1. A method for contextually-encrypting data, comprising the steps of: detecting an item of original data that is to be encrypted; identifying contextual information relating to creation of the item of original data, wherein the contextual information comprises at least a device identifier uniquely representing an electronic computing device with which the item of original data was created; generating unique cryptographic information for use in encrypting the item of original data, wherein the unique cryptographic information is stored in a database in association with data identifying the contextual information comprising at least the device identifier uniquely representing the electronic computing device; and generating an encrypted output of the item of original data as a function of the item of original data and the unique cryptographic information, wherein the device identifier uniquely representing the electronic computing device is subsequently used for purposes of decrypting the encrypted output of the item of original data by comparing the device identifier uniquely representing the electronic computing device with one or more access policies associated with a respective decryptor.