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Anonymised respondent (bank)

Determination issued; authorisation expectations stated. DPO, 19 July 2012.

Record ID
mu-dpo-2012-0010
Case reference
DPO/DEC/10
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Regulator
DPO
Type
determination
Date decided
19 July 2012
Respondent type
private
Sector
banking
Violations
unauthorised transfer of confidential information (alleged)
Provisions cited
s.3 DPA 2004, s.11 DPA 2004
Outcome
determination issued; authorisation expectations stated
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Record verified
11 July 2026

Summary

An employee forwarded work emails to her personal email address for work purposes. The Commissioner held an employee should seek the employer's authorisation before transferring confidential information off the corporate system, framing the expectations that apply even where content was verified with the IT manager.

EMPLOYMENT · EMAIL · BANKING

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), DPO/DEC/10, determination of 19 July 2012. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2012/decision-10-work-emails-personal-address/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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