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Can you summarize Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act 2003 (in English)?
Bahamas Laws - Others > Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act 2003 (in English)
Short Summary
The Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act 2003 is an Act that aims to protect the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data. It regulates the collection, processing, keeping, use, and disclosure of certain information relating to individuals. The Act applies to data controllers and data processors. However, there are exceptions to its application, such as personal data kept for safeguarding the security of The Bahamas, information required to be made available to the public by law, personal data kept for personal, family, or household affairs, deliberations of Parliament and Parliamentary committees, and pending legal proceedings. The Act provides for penalties, including fines and the forfeiture or destruction of data material. Overall, the Act seeks to ensure the privacy and protection of personal data in The Bahamas.
Whom does it apply to?
Data controllers and data processors
What does it govern?
The privacy of individuals in relation to personal data and the regulation of the collection, processing, keeping, use, and disclosure of certain information relating to individuals
What are exemptions?
Personal data kept for safeguarding the security of The Bahamas, information required to be made available to the public by law, personal data kept for personal, family, or household affairs, deliberations of Parliament and Parliamentary committees, and pending legal proceedings
What are the Penalties?
The Act provides for fines not exceeding $2,000 on summary conviction and fines not exceeding $100,000 on conviction on information. The court may also order the forfeiture or destruction of data material and the erasure of relevant data.
Jurisdiction
Bahamas