; (iv) publicly available information; (v) data that has undergone pseu­do­ny­mi­za­tion; or (vi) employee data. (D) Employee data For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term employee data means information collected by a covered entity or the service provider of a covered entity that is— (i) contact information for an individual or the individual's emergency contact that is collected in the course of the individual’s employment or application for employment (including on a contract or temporary basis) with the covered entity, provided that such information is retained or processed by the covered entity or service provider solely for purposes related to the individual's employment or application for employment with the covered entity; or (ii) information about an individual who is an employee or former employee of the covered entity (or a relative of such an individual) that is necessary to administer benefits to which such individual or relative is entitled on the basis of the individual’s employment with the covered entity, provided that such data is retained or processed by the covered entity or service provider solely for the purpose of administering such benefits. (10) Pseudonymization The term pseu­do­ny­mi­za­tion means the processing of personal data so that the personal data can no longer be attributed or reasonably linked to a specific individual without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information— (A) is kept separately