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Barbados DPA

Data Protection Act 2019 (Act 2019-4)

Barbados' GDPR-aligned data protection law with biometric data definitions, mandatory DPO, and extraterritorial scope.

Jurisdiction

Barbados

BB

Enacted

Mar 11, 2019

Effective

Mar 11, 2021

Enforcement

Data Protection Commissioner

GDPR-aligned framework with extraterritorial application

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Data controllers and processors in Barbados
  • • Entities outside Barbados processing data of Barbadian residents
  • • High-risk processing including biometric data

Capability triggers:

◐ highRiskProcessing (increases)
◐ biometricProcessing (increases)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Data ControllerData Processor

Safety Provisions

  • • Biometric data explicitly defined as special category
  • • Mandatory Data Protection Officer for certain controllers
  • • Data Protection Impact Assessment for high-risk processing
  • • Breach notification required
  • • Extraterritorial application to data of Barbadian residents

Enforcement

Enforced by

Data Protection Commissioner

Penalties

Fines and enforcement actions

Quick Facts

Binding
Yes
Mental Health Focus
Yes
Child Safety Focus
No
Algorithmic Scope
Yes

Why It Matters

Barbados' GDPR-aligned framework with extraterritorial scope creates familiar compliance pathway for European AI companies serving Caribbean markets.

Cite This

APA

Barbados. (2019). Data Protection Act 2019 (Act 2019-4). Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/bb-dpa-2019

BibTeX

@misc{bb_dpa_2019,
  title = {Data Protection Act 2019 (Act 2019-4)},
  author = {Barbados},
  year = {2019},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/bb-dpa-2019}
}

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