# 28 C.F.R. § 202.249 (2026): Sensitive personal data

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_249

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 C.F.R. § 202.249 (2026)
- **Heading:** Sensitive personal data
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / Part 202: ACCESS TO U.S. SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA AND GOVERNMENT-RELATED DATA BY COUNTRIES OF CONCERN OR COVERED PERSONS / Subpart B: Definitions / § 202.249: § 202.249   Sensitive personal data.

## Text

(a)
Definition.
The term
sensitive personal data
means covered personal identifiers, precise geolocation data, biometric identifiers, human `omic data, personal health data, personal financial data, or any combination thereof.
(b)
Exclusions.
The term
sensitive personal data,
and each of the categories of
sensitive personal data,
excludes:
(1) Public or nonpublic data that does not relate to an individual, including such data that meets the definition of a “trade secret” (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1839(3)) or “proprietary information” (as defined in 50 U.S.C. 1708(d)(7));
(2) Data that is, at the time of the transaction, lawfully available to the public from a Federal, State, or local government record (such as court records) or in widely distributed media (such as sources that are generally available to the public through unrestricted and open-access repositories);
(3) Personal communications; and
(4) Information or informational materials and ordinarily associated metadata or metadata reasonably necessary to enable the transmission or dissemination of such information or informational materials.

## Nearby sections

- [28 C.F.R. § 202.201 (2026) § 202.201   Access.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_201.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.202 (2026) § 202.202   Attorney General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_202.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.203 (2026) § 202.203   Assistant Attorney General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_203.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.204 (2026) § 202.204   Biometric identifiers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_204.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.205 (2026) § 202.205   Bulk.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_205.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.206 (2026) § 202.206   Bulk U.S. sensitive personal data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_206.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.207 (2026) § 202.207   CFIUS action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_207.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.208 (2026) § 202.208   China.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_208.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.209 (2026) § 202.209   Country of concern.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_209.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.210 (2026) § 202.210   Covered data transaction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_210.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.211 (2026) § 202.211   Covered person.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_211.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.212 (2026) § 202.212   Covered personal identifiers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_212.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.213 (2026) § 202.213   Cuba.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_213.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 202.214 (2026) § 202.214   Data brokerage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P202_S202_214.md)

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