Benson Adie v Sequoia Heights International School

Complaint upheld; compensation ordered. ODPC, 6 January 2024.

Record ID: ke-odpc-2024-0007
Case reference: ODPC Complaint No. 1962 of 2023
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Regulator: ODPC
Type: determination
Complainant: Benson Adie
Date decided: 6 January 2024
Respondent type: private
Sector: education
Violations: unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, unlawful processing
Provisions cited: s.25 DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019, s.37(1)(a) DPA 2019, s.37 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome: complaint upheld; compensation ordered
Compensation: KES 500,000 (≈ USD 3,790 at the decision date)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 127fe0513e65cfbc…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that Sequoia Heights International School submitted his personal details in an assessment report used to register the school, without his consent. The ODPC found the school used his image and personal details for commercial purposes without his express consent, infringing his rights.

Orders and outcome

The respondent was found liable and ordered to compensate the complainant Kshs. 500,000. Dated in January, with the day and year illegible in the scan.

CONSENT · EDUCATION · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING · UPHELD

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), Benson Adie v Sequoia Heights International School, ODPC Complaint No. 1962 of 2023, determination of 6 January 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/sequoia-heights-international-school/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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