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Personal Data Protection Act 2010 s 43

Personal Data Protection Act 2010 s 43

s 43 Right to prevent processing for purposes of direct marketing

(1) A data subject may, at any time by notice in writing to a data user, require the data user at the end of such period as is reasonable in the circumstances to cease or not to begin processing his personal data for purposes of direct marketing. (2) Where the data subject is dissatisfied with the failure of the data user to comply with the notice, whether in whole or in part, under subsection (1), the data subject may submit an application to the Commissioner to require the data user to comply with the notice. (3) Where the Commissioner is satisfied that the application of the data subject under subsection (2) is justified or justified to any extent, the Commissioner may require the data user to take such steps for complying with the notice. (4) A data user who fails to comply with the requirement of the Commissioner under subsection (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both. (5) For the purposes of this section, “direct marketing” means the communication by whatever means of any advertising or marketing material which is directed to particular individuals.

Malay text (authoritative)

Hak untuk menghalang pemprosesan bagi maksud pemasaran langsung

(1) Seseorang subjek data boleh, pada bila-bila masa melalui notis bertulis kepada pengguna data, menghendaki pengguna data itu pada penghujung apa-apa tempoh yang munasabah dalam hal keadaan itu untuk memberhentikan atau tidak memulakan pemprosesan data peribadinya bagi maksud pemasaran langsung. (2) Jika subjek data itu tidak berpuas hati oleh sebab pengguna data tidak mematuhi notis itu, sama ada keseluruhannya atau sebahagiannya, di bawah subseksyen (1), subjek data itu boleh mengemukakan suatu permohonan kepada Pesuruhjaya untuk menghendaki pengguna data itu mematuhi notis itu. (3) Jika Pesuruhjaya berpuas hati bahawa permohonan subjek data di bawah subseksyen (2) itu berjustifikasi atau berjustifikasi ke apa-apa takat, Pesuruhjaya boleh menghendaki pengguna data itu supaya mengambil apa-apa langkah bagi mematuhi notis itu. (4) Seseorang pengguna data yang tidak mematuhi kehendak Pesuruhjaya di bawah subseksyen (3) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi dua ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya. (5) Bagi maksud seksyen ini, “pemasaran langsung” ertinya berkomunikasi dengan apa cara sekali pun mengenai apa-apa bahan pengiklanan atau pemasaran yang ditujukan kepada individu tertentu.

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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