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Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
What is Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020?
Jamaica's Data Protection Act 2020 (effective December 1, 2023) establishes a comprehensive data protection framework. The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) serves as the supervisory authority. It comprises 17 controls organised across 17 domains, and applies in Jamaica.
How Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 maps to other frameworks
All 17 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 17 domains Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 groups its controls into
JM DPA 2020 Penalties + Risk
JM DPA 2020 Public Authority + Exemptions
JM DPA 2020 Complaints + Enforcement
JM DPA 2020 Sensitive Data + Children
JM DPA 2020 Breach Notification
Where Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 overlaps with the standards you already hold
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What Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 means in your sector
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What Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 means for your job
Questions people ask about Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
What is Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020?
Jamaica's Data Protection Act 2020 (effective December 1, 2023) establishes a comprehensive data protection framework. The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) serves as the supervisory authority.
How many controls does Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 have?
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 contains 17 controls organized across 17 domains.
Where does Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 apply?
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 is applicable in Jamaica. Organizations operating in or serving customers in this jurisdiction should evaluate its requirements.
What frameworks does Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 map to?
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 has control-to-control mappings with 129 other compliance frameworks in our database. Use our compliance platform to explore these mappings interactively.
How do I get started with Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 compliance?
Start by understanding the framework's key controls and domains. Our compliance platform provides AI-powered gap analysis and mapping tools to help you assess your current posture and build a remediation plan.
Query Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 programmatically
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020, its 17 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 API reference and MCP config →What Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
- JM-DPA2020-BREACH-NOTIFICATION-SEC28-30-DUTY-NOTIFY-COMMISSIONER-AFFECTED-SUBJECTS-72-HOURS-SEVERE Jamaica DPA 2020 Personal Data Breach Notification + Sections 28-30 + Duty to Notify Commissioner + Affected Subjects + 72-Hour Reporting + High Risk + Severe + Mitigation + Documentation
- JM-DPA2020-CHILDRENS-DATA-SPECIAL-CATEGORIES-SENSITIVE-SEC5-GENETIC-BIOMETRIC-HEALTH-RACE-POLITICAL-RELIGIOUS Jamaica DPA 2020 Section 5 Sensitive Personal Data + Special Categories + Genetic + Biometric + Health + Race + Ethnicity + Political + Religious + Philosophical + Trade Union + Sex Life + Sexual Orientation + Section 7 Children's Data + Enhanced Protections
- JM-DPA2020-COMPLAINTS-ENFORCEMENT-SEC45-50-INVESTIGATION-HEARING-DETERMINATION-APPEAL-TRIBUNAL Jamaica DPA 2020 Complaints + Enforcement + Sections 45-50 + Complaint Procedure + Investigation + Hearing + Determination + Compliance Orders + Administrative Penalties + Data Protection Tribunal + High Court Appeals
- JM-DPA2020-JOINT-CONTROLLER-PROCESSOR-SEC24-25-26-ARRANGEMENTS-ALLOCATION-RESPONSIBILITIES-CONTRACTS Jamaica DPA 2020 Joint Controllers + Processors + Sections 24-26 + Arrangements + Allocation of Responsibilities + Contracts + Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) + Sub-Processors + Vendor Management
- JM-DPA2020-PRIVACY-BY-DESIGN-DEFAULT-SEC34-ENGINEERING-DATA-PROTECTION-IMPACT-ASSESSMENT-DPIA-RISK-BASED Jamaica DPA 2020 Privacy by Design + Privacy by Default + Section 34 + Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) + Risk-Based + High-Risk Processing + Prior Consultation + Privacy Engineering
- JM-DPA2020-STANDARD6-SUBJECT-RIGHTS-SEC37-43-ACCESS-CORRECTION-ERASURE-PORTABILITY-OBJECTION-PROFILING-RESTRICTION Jamaica DPA 2020 Standard 6 - Data Subject Rights Enablement + Section 37-43 + Access Right + Correction Right + Erasure Right + Portability Right + Objection Right + Automated Decision-Making Restrictions + Profiling + Restriction Right
- JM-DPA2020-STANDARD7-SECURITY-SEC35-APPROPRIATE-TECHNICAL-ORGANISATIONAL-CONFIDENTIALITY-INTEGRITY-AVAILABILITY-RESILIENCE Jamaica DPA 2020 Standard 7 - Security + Section 35 + Appropriate Technical and Organisational Measures + Confidentiality + Integrity + Availability + Resilience + Encryption + Pseudonymisation + Risk-Based Security
- JM-DPA2020-STANDARD8-TRANSFERS-OUTSIDE-JAMAICA-SEC27-ADEQUACY-DECISIONS-STANDARD-CONTRACTUAL-CLAUSES-BCR-DEROGATIONS Jamaica DPA 2020 Standard 8 - Transfers Outside Jamaica + Section 27 + Adequacy Decisions + Standard Contractual Clauses + Binding Corporate Rules + Derogations + Cross-Border Data Flows + Caribbean Community + International Data Privacy
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