Records consisting of data and information which is entered, created, and stored on electronic media which shows evidence of actions and decisions occurring during the transaction of business. I

ISO 15489 defines metadata as data describing context, content and structure of records and their management through time. O

Personal information means recorded information about an identifiable individual, including: the individual's name, home or business address or home or business telephone number; the individual's race, national or ethnic origin, colour or religious or political beliefs or associations; the individual's age, sex, marital status or fam [..]

"Record" means a record of information in any form and includes notes, images, audiovisual recordings, x-rays, books, documents, maps, drawings, photographs, letters, vouchers and papers and any other information that is written, photographed, recorded or stored in any manner, but does not include software or any mechanism that produces r [..]