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Processes personal data, in Newfoundland and Labrador

Privacy Act, tort of violation of privacyin force4 lines

R.S.N.L. 1990, c. P-22, ss. 3-6 · Read the law's page

  • Do not wilfully and without a claim of right violate the privacy of an individual; the tort is actionable without proof of damage, and the privacy an individual is entitled to is what is reasonable in the circumstances, regard being given to the lawful interests of others (s. 3).
  • Do not conduct auditory or visual surveillance of an individual, by any means including eavesdropping, watching, spying, harassing or following, and do not listen to or record a conversation in which the individual participates, or the individual's messages passing by means of telecommunications, unless you are a lawful party; without the consent of the individual or of a person with lawful authority to give it, this is in the absence of evidence to the contrary proof of a violation (s. 4(a)-(b)).
  • Do not use an individual's name, likeness or voice to advertise or promote the sale of, or trading in, property or services, or for other purposes of advantage to you, where the individual is identified or identifiable and you intended to exploit it, without the individual's consent or that of a person with lawful authority to give it (s. 4(c)).
  • Do not use an individual's letters, diaries or other personal documents without the consent of the individual or of a person with lawful authority to give it (s. 4(d)).

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