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Anonymised respondent (a company)

Enquiry was closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 42 of the data protection act. DPO, 26 December 2024.

Record ID
mu-dpo-2024-0197
Case reference
Decision No 197
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Regulator
DPO
Type
determination
Date decided
26 December 2024
Respondent type
private
Sector
general
Violations
staff member threatened to use complainant's personal details to slow down her file, staff refused to identify herself
Provisions cited
s.42 Data Protection Act
Outcome
enquiry was closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 42 of the Data Protection Act
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Source integrity
SHA-256 607cf01a61e6f9e1…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that during a call to a company about her late school allowance she was kept on hold for a quarter of an hour, a staff member admitted her earlier emails had gone unanswered, refused to give her name, and threatened to use the complainant's personal details to deliberately slow down her file. The Office required the company's explanations and preventive measures; the company replied that corrective action was taken within days and that no personal data was processed to delay the file.

Orders and outcome

The enquiry was closed to the satisfaction of all parties.

PERSONAL DATA MISUSE · TELEPHONE COMPLAINT · THREAT

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (a company), Decision No 197, determination of 26 December 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2024/decision-197-personal-data-misuse-telephone-complaint/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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