Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

44.   Unlawful disclosure of personal data

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    (1)   A data controller shall not without lawful authority disclose personal data in any manner that is incompatible with the purposes for which the personal data has been collected.

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    (2)   A person, other an employee or agent of a data controller acting within his or her mandate, shall not —

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      (a)     obtain access to personal data, or obtain any information constituting such personal data, without the prior authority of the data controller by whom the personal data is kept; and

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      (b)     disclose the personal data or information to another person.

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    (3)   A person shall not offer to sell personal data where that personal data has been obtained in contravention of this section.

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    (4)   For the purposes of subsection (3), an advertisement indicating that personal data is or may be for sale, constitutes an offer to sell the personal data.

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    (5)   A person who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or to both.