Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act – Are You Ready?

There have been recent indications from the Bermuda Government that Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act 2016 ("PIPA") may come into full force in May or June.

Since PIPA was enacted in 2016, the Government of Bermuda and the Privacy Commissioner have been developing the governance operations of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, organising administrative resources, and been active in educating the public and businesses who collect and use personal information of their respective rights and obligations under PIPA. That is a good thing, because there is a lot for businesses to address.

In many ways, PIPA is one of Bermuda's few consumer rights laws and it is one that imposes onerous operational and administrative obligations that will be overseen by the experienced regulatory office of the Privacy Commissioner, Alexander White.