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title: "Personal data in Sitecore"
slug: "personal-data-in-sitecore"
abstract: "Introduction to how individuals are represented in Sitecore across different components."
---
# Personal data in Sitecore

This section of the Privacy Guide describes how individuals are represented in Sitecore across the different components of the platform, and how to limit the exposure of personal information.

- [Entities that represent individuals in your Sitecore implementation](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/platform-administration-and-architecture/entities-that-represent-individuals-in-your-sitecore-implementation.html "Entities that represent individuals in your Sitecore implementation")
- [Limiting exposure of personal information](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/platform-administration-and-architecture/limiting-exposure-of-personal-information.html "Limiting exposure of personal information")

For additional information about entities and data flows within Sitecore, see [Data flows and processes](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/platform-administration-and-architecture/data-flows-and-processes.html "Data flows and processes"), and [Architecture and roles](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/platform-administration-and-architecture/architecture-overview.html "Architecture overview").