Singapore: data protection and AI governance
Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), in force since 2014-07-02. Supervisory authority: PDPC.
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Data protection
- Instrument
- Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
- In force since
- 2014-07-02
- Authority
- PDPC
- Penalties
- 1M SGD ou 10% CA
- Key obligations
- Consentement
- Notification violations
- DPO recommandé
Key obligations and penalties are quoted from the record as the source states them; they are not translated.
What the engine decides here
These three attributes are what an agent decision depends on in this jurisdiction. They are modelled, sourced and dated.
- Transfer regime
- Restricted
Moving data out is restricted: it requires a recognised destination, or an explicit mechanism when the destination is not one.
- Localisation mandate
- Not modelled
- Automated decision rights
- Not modelled
- Verified on
- 2026-08-14
Three decisions, computed just now
Same actions, this jurisdiction's context. These answers come out of the engine as the page renders, from the same function the API calls.
- Allow
Read an internal contract
Low-risk operation
- Approve
Send a customer record to US_FED
The transfer requires a mechanism
- Deny
Decide on a job application
Decision reserved for a human
Advisory decisions. StructureClerk decides; your infrastructure enforces.
AI governance
- Framework
- Model AI Governance Framework
- Status
- guidance
- Key points
- Gouvernance interne
- Transparence
- Explicabilité
Do your agents operate in Singapore?
The authority API makes these attributes executable: an ALLOW, APPROVE, DENY or ESCALATE decision before the agent acts, with signed evidence any third party can verify.