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PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT: TO-DO’s FOR EMPLOYERS (Thailand)

NO&T Asia Legal Review

Author
Ponpun Krataykhwan, Yuyu Komine (co-author)
Publisher
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
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NO&T Asia Legal Review No.14 (August, 2019)
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*Please note that this newsletter is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. In addition, it is based on information as of its date of publication and does not reflect information after such date. In particular, please also note that preliminary reports in this newsletter may differ from current interpretations and practice depending on the nature of the report.

Background
Enacted on 27 May 2019, the Personal Information Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (“PIPA”) will be fully effective from 28 May 2020. Upon the full enforcement, PIPA will protect Personal Information (as defined below) by imposing various duties on a Personal Information Controller (as defined below), where non-compliance thereof may result in administrative fines of up to Baht 5 million, civil liabilities and criminal penalties.

In this article, we will discuss on what duties an employer as a Personal Information Controller will have under PIPA and what they could do in order to prepare.

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