SG PDPA PDPA Sections 26A-26E
Notify PDPC within 3 days and parents or guardians when a data breach involving children's data is likely to cause significant harm
Where this comes from
Provision: PDPA Sections 26A-26E; PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data, Section 11 - Data Breach Notification
Instrument: Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
Citation: Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012), Sections 26A-26E (Data Breach Notification); PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data (March 2024), Section 11; PDPC Guide on Managing and Notifying Data Breaches
Text version: PDPA 2012 (2020 Rev. Ed.); PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data (2024)
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Notification is sent within required timeframe (check regulation for deadline)
- Notification content is in plain language, readable by target audience
- Notification includes: what happened, why it matters, what to do next
- User can access notification history in their account settings
- Necessary notification delivery outcomes use scoped references, channel and attempt time without message bodies or extra recipient data
Questions people ask
- Does SG PDPA PDPA Sections 26A-26E apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18.
- From when does this apply?
- SG PDPA PDPA Sections 26A-26E applies from 1 March 2024. Its current status is: in force.
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