Data Singapore 2019

Data Singapore 2019. Singapore’s ecommerce industry is growing quickly too with total online spend increasing by more than 20 percent last year You can explore the country’s broader digital landscape in our complete Digital 2019 Singapore report below but read on for a closer look at all the latest ecommerce data and insights.

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IntroductionGoverning TextsScope of ApplicationData Protection Authority | Regulatory AuthorityKey DefinitionsLegal BasesPrinciplesController and Processor ObligationsData Subject RightsPenaltiesThe Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No 26 of 2012)(&#39PDPA&#39) governs the collection use and disclosure of individuals&#39 personal data by organisations in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need of organisations to collect use and disclose personal data for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances Apart from the obligations imposed on organisations under the PDPA there has been a general push towards a culture of accountability by the Personal Data Protection Commission (&#39PDPC&#39) the regulator for data protection For example the PDPC implemented the Data Protection Trustmark Certificationin 2019 which is a voluntary enterprisewide certification program for organisations to demonstrate accountable data protection practices The PDPA has recently undergone its first comprehensive revision since its enactment in 2012 under the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2020 (&#39t 11 Key acts regulations directives bills The PDPA is the principal data protection legislation in Singapore governing the collection use and disclosure of individuals&#39 personal data by organisations Prior to the enactment of the PDPA Singapore did not have an overarching law governing the protection of personal data Rather the processing of personal data in Singapore was regulated to a certain extent by a patchwork of laws including common law sectorspecific legislation and various selfregulatory or coregulatory codes Th 12 Guidelines The PDPC has issued a number of advisory guidelines which while not legally binding on any party provide greater clarity on how the PDPC may interpret the provisions of the PDPA Some examples include 1 the Advisory Guidelines on Key Concepts in the Personal Data Protection Act (revised 1 Feb 2021) (&#39the Key Concepts Guidelines&#39) 2 the Advisory Guidelines on the Personal Data Protection Act for Selected Topics(revised 9 Oct 2019) (&#39the Selected Topics Guidelines&#39) 3 the Advisory Guide 13 Case law In addition to enforcement decisions issued by the PDPC (see section 91 below) the PDPA has also been considered by the Singapore courts On 19 February 2019 the State Court of Singaporedismissed a claim brought against the Singapore Swimming Club for defamation and breach of the PDPA Although written grounds of judgment are not available this case is significant as it appears to be the first time where the Singapore courts were asked to consider whether there was a breach of the PDPA 21 Personal scope The PDPA generally applies to all private organisations in respect of the personal data of individuals that they collect use and/or disclose However the following categories of organisations are exempted from the application of the PDPA 1 individuals acting in a personal or domestic capacity 2 employees acting in the course of their employment with an organisation 3 public agencies or 4 any other organisation or personal data or classes of organisations or personal data as may be 22 Territorial scope The PDPA also applies to organisations with no physical presence in Singapore as long as these organisations collect use or disclose data within Singapore For example organisations located overseas which collect data from individuals in Singapore via online channels or platforms will be subject to the Data Protection Provisions under the PDPA It is worth noting that related organisations are not excluded from the application of the PDPA an organisation which transfers personal data to 23 Material scope The PDPA regulates the collection use and disclosure of personal data by organisations The PDPA expressly excludes the following categories of personal data from its application 1 &#39business contact information&#39 which is defined as &#39an individual&#39s name position name or title business electronic mail address or business fax number and any other similar information about the individual not provided by the individual solely for his personal purposes&#39 unless expressly referred to in the 31 Main regulator for data protection The PDPC is the regulatory authority that is responsible for administering and enforcing the PDPA It is part of the converged telecommunications and media regulator the Infocomm Media Development Authority (&#39IMDA&#39) which is in turn a statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Communications and Information 32 Main powers duties and responsibilities The main powers duties and responsibilities of the PDPC are as follows 1 to promote awareness of data protection in Singapore 2 to provide consultancy advisory technical managerial or other specialist services relating to data protection 3 to advise the Government of Singapore(&#39the Government&#39) on all matters relating to data protection 4 to represent the Government internationally on matters relating to data protection 5 to conduct research and studies promote educational ac Data controller The PDPA does not use the term &#39data controller&#39 Instead it uses the more general term of &#39organisation&#39 to refer to the entities that are required to comply with the obligations prescribed under the PDPA The term &#39organisation&#39 broadly covers natural persons corporate bodies (such as companies) and unincorporated bodies of persons (such as associations) regardless of whether they are formed or recognised under the law of Singapore or are resident or have an office or place of business in Singapore Data processor The term &#39data processor&#39 is not used in the PDPA but an equivalent term &#39data intermediary&#39 is used A &#39data intermediary&#39 is defined as an