Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda

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Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda
Office overview
Formed20 January 2020 (2020-01-20)
JurisdictionBermuda
MottoQuo Data Ferunt
Office executive
  • Alexander McD White, Privacy Commissioner
Key document
Websitewww.privacy.bm

The Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda is an independent public office of Bermuda with a mandate "to regulate the use of personal information by organisations in a manner which recognizes both the need to protect the rights of individuals in relation to their personal information and the need for organisations to use personal information for legitimate purposes, among other duties."[1]

The office was created by the Personal Information Protection Act 2016[2] and oversees any individual, entity or public authority that uses personal information.

The Privacy Commissioner has the authority to conduct investigations concerning compliance, make orders, educate the public and engage in research, give guidance, and "do anything which reasonably appears to him [sic] to be incidental or conducive to the carrying out of his [sic] functions under this Act."[3]

The current Commissioner is Alexander McD White, who was appointed on January 20, 2020 by the Governor of Bermuda.[4]

Privacy Commissioners[edit]

There has been one Privacy Commissioner since the office was established.

Name Term
Alexander McD White 2020–present

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us". PrivComBermuda. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ Personal Information Protection Act 2016, http://www.bermudalaws.bm/laws/Annual%20Laws/2016/Acts/Personal%20Information%20Protection%20Act%202016.pdf
  3. ^ Section 29(1)(o), Personal Information Protection Act 2016. http://www.bermudalaws.bm/laws/Annual%20Laws/2016/Acts/Personal%20Information%20Protection%20Act%202016.pdf
  4. ^ Staff, News (13 December 2019). "Bermuda appoints privacy commissioner | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Business". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 27 April 2020. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Information Commissioner's Office for Bermuda". ico-bm. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ^ portal.manager (4 March 2016). "Privacy - Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)". www.gov.bm. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ "PrivComBermuda | Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda". PrivComBermuda. Retrieved 27 April 2020.