In addition to the personal name, the citizen’s identification number can also be used as a mark for the identification of citizens.
The citizen’s identity number is an individual, unrepeatable mark of the citizen’s identification data and it can be processed only on the basis of the citizen’s prior consent or under conditions established by law. The form, method of formation and processing for the use of the unique identity number for all citizens in the country are determined by law.
The citizen’s identity number can easily violate the privacy of every citizen, so care should be taken when and for what purpose it is given.
The citizen’s identity number can be processed when carrying out activities related to obtaining credit or debt collection, insurance, in rentier relations, when a trading company is founded, in credit affairs, health and social protection, employment and other services in benefit of the subject of personal data. The citizen’s identity number can be processed for historical and scientific research or statistical purposes.
When processing the citizen’s identification number, the controller should always ensure that it is not unnecessarily visible, printed or downloaded from a collection of personal data.
