BahamasData Protection Act 2003, cross-border transfer of personal data
Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act Ch. 324A, Laws of The Bahamas, s. 17 (prohibition on transfer of personal data outside The Bahamas)
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In force since 2 April 2007.
A cross border transfer rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 7 September 2026.
What it requires
- Before transferring personal data collected in The Bahamas to another country, be prepared to show the recipient provides protection equivalent to this Act if the Data Protection Commissioner questions the transfer.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Failing or refusing, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a prohibition notice served under section 17 is an offence, prosecuted under the Act's general penalty provision (section 29).
What this law does
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The Data Protection Commissioner may prohibit a proposed transfer of personal data from The Bahamas to a place outside it where the recipient fails to provide protection, by contract or otherwise, equivalent to the Act's, having regard to the desirability of facilitating international data transfers and the risk of damage or distress to any person.
The prohibition is served by a written prohibition notice against which the affected person may appeal to the Supreme Court, and failing or refusing to comply with a prohibition notice without reasonable excuse is an offence.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act, Chapter 324A, Statute Law of The Bahamas
archived copy
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