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Talanta Institute

Complaint dismissed; enforcement notice issued; prosecution recommended. ODPC, 30 June 2024.

Record ID
ke-odpc-2024-0068
Case reference
ODPC Complaint No. 0561 of 2024
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Regulator
ODPC
Type
determination
Date decided
30 June 2024
Respondent type
private
Sector
general
Violations
unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, commercial use of personal data, failure to prevent data breach, failure to respond to erasure request, unlawful processing
Provisions cited
s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019, s.32 DPA 2019, s.37 DPA 2019, s.40 DPA 2019, s.56 DPA 2019, s.65 DPA 2019
Outcome
complaint dismissed; enforcement notice issued; prosecution recommended
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Record verified
12 March 2026

Summary

The ODPC dismissed a complaint against Talanta Institute alleging unauthorised image/photo use, lack of consent, commercial use of personal data. The determination considers s.25 DPA 2019, s.26 DPA 2019, s.29 DPA 2019, s.30 DPA 2019. An enforcement notice was issued against the respondent. A recommendation for prosecution was made.

CONSENT · DATA-BREACH · DISMISSED · GENERAL · RIGHT-TO-ERASURE · UNLAWFUL-PROCESSING

Cite this decision

ODPC (Kenya), ODPC Complaint No. 0561 of 2024, determination of 30 June 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/kenya/odpc/2024/talanta-institute/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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