Data Protection And Privacy Act, 2019: What You Need To Know

Purpose of the law

Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 was assented to by the President on 28th May 2019 and it commenced on 1st March, 2019. The purpose of the law is to protect the privacy of the individual and of personal data by regulating the collection and processing of personal information; to provide for the rights of the persons whose data is collected and the obligations of data collectors, data processers and data controllers; to regulate the use or disclosure of personal information; and for related matters.

The law gives individuals whose personal information has been requested, collected, collated, processed or stored powers to exercise control over their personal data including consent to the collection and processing, or to request for the correction and deletion of personal data.