Does your company collect personal data about your customers and/or employees? When collecting personal data, does your company clearly inform the individual the purpose(s) for which it will be collected, used or disclosed and obtain his or her consent? Do you limit the use of personal data collected to

Since coming into force on 2 July 2014, the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”) requires that all organisations, including small and medium enterprises (“SMEs”), which collect, use or retain the personal data of individuals, including both employees or customers, are required to comply by law, else face fines of up to SGD

Has your organisation appointed and trained a Data Protection Officer/Officers (“DPO/DPOs”)? Recent initiatives launched by the PDPC include advertisements and letters to individual Singapore registered companies highlighting the requirement to appoint a DPO.  Please see below for some examples of latest PDPC’s initiatives or you can find more updates in the News and