French and Greek approach on the professional email addresses Is a professional email address –such as JohnNewton@Xstatehospital.com - personal data? Well, in France no, but in Greece yes. Section 13 of EU Directive 2002/58/CE governs the collection and use of email addresses. This directive was implemented in France in 2004 (Loi nº 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004) and also in Greece in 2006 (Law 3471/2006 art.11 section 3).