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 its current data-protection page states that the Act came into effect following its passage in December 2023. The located materials describe rights of access, correction, deletion or restriction, purpose-specific objection, portability, compensation, and complaint. The exact Gazette 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.
At a glance
- Full name
- Data Protection Act 2023
- Short code
- Seychelles Data Protection Act 2023
- Jurisdiction
- Seychelles
- Enacted
- 2023
- Last major update
- The Information Commission currently states that the Act came into effect following its passage in December 2023; the exact Gazette 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
Protected data
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 Information Commission currently states that the Act came into effect following its passage in December 2023, although the exact Gazette commencement notice was not located. 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. Later amendments and an 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
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