A Procedure Breach occurs where data has been handled contrary to the institutional policies (e.g. the rules of a Research Data Centre) but not such that it reaches the level of Data Breach.

As defined in article 28 of the GDPR, a Processor is a natural or legal person, who processes data on behalf of a Controller. A processor might have other subordinated entities supporting the data processing, which we refer to as Sub-processors.

The adjective "pseudonymised" is used to describe data from which directly identifying information has been removed and replaced with artificial identifiers (pseudonyms). Unlike anonymised data, the connection to the original data source is maintained via a "key" held separately, meaning the data remains potentially identifiable under specific conditions. That means that individuals might be still indirectly identifiable and for this reason, pseudonymised data is still generally classified as personal data.