When an organization, such as healthcare institutions, collect, use, or disclose an individual’s personal data, they are obliged to comply with the provisions of the PDPA unless they are in the course of acting on behalf of a public agency, or else they will be imposed with a hefty fine. PDPA compliance for the healthcare
PDPA compliance for the social service sector When an organization, such as voluntary welfare organizations (VWOs), collect, use, or disclose an individual’s personal data, they are obliged to comply with the provisions of the PDPA unless they are in the course of acting on behalf of a public agency, or else they will be imposed
Need for PDPA compliance for Singapore schools Under Section 4(1)(c) of the PDPA provides that the Data Protection Provisions shall not be applicable to any public agency. Under the said law, public agencies include the Government and specified statutory bodies, including the CPE. With this, education institutions that do not fall within the definition of
PDPA compliance for MCSTs is a must since they collect and manage data like any other organization. This is to ensure that data breaches and the consequence of paying a hefty fine are avoided. Composition of MCST and its duties and function According to the Advisory Guidelines for Management Corporations by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
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