Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843)

The Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) establishes Ghana's legal framework for protecting personal information and regulating how it is collected, stored, used, and disclosed. It establishes the Data Protection Commission and sets out principles governing the processing of personal data, including privacy, consent, data quality, security, and the rights of individuals. The Act also addresses complaints, enforcement, registration requirements, and circumstances in which particular information may be exempt from certain provisions.

Country

Ghana

Type

Act

Published

10 May 2012

File size

4.5 MB

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