Processes biometric data, in Botswana

Data Protection Act, 2024 (Act No. 18 of 2024), s. 29, Part VI (ss. 30-33) · Read the law's page

• Obtain consent given or authorised by a parent or a person with parental duties over a child under sixteen before processing that child's personal data for an information-society service offered directly to them; a child who is sixteen may consent themselves.
• Do not process racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, genetic data, biometric data used to uniquely identify a person, health data, or data concerning sex life or sexual orientation, unless a listed exception applies, such as the data subject's explicit consent or data the person has manifestly made public.
• Process personal data relating to a person's criminal convictions or offences only under the control of a public authority, or under a law that provides appropriate safeguards.