Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
About the Jamaican data protection act 2020
The Data Protection Act 2020 is the main Act governing data privacy and protection in Jamaica. It was passed May 2020 and once enacted it will apply to any individual or entity that collects the personal data of any individuals in Jamaica following the two year implementation period.
Our easy to navigate text will help organizations to familiarize themselves with the requirements of the Act and prepare for its implementation by building a Data Privacy Program. Well prepared organizations will be able to maximize on data privacy risks and opportunities.
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The Information Collective Privacy Program Plan
“Modern jurisprudence has long recognised that simply providing and protecting the right to privacy is not sufficient to adequately safeguard such a right and hence there emanated the need for legislation to treat with the protection of personal data and information concerning persons.””