What is a Privacy Act Records System?
• A group of records (more than one), not available in the public domain; • A record that contains information about an individual that is personal in nature (i.e., name, age, sex, gender, ethnicity, home address, phone, SSN, medical credentials, medical, financial and/or educational background, etc.); and • A record designed to be retrieved by the individuals name, or another personal identifier such as an ID number, protocol number, photo, fingerprint, etc.
