Personal Data Protection Act Malaysia Clause

The act applies to any person who processes and has control over or authorizes the processing of any personal data in respect of commercial transactions data user.

Personal data protection act malaysia clause. The malaysian personal data protection act 2010 the act came into force on 15 november 2013. The pdpa seeks to regulate the processing of personal data by data users in commercial transactions and to safeguard the interests of data subjects. 1 personal data protection act pdpa principles. Anyone who breaches any of the above principles will be liable to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand ringging myr300 000 and or a jail term not exceeding two years.

Personal data protection act 2010. Disclose your personal data to the relevant governmental authorities or third parties where required by law or for legal purposes. A from that data alone. This enabled us to understand what the organization does and how it does it in respect of personal data protection.

Malaysia s personal data protection act 2010 comprises of the following principles. The act came into force on 15 november 2013. The personal data protection department of malaysia pdpd has intimated that the personal data protection act 2010 pdpa will come into operation on 16 august 2013. B 464 2013 enacted by the parliament of malaysia as follows.

Department of personal data protection aras 6 kompleks kementerian komunikasi dan multimedia lot 4g9 persiaran perdana presint 4 pusat. Personal data protection department pdpd is an agency under the ministry of communications and multimedia commission mcmc was established on may 16 2011 after the parliament passed the bill relating to the personal data protection act 2010 pdpa of act 709. Clause 1 of the sample clauses. The act even applies to persons not established in malaysia for example.

P art i preliminary. And 1 1 5 personal data means data whether true or not about an individual who can be identified. From the interviews we identified areas of weaknesses potential breaches which could attract fines of up to rm500 000 per breach and put the directors at risk of imprisonment. 1 1 the personal data protection act 2010 the act was passed by the parliament of malaysia for the purpose of regulating the processing of personal data in commercial transactions.

1 1 4 pdpa means the personal data protection act 2012. Laws of malaysia pdpa personal data protection act 2010. Laws of malaysia act 709 personal data protection act 2010 an act to regulate the processing of personal data in commercial transactions and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.