ing ▁of ▁Personal ▁Data ▁The ▁Act ▁on ▁Process ing ▁of ▁Personal ▁Data ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁law ▁regarding ▁when ▁and ▁how ▁personal ▁data ▁can ▁be ▁processed , ▁in ▁an ▁electronic ▁system , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁manual ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁data , ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁contained ▁in ▁a ▁register . ▁The ▁act ▁applies ▁to ▁all ▁private ▁companies , ▁associations , ▁organis ations ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁authorities . ▁In ▁the ▁private ▁sector , ▁the ▁law ▁also ▁applies ▁to ▁system atic ▁processing ▁of ▁personal ▁data , ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁happen ▁electron ically . ▁The ▁act ▁differenti ates ▁between ▁ 3 ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁personal ▁data , ▁as ▁they ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁treated ▁differently , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁sens itivity ▁of ▁the ▁data : ▁S ens itive ▁information ▁Information ▁regarding ▁other ▁purely ▁private ▁conditions ▁Ord inary ▁non - sens itive ▁information ▁The ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁personal ▁data ▁have ▁different ▁requirements ▁for ▁when ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁requested ▁from ▁a ▁citiz en , ▁as ▁to ▁avoid ▁that ▁too ▁much ▁unnecessary ▁sensitive ▁data ▁will ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁organis ations ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁need ▁them . ▁The ▁act ▁also ▁gives ▁the ▁citizens ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁rights , ▁designed ▁to ▁help ▁give ▁more ▁control ▁of ▁what ▁information ▁is ▁being ▁stored ▁about ▁him ▁or ▁her : ▁Right ▁to ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁information , ▁that ▁is ▁being ▁handled ▁about ▁the ▁citiz en ▁Right ▁to ▁be ▁informed ▁that ▁information ▁is ▁being ▁collected ▁about ▁the ▁citiz en ▁Right ▁to ▁have ▁incorrect ▁information ▁deleted ▁or ▁corrected ▁ ▁The ▁Data ▁Ret ention ▁Executive ▁Order ▁The ▁Dan