管理性中繼資料係用喺管理資源嘅資訊，例資料產生嘅時間同方式、檔案類同其餘技術資訊，同埋邊個有權限存取佢。喺啲國家，有關於Email、電話、網頁、IP連結同手機位置嘅中繼資料係固定由國家嚟儲存嘅。
Management relay data is information used to manage resources, such as when and how data was generated, archival types and other technical information, and who has access to it. In some countries, relay data about email, telephone, web pages, IP links and mobile phone locations is permanently stored by the state.