Guide

What Counts as Personal Data?

Audience: founders, operators, product teams · Last reviewed: March 2026

A lot of DPDP confusion starts with teams underestimating how much information in their product and workflows is actually tied to real people.

Where teams miss it

Practical takeaway

Do not think in terms of only obvious profile fields. Think in terms of what information in your stack relates to identifiable people and shapes decisions, workflows, or records around them.