Anonymised respondent (the organisation processing visa applications in Mauritius)
This enquiry has been conducted successfully to the satisfaction of all parties concerned relating to the applicability of the Data Protection Act within the Mauritian context. The enquiry is thus closed. DPO, 4 November 2019.
The facts
The complainant alleged that the organisation processing visa applications in Mauritius had incorrectly sent a significant amount of confidential personal and financial information, arising from a spouse's visa application, to third parties without consent, including to another applicant who received the complainant's and her husband's documents along with her own. After the office took the matter up with the respondent, the parties began receiving communications and entered discussions on compensation for the error.
Orders and outcome
The Data Protection Commissioner held that the enquiry had been conducted successfully to the satisfaction of all parties concerned and closed it.
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