PRIVCOM

Statement of Guidance

38 published document(s) from Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda.

CitationStatusSummary
Financial Service Provider's Guidance Notes – Final Report (2025-03-07)Status not confirmedThis is the final report of PrivCom's Financial Service Provider's Guidance Notes, issued after a public consultation process with Bermuda's financial ser…
Guidance Note: Protecting Personal Information in the Medical FieldIn forceThis is an updated PrivCom guidance note explaining how the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 (PIPA), in effect since 1 January 2025, applies to th…
Guidance Note: Recording People at Public Events (Part 1: Individuals)Status not confirmedThis guidance note is the first in a series from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda (PrivCom) explaining how the Personal Information Prot…
Guidance Note: Transfer of Personal Information to Overseas Third Parties and Comparable JurisdictionsStatus not confirmedThis is a guidance note from Bermuda's Office of the Privacy Commissioner (PrivCom) explaining how organisations should comply with section 15 of the Pers…
Guidance for Organisations on Fees for PIPA Rights RequestsStatus not confirmedThis is guidance from Bermuda's Office of the Privacy Commissioner (PrivCom) clarifying whether and how organisations may charge fees when individuals mak…
Guidance on Collection and Usage of Data for Contact Tracing (2020-06-19)Status not confirmedThis is guidance from Bermuda's Office of the Privacy Commissioner (PrivCom) addressing how organisations collecting personal data for COVID-19 contact tr…
Guidance on Vendors, Third Parties, and Overseas Data TransfersStatus not confirmedThis is explanatory guidance from Bermuda's Office of the Privacy Commissioner (PrivCom) on how organisations using personal information in Bermuda must h…
Guide to PIPAStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom's Guide to PIPA, a plain-English explanatory guide (not the statute itself) covering the Personal Information Protection Act, which became…
Guide to PIPA: Access to medical recordsStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom Bermuda guidance explaining section 18 of PIPA, which governs how organisations must handle individual requests for access to their own me…
Guide to PIPA: Access to personal informationStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom guidance explaining how organisations subject to Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) must handle individuals' requests to…
Guide to PIPA: Breach of securityStatus not confirmedThis is guidance from Bermuda's Office of the Privacy Commissioner explaining the breach of security notification duties under section 14 of the Personal…
Guide to PIPA: Communication provider exemptionStatus not confirmedThis guidance from the Bermuda Privacy Commissioner explains the communication provider exemption under section 23 of the Personal Information Protection…
Guide to PIPA: Conditions for personal information useStatus not confirmedThis guidance from the Bermuda Privacy Commissioner explains section 6 of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), which sets out the legal conditi…
Guide to PIPA: ConsentStatus not confirmedThis is guidance from the Bermuda Office of the Privacy Commissioner explaining what counts as valid consent under section 6(1)(a) of the Personal Informa…
Guide to PIPA: Correction & blockingStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom's guidance on the right to correction under section 19 of Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), covering how organisations…
Guide to PIPA: ExemptionsStatus not confirmedThis guidance from the Bermuda Office of the Privacy Commissioner explains the exemptions and exclusions available under Part 4 of the Personal Informatio…
Guide to PIPA: FairnessStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom guidance explaining the fairness principle under Section 8 of Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). It sets out what organ…
Guide to PIPA: General exemptionStatus not confirmedThis guidance explains the general exemption under section 25 of Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). It sets out the specific purposes f…
Guide to PIPA: Integrity of personal informationStatus not confirmedThis is guidance from Bermuda's Privacy Commissioner explaining Section 12 of PIPA, the integrity principle for personal information. It applies to any or…
Guide to PIPA: Key DefinitionsStatus not confirmedThis is a plain-language guidance page from the Bermuda Privacy Commissioner explaining who PIPA (the Personal Information Protection Act) applies to and…
Guide to PIPA: National security exemptionStatus not confirmedThis guidance from the Bermuda Privacy Commissioner explains the national security exemption under section 22 of the Personal Information Protection Act (…
Guide to PIPA: Organisations & overseas third partiesStatus not confirmedThis is a short PrivCom guidance page explaining who counts as an 'organisation' and an 'overseas third party' under Bermuda's Personal Information Protec…
Guide to PIPA: Personal information about childrenStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom guidance explaining section 16 of Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), which imposes special protections when organisatio…
Guide to PIPA: PrinciplesStatus not confirmedThis is guidance from the Bermuda Office of the Privacy Commissioner explaining the 12 core principles and rules set out in Part 2 (sections 5 to 16) of t…
Guide to PIPA: Privacy noticesStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom Bermuda's guidance explaining the privacy notice requirements under Section 9 of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). It sets o…
Guide to PIPA: ProportionalityStatus not confirmedThis is guidance from the Bermuda Privacy Commissioner explaining the proportionality principle under Section 11 of PIPA. It sets out what organisations m…
Guide to PIPA: Purpose limitationStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom guidance explaining the purpose limitation principle under Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), specifically section 10.…
Guide to PIPA: Regulatory activity & honours exemptionStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom's plain-English guidance on Section 24 of Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), which sets out a limited exemption from mo…
Guide to PIPA: Responsibility and complianceStatus not confirmedThis guidance from the Bermuda Privacy Commissioner explains the responsibility and compliance obligations under Section 5 of the Personal Information Pro…
Guide to PIPA: Security safeguardsStatus not confirmedThis is PrivCom Bermuda guidance explaining the security safeguards requirement in Section 13 of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). It sets o…
Guide to PIPA: Sensitive personal informationStatus not confirmedThis guidance from the Bermuda Privacy Commissioner explains the concept of sensitive personal information under section 7 of the Personal Information Pro…
Guide to PIPA: Transfer to Overseas Third PartyStatus not confirmedThis guidance from the Bermuda Privacy Commissioner explains the requirements under Section 15 of PIPA that apply when an organisation transfers personal…
Guide to PIPA: What is personal information?Status not confirmedThis is guidance from Bermuda's Office of the Privacy Commissioner explaining how the term personal information is defined and applied under the Personal…
Individuals' Guide to PIPA (December 2024)Status not confirmedThis is a plain-English guidance document produced by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda (PrivCom) explaining to individuals what rights t…
PIPA/GDPR CrosswalkStatus not confirmedThis is a reference table published by the Bermuda Privacy Commissioner mapping provisions of Bermuda's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) to thei…
Privacy Officer Mini GuideStatus not confirmedThis is an informational guidance document from the Bermuda Office of the Privacy Commissioner (PRIVCOM) describing the role, skills and responsibilities…
Privacy in the Workplace (PrivCom Guidance, August 2024)Status not confirmedThis is PrivCom (Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda) guidance, issued August 2024, explaining how the Personal Information Protection Act 2016…
Small Business AdviceStatus not confirmedThis is informal guidance published by Bermuda's Office of the Privacy Commissioner (PrivCom) aimed at small businesses, charities, clubs, and other small…