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title: GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Best Practices
description: "This page documents the impact and remediation activities which should be undertaken whenever Quality Clouds reports an issue with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).  See more details about [GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation](https://qualityclouds.com/documentation/qc/kpis-and-basic-terms/gdpr-general-data-protection-regulation/). | Best Practice | Configuration Element Type…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qcr/rules/gdpr-general-data-protection-regulation-best-practices/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules
---

# GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Best Practices

This page documents the impact and remediation activities which should be undertaken whenever Quality Clouds reports an issue with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). 

See more details about [GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation](https://qualityclouds.com/documentation/qc/kpis-and-basic-terms/gdpr-general-data-protection-regulation/).

| Best Practice | Configuration Element Type | Issue Severity | Impact Area |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Possible extra-sensitive PII usage in configuration element - Gender | Apex Class | HIGH | Security |
| Possible extra-sensitive PII usage in configuration element - Gender | Apex Trigger | HIGH | Security |
| Possible extra-sensitive PII usage in configuration element - Gender | Custom Field  | HIGH | Security |
| Possible extra-sensitive PII usage in configuration element - Religion | Apex Class | HIGH | Security |
| Possible extra-sensitive PII usage in configuration element - Religion | Apex Trigger | HIGH | Security |
| Possible extra-sensitive PII usage in configuration element - Religion | Custom Field  | HIGH | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Email | Apex Class | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Email | Apex Trigger | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Email | Custom Field  | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Passport | Apex Class | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Passport | Apex Trigger | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Passport | Custom Field  | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Nationality | Apex Class | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Nationality | Apex Trigger | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Nationality | Custom Field  | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Address | Apex Class | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Address | Apex Trigger | WARNING | Security |
| Possible PII usage in configuration element  - Address | Custom Field | WARNING | Security |