SG PDPA PDPA Section 26
Restrict cross-border transfers of children's data to jurisdictions with comparable protection and implement additional safeguards
Where this comes from
Provision: PDPA Section 26; PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data, Section 14 - Transfer Limitation
Instrument: Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
Citation: Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012), Section 26 (Transfer Limitation Obligation); PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Children's Personal Data (March 2024), Section 14; PDPC Advisory Guidelines on Key Concepts in the PDPA (Transfer Limitation)
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
- Third-party data sharing is all collected data or Some categories only
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Children's data is transferred outside Singapore only to comparable-protection jurisdictions, under a binding contract, or with informed consent
- Parent/guardian consent for a child's transfer is obtained after informing them of the risks
- Additional due diligence is performed and documented for children's cross-border transfers
- Transfer destinations and the safeguards relied on are recorded
- System handles null/empty input gracefully (no 500 errors)
Questions people ask
- Does SG PDPA PDPA Section 26 apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Third-party data sharing is all collected data or Some categories only.
- From when does this apply?
- SG PDPA PDPA Section 26 applies from 1 March 2024. Its current status is: in force.
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