ARTICLE · 15 MARCH 2021

Six (6) Things Your Business Need To Know On Personal Data Protection In Malaysia

Azmi & Associates

In Malaysia, collection, processing, storage, transfer and retention of individuals' personal data are governed under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.

MalaysiaPrivacy

Lee Kin Hing

Ong Sern Tai

Chris Lim Chee Kiung

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

In Malaysia, collection, processing, storage, transfer and retention of individuals' personal data are governed under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the "Act"). In short, the Act regulates the processing of personal data in commercial transactions in Malaysia.

In 2019, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner Malaysia ("PDPCM") has undertaken the Act's compliance inspections on business and commercial entities operating in Malaysia as the follows:

No.	Sectors	Number of Inspections
1.	Pawnbroking	3
2.	Money Lending	1
3.	Utilities (Water)	1
4.	Services	6
5.	Transportation (Air)	0
6.	Education

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Six (6) Things Your Business Need To Know On Personal Data Protection In Malaysia

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

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