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Seychelles · Reviewed September 2026

What Is Data Protection Act 2023?

The Seychelles Data Protection Act 2023 is the supplied statutory framework. The Information Commission is identified as the enforcing authority, and the located materials describe rights of access, correction, deletion or restriction, purpose-specific objection, portability, compensation, and complaint. The exact commencement notice, later amendments, and an individual complaint service-level timeline were not located in this pass. The supplied research also did not locate a direct-marketing clause specific to the Data Protection Act. Section 96 of the separate Communications Act 2023 supplies a narrower electronic-marketing route. No Seychelles-specific data-broker or people-search route was located. This is a bounded evidence profile based on the supplied statutory, Gazette, and Information Commission sources, not a complete claim-by-claim legal review.

Rahul Kandoriya
Written byRahul Kandoriya·Founder, OfflistMe·Last updated September 6, 2026

At a glance

Full name
Data Protection Act 2023
Short code
Seychelles Data Protection Act 2023
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Enacted
2023
Last major update
The exact commencement notice and later amendments were not located in the supplied research pass
Regulator
Information Commission
Private right of action
Limited
Statutory citation
Data Protection Act 2023

Scope, who Seychelles Data Protection Act 2023 covers

The Data Protection Act 2023 framework for personal-data processing in Seychelles. The supplied summary did not establish a fuller territorial, sectoral, or exemption description for this bounded profile.

Protected data

Personal data addressed by the Data Protection Act 2023. The supplied summary did not provide a fuller category list or definition.

Data subject rights

Right of access

Right to correction

Right to deletion or restriction

Right to object for the purposes and conditions supported by the Act

Right to data portability

Right to compensation, as described in the supplied summary

Right to complain through the Information Commission route

A narrower electronic-marketing route under section 96 of the separate Communications Act 2023

Notable features

The Act is paired in the supplied research with a separate Communications Act 2023 route: section 96 supplies narrower electronic-marketing protections, while a Data Protection Act-specific direct-marketing clause was not located. The exact commencement notice, later amendments, and individual complaint service-level timeline remain unresolved.

Enforcement & penalties

Regulator: Information Commission

Penalties: The supplied summary and sources did not provide a consolidated penalty schedule; no penalty amount or timeline is stated here.

Private right of action: The Act is described as providing a compensation right, but the supplied research did not establish the complete procedure or a separate standalone private-action framework. The Information Commission complaint route remains the located regulatory mechanism.

Relevance to data brokers

No Seychelles-specific data-broker, people-search, public-record suppression, or broker-removal route was located. The Act rights and Information Commission complaint route should not be presented as a guaranteed broker-specific deletion process.

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FAQ

What rights were located under Seychelles Data Protection Act 2023?+

The supplied research located access, correction, deletion or restriction, purpose-specific objection, portability, compensation, and complaint rights.

Does Seychelles Data Protection Act 2023 contain a confirmed direct-marketing right?+

A Data Protection Act-specific direct-marketing clause was not located in the supplied research. Section 96 of the separate Communications Act 2023 supplies a narrower electronic-marketing route.

Can I require a Seychelles data broker to remove my information?+

No Seychelles-specific data-broker or people-search route was located. The general rights and Information Commission complaint route should not be treated as a guaranteed broker-specific deletion process.

Official sources & citations

Other international privacy regimes

Seychelles Data Protection Act 2023 sits in a global ecosystem of data-protection laws. Compare with other jurisdictions that shape cross-border data flows:

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