Anonymised respondent (association)

Resolved by removal; enquiry closed. DPO, 1 August 2016.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2016-0030
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 1 August 2016
Respondent type: private
Sector: general
Violations: unlawful disclosure of debtor status (alleged)
Provisions cited: s.23-26 DPA 2004, s.48 DPA 2004, s.48(h)(i),(iii) DPA 2004
Outcome: resolved by removal; enquiry closed
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 11 July 2026

Summary

An association published the complainant's name on its website as a long-outstanding debtor. The Commissioner analysed the association's claim to section 48 exemptions from sections 23 to 26; the respondent cooperated by removing the registered-members arrears list from its website and the enquiry was closed.

WEBSITE-DISCLOSURE · DEBT · EXEMPTIONS

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (association), determination of 1 August 2016. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2016/decision-30-association-debtor-list/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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