Asia Pacific

PDPA (Singapore)

Personal Data Protection Act 2012

Singapore’s general data protection law. Amendments that took effect from February 2021 added mandatory data breach notification and new forms of deemed consent, including deemed consent by notification. Higher financial penalties followed in October 2022. It is enforced by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC).

At a glance

Notice

Region
Singapore
Status
In force since 2014, major update in 2021
Penalties
Financial penalties of up to 10% of annual turnover in Singapore for organisations whose turnover there exceeds SGD 10 million, or up to SGD 1 million in any other case. The higher cap has applied since 1 October 2022.
Who it affects
Any organisation that collects, uses or discloses personal data in Singapore, whether or not it is formed or based there. Public agencies, and individuals acting in a personal or domestic capacity, are excluded.

What Singapore’s PDPA requires

  • Obtain consent for collection, use and disclosure of personal data.
  • Notify individuals of the purposes for collection at or before collection.
  • Allow individuals to withdraw consent and to access and correct their data.
  • Implement reasonable security arrangements to protect personal data.
  • Appoint a Data Protection Officer and publish their business contact.
  • Notify the PDPC of a notifiable data breach within 3 calendar days of assessing that it is notifiable, and tell affected individuals if it is likely to cause them significant harm.

What the banner does here

Deemed consent by notification covers many purposes. The banner gives the notice and records the choice.

How GrantCookie covers it

  • Scheduled scans. The scanner finds the cookies and trackers your site sets, sorts them into categories and re-checks on every scheduled scan, so the banner asks about what is really there.
  • Provable records. Every choice is timestamped and stored with the banner version the visitor saw. Paid plans include consent log export.
  • Withdrawing consent. A re-open control stays on every page, so visitors can withdraw or change their choice at any time.
The consent log: each row has a timestamp in UTC, a consent ID and the visitor’s choice

This page is general guidance. It is not legal advice. Check your specific obligations with a qualified adviser.

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