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The provision establishes the scope of sensitive data collection activities Workday may conduct and specifies the operational constraints (purpose limitation and enhanced protection measures) that govern handling of these information categories. This defines the institutional framework for processing categories of personal data that receive heightened regulatory treatment under privacy laws.
Users' sensitive personal information may be collected by Workday when operationally necessary for service provision or legal compliance, with the terms specifying that such information receives enhanced protective measures and use-limiting controls. The scope of collection is conditioned on service necessity or legal requirement rather than constituting blanket authorization.
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"We may collect certain sensitive personal information, such as information related to racial or ethnic origin, health information, financial account details, government-issued identification numbers, and biometric information, where necessary for the services we provide or as required by law. We take additional measures to protect sensitive personal information and limit its use to the purposes for which it was collected.— Excerpt from Workday's Workday Privacy Statement
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The provision establishes the scope of sensitive data collection activities Workday may conduct and specifies the operational constraints (purpose limitation and enhanced protection measures) that govern handling of these information categories. This defines the institutional framework for processing categories of personal data that receive heightened regulatory treatment under privacy laws.
Users' sensitive personal information may be collected by Workday when operationally necessary for service provision or legal compliance, with the terms specifying that such information receives enhanced protective measures and use-limiting controls. The scope of collection is conditioned on service necessity or legal requirement rather than constituting blanket authorization.
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