Artist's Profile on Art Website (2019-12-05)

Summary

This is a published case summary from the Cayman Islands Ombudsman describing an informal resolution outcome under the Data Protection Law (DPL), not a binding rule or policy statement. An artist asked an art website to remove his public profile and, when the site refused, complained to the Ombudsman seeking removal of his personal data.

• Finding: The website was not hosted in the Cayman Islands and the owning company was not established there.
• Jurisdiction: Because the company was not a data controller under the DPL and the data was not processed in Cayman, the complaint fell outside the Ombudsman's jurisdiction.
• Outcome: The case was closed without further action by the Ombudsman.

The summary illustrates the territorial limits of the Ombudsman's authority under the DPL rather than creating any new obligation for businesses or individuals.