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An Act to govern the collection, use and disclosure of personal data by organisations, and to establish the Do Not Call Register and to provide for its administration, and for matters connected therewith.
The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) provides a baseline standard of protection for personal data in Singapore. It complements sector-specific legislative and regulatory frameworks such as the Banking Act and Insurance Act.
PDPA Overview. Data Protection Obligations. Get to know your organisation’s obligations under the PDPA to safeguard personal data entrusted to you by your customers and employees. Download the full infographic here. 1. Accountability Obligation.
Duty to conduct assessment of data breach. 26C.—. (1) This section applies to a data breach that occurs on or after 1 February 2021. [40/2020] (2) Subject to subsection (3), where an organisation has reason to believe that a data breach affecting personal data in its possession or under its control has occurred, the organisation must conduct ...
An organisation must make a reasonable effort to ensure that personal data collected by or on behalf of the organisation is accurate and complete, if the personal data —. ( a) is likely to be used by the organisation to make a decision that affects the individual to whom the personal data relates; or. ( b)
Dec 21, 2022 · PDPC promotes and enforces personal data protection to foster an environment of trust among businesses and consumers, contributing to a vibrant Singapore economy.
Oct 1, 2021 · As part of the update to the PDPA, follow-up amendments to the Personal Data Protection (Notification of Data Breaches) Regulations 2021 and Personal Data Protection Regulations 2021 have been made. The amendments take effect on 1 October 2021.
Under the PDPA, you have more control over how your personal data is collected, used and disclosed. You also have the right to access your personal data held by an organisation and to make corrections where necessary.
Mar 14, 2024 · The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) was set up in 2013 to administer and enforce the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which protects against the misuse of personal data by governing the collection, use, disclosure, and care of personal data in Singapore.
15.—. (1) An individual is deemed to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal data about the individual by an organisation for a purpose if —. ( a) the individual, without actually giving consent mentioned in section 14, voluntarily provides the personal data to the organisation for that purpose; and.
