Bvb Lounge Meru

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued. ODPC, 27 May 2024.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2024-0051
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 341 of 2024
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Date decided: 27 May 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: general
Violations: unauthorised image/photo use, commercial use of personal data, failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.40(1)(b) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered; enforcement notice issued
Compensation: KES 800,000 (≈ USD 6,100 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 6 July 2026

Summary

The ODPC upheld a complaint against Bvb Lounge Meru concerning unauthorised image/photo use, commercial use of personal data, failure to respond to erasure request. The determination considers s.25 DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.40(1)(b) DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019. The Office ordered KES 800,000 in compensation. An enforcement notice was issued against the respondent.

GENERAL · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), ODPC Complaint No. 341 of 2024, determination of 27 May 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/bvb-lounge-meru/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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