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§ Tracker · Mauritius · DPO · 2023

Anonymised respondent (a company)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act 2017 (dpa). DPO, 6 April 2023.

Record ID
mu-dpo-2023-0109
Case reference
Decision No 109
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Regulator
DPO
Type
determination
Date decided
6 April 2023
Respondent type
private
Sector
banking
Violations
disclosure of complainant's financial situation to a third party without consent
Provisions cited
s.6 Data Protection Act 2017
Outcome
enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Record verified
17 July 2026

Summary

The complainant alleged that a recovery agent of the respondent contacted a third party with the same surname, disclosed the complainant's financial difficulties relating to loan repayments, and asked the third party to relay a message. The respondent acknowledged that this amounted to an unlawful disclosure of personal data without consent and confirmed that corrective measures had been taken and the responsible employee had resigned. Without the third party's identity or testimony the case could not be referred to police, and the complainant did not provide additional evidence. The enquiry was closed under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017.

DATA DISCLOSURE · FINANCIAL DATA · DEBT RECOVERY

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Decision No 109, determination of 6 April 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2023/decision-109-data-disclosure-financial-data/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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