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Trinidad & Tobago DPA

Data Protection Act 2011 (Act 13 of 2011)

Trinidad and Tobago's data protection law with sensitive data protections including health information. Key provisions await proclamation.

Jurisdiction

Trinidad and Tobago

TT

Enacted

Dec 16, 2011

Effective

Jan 1, 2012

Enforcement

Data Protection Commissioner (awaiting full appointment)

Key provisions await proclamation - partial enforcement

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Data controllers and processors in Trinidad and Tobago
  • • Entities processing health or sensitive data
  • • Public and private sector entities

Capability triggers:

◐ healthDataProcessing (increases)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Data ControllerData Processor

Safety Provisions

  • • Sensitive data includes health information
  • • Data subject rights to access and correction
  • • Security measures for personal data
  • • Data Protection Commissioner oversight (when proclaimed)

Enforcement

Enforced by

Data Protection Commissioner (awaiting full appointment)

Penalties

Fines and penalties under Act (when fully proclaimed)

Quick Facts

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

Why It Matters

Trinidad & Tobago's health data protections will apply to mental health chatbots once fully proclaimed. Monitor for enforcement activation.

Recent Developments

Amendment process underway as of 2020; key provisions still awaiting proclamation

Cite This

APA

Trinidad and Tobago. (2011). Data Protection Act 2011 (Act 13 of 2011). Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/tt-dpa-2011

BibTeX

@misc{tt_dpa_2011,
  title = {Data Protection Act 2011 (Act 13 of 2011)},
  author = {Trinidad and Tobago},
  year = {2011},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/tt-dpa-2011}
}

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