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Country | Legislation |
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Canada | The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)(revised May 2019) |
China | Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) (2021) – took effect November 1, 2021 |
Columbia |
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Cuba | No legislation |
England | Data Protection Act (2018) |
Italy | General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ‘GDPR’) |
Nigeria | Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (2019) |
Scotland | General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ‘GDPR’) and Data Protection Act (2018) |
South Africa | The Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) (Act 4 of 2013) – took effect on July 1, 2020 (1 year grace period up to June 2021) |
USA | No single principal Data Protection Legislation in the US. Most applicable to us (SUNY-UWI collab) the New York Privacy Act. Not yet passed. |
Data Protection Legislation and Authorities in Countries with UWI Global Centres
Country | Data Protection Authorities |
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Canada |
Daniel Therrien Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada 30 Victoria Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1HE Email: genaral@oid-ci.gc.ca |
China | None yet |
Columbia |
Andrés Barreto Superintendent of Industry and Commerce (SIC) Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Website: www.sic.gov.co |
Cuba | None |
England |
Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Ico.org.uk |
Italy |
Italian Data Protection Authority is based in Rome. Piazza Venezia 11 - 00187 Roma (Italy) Phone: +39 06.696771 Email: protocollo@gdpd.it |
Nigeria |
NITDA HQ No. 28, Port Harcourt Crescent, Off Gimbiya Street, P.M.B 564, Area 11, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria. Email: info@nitda.gov.ng Phone:+2348168401851, +2340752420189, +234 92 920 263 Several Data Protection Compliance Organisations (DPCOs) licensed by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) – list can be found at https://ndpr.nitda.gov.ng/Content/Doc/V.7%20DPCO%20LIST%20.pdf |
Scotland |
Ken McDonald The Information Commissioner’s Office – Scotland Queen Elizabeth House Sibbald Walk Edinburgh EH8 8FT Telephone: 0303 123 1115 Email: Scotland@ico.org.uk |
South Africa |
Mr. Mosalanyane Mosala The Information Regulator General enquiries: enquiries@inforegulator.org.za |
USA | None |