organisation which processes personal data on behalf of another organisation but does not include an employee of that other organisation See also section 21 above for more information on the obligations of data intermediaries Personal data &#39Personal data&#39 under the PDPA refers to all &#39data whether true or 51 Consent Under the Consent Obligation organisations are required to obtain individuals&#39 consent to collect use or disclose their personal data unless such collection use or disclosure is required or authorised under the PDPA or any other written law Consent is not required for the collection use and disclosure of personal data where the specific exceptions in the First Schedule and the Second Schedule to the PDPA apply for example where the collection use or disclosure of personal data abou 52 Contract with the data subject Where an organisation enters into a contract with an individual the individual may be deemed to have given his consent for the collection use or disclosure of personal data (as the case may be) An individual gives deemed consent if the individual without actually giving consent voluntarily provides the personal data to the organisation for that purpose and it is reasonable that the individual would voluntarily provide the data 53 Legal obligations An organisation is able to collect use and disclose personal data without consent where it is required or permitted under law For example under paragraph 4 of Part 3 of the Second Schedule to the PDPA disclosure of personal data without consent is permitted where it is to any officer of a prescribed law enforcement agency upon production of written authorisation signed by the head or director of that law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank certifying that the personal data The PDPA imposes the following data protection obligations on organisations in respect of their data activities 1 Consent Obligation An organisation must obtain an individual&#39s consent before collecting using or disclosing his/her personal data for a purpose (Section 13 to 17 of the PDPA) 2 Purpose Limitation Obligation An organisation may only collect use or disclose personal data for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances (Section 18 of the PDPA) 3 Notification Obligation An organisation must notify the individual of the purpose(s) for which it intends to collect use or disclose his/her personal data on or before such collection use or disclosure and may only collect use and disclose personal data for such purposes (Sections 18 and 20 of the PDPA) 4 Access and Correction Obligation An organisation must upon request allow an individual to access and/or correct his/her personal data in its possession or under its co 71 Data processing notification There is no obligation imposed on an organisation to notify or register with the PDPC before collecting using or disclosing any personal data in Singapore 72 Data transfers Organisations are subject to the Transfer Limitation Obligation An organisation must not transfer personal data to a country or territory outside Singapore except in accordance with the requirements prescribed under the PDPA to ensure that the transferred personal data will be accorded a standard of protection that is comparable to that under the PDPA To do so the organisation must generally ensure that the recipients of such personal data are bound by legally enforceable obligations to pr 73 Data processing records There is no obligation imposed on an organisation to maintain any data processing records However all organisations should ensure that they comply with the Data Protection Provisions of the PDPA in carrying out their data activities 81 Right to be informed While there is no standalone right to be informed under the PDPA organisations are subject to several data protection obligations under the PDPA which require them to provide notification to the individual data subject under certain circumstances First under the Notification Obligation organisation must notify the individual of the purpose(s) for which it intends to collect use or disclose his personal data on or before such collection use or disclosure In addition the organisation 82 Right to access Organisations are subject to the Access Obligation under the PDPA An organisation must allow an individual to access his personal data in its possession or under its control upon request The organisation has a duty to respond to applicants&#39 requests to access their personal data as accurately and completely as necessary and reasonably possible subject to the exceptions in the Fifth Schedule of the PDPA On receipt of individuals&#39 requests the organisation is obliged to provide the individ 83 Right to rectification Organisations are subject to the Correction Obligation An organisation must allow an individual to correct his personal data in its possession or under its control upon request Individuals have the right to request an organisation to correct any inaccurate data that is in the organisation&#39s control subject to the exceptions in the Sixth Schedule of the PDPA An organisation may not make a requested correction if it is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a correction should not be made If The PDPC is responsible for enforcing the PDPA Where the PDPC is satisfied that an organisation has breached the Data Protection Provisions under the PDPA the PDPC is empowered with a wide discretion to issue such remedial directions as it thinks fit These include directions requiring the organisation to 1 stop collecting using or disclosing personal data in contravention of the PDPA 2 destroy personal data collected in contravention of the PDPA 3 provide access to or correct personal data or 4 pay a financial penalty of up to SGD 1 million (approx €625735) The changes that will come into force at a later date under the Amendment Act will empower the PDPC to impose higher financial penalties In particular the PDPC will be empowered to impose a financial penalty on organisations in breach of the data protection provisions in the PDPA of up to a maximum of 10% of the organisation&#39s annual turnover in Singapore (if its annual turnover in Singapore exceeds SGD 10 mill.