---
title: "biometric data"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/glossary/biometric-data"
type: "defined_term"
site: "AI Law Framework"
checked: "2026-10-10"
---

# biometric data

> personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, such as facial images or dactyloscopic data;

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personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, such as facial images or dactyloscopic data;

Source: [EU AI Act Art 3(34)](https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/article/3/) (checked 2026-10-10)

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