Cross-Framework Mapping

GDPRvsJamaica Data Protection Act 2020

See exactly how GDPR controls map to Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

23
Controls Mapped
17
Gaps Found
25%
Coverage

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According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

GDPR maps to Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 with 25% coverage across 10 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 40 GDPR controls identifies 30 compliance gaps, primarily concentrated in Chapter IV - Controller and Processor.

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 40 controls analysed | 686 frameworks | 309K+ cross-framework mappings

Control Mappings

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Chapter II - Principles(9 mappings)

GDPR-Art.10Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions3 targets
JM-DPA2020-Breach-Notification-Sec28-30-Duty-Notify-Commissioner-Affected-Subjects-72-Hours-SevereJamaica DPA 2020 Personal Data Breach Notification + Sections 28-30 + Duty to Notify Commissioner + Affected Subjects + 72-Hour Reporting + High Risk + Severe + Mitigation + Documentation
JM-DPA2020-Joint-Controller-Processor-Sec24-25-26-Arrangements-Allocation-Responsibilities-ContractsJamaica DPA 2020 Joint Controllers + Processors + Sections 24-26 + Arrangements + Allocation of Responsibilities + Contracts + Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) + Sub-Processors + Vendor Management
JM-DPA2020-Standard8-Transfers-Outside-Jamaica-Sec27-Adequacy-Decisions-Standard-Contractual-Clauses-BCR-DerogationsJamaica DPA 2020 Standard 8 - Transfers Outside Jamaica + Section 27 + Adequacy Decisions + Standard Contractual Clauses + Binding Corporate Rules + Derogations + Cross-Border Data Flows + Caribbean Community + International Data Privacy
GDPR-Art.11Processing which does not require identification3 targets
JM-DPA2020-Breach-Notification-Sec28-30-Duty-Notify-Commissioner-Affected-Subjects-72-Hours-SevereJamaica DPA 2020 Personal Data Breach Notification + Sections 28-30 + Duty to Notify Commissioner + Affected Subjects + 72-Hour Reporting + High Risk + Severe + Mitigation + Documentation
JM-DPA2020-Joint-Controller-Processor-Sec24-25-26-Arrangements-Allocation-Responsibilities-ContractsJamaica DPA 2020 Joint Controllers + Processors + Sections 24-26 + Arrangements + Allocation of Responsibilities + Contracts + Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) + Sub-Processors + Vendor Management
JM-DPA2020-Standard8-Transfers-Outside-Jamaica-Sec27-Adequacy-Decisions-Standard-Contractual-Clauses-BCR-DerogationsJamaica DPA 2020 Standard 8 - Transfers Outside Jamaica + Section 27 + Adequacy Decisions + Standard Contractual Clauses + Binding Corporate Rules + Derogations + Cross-Border Data Flows + Caribbean Community + International Data Privacy
GDPR-Art.9Processing of special categories of personal data3 targets
JM-DPA2020-Breach-Notification-Sec28-30-Duty-Notify-Commissioner-Affected-Subjects-72-Hours-SevereJamaica DPA 2020 Personal Data Breach Notification + Sections 28-30 + Duty to Notify Commissioner + Affected Subjects + 72-Hour Reporting + High Risk + Severe + Mitigation + Documentation
JM-DPA2020-Joint-Controller-Processor-Sec24-25-26-Arrangements-Allocation-Responsibilities-ContractsJamaica DPA 2020 Joint Controllers + Processors + Sections 24-26 + Arrangements + Allocation of Responsibilities + Contracts + Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) + Sub-Processors + Vendor Management
JM-DPA2020-Standard8-Transfers-Outside-Jamaica-Sec27-Adequacy-Decisions-Standard-Contractual-Clauses-BCR-DerogationsJamaica DPA 2020 Standard 8 - Transfers Outside Jamaica + Section 27 + Adequacy Decisions + Standard Contractual Clauses + Binding Corporate Rules + Derogations + Cross-Border Data Flows + Caribbean Community + International Data Privacy

Chapter III - Rights of the Data Subject(7 mappings)

GDPR-Art.15Right of access by the data subject3 targets
JM-DPA2020-Breach-Notification-Sec28-30-Duty-Notify-Commissioner-Affected-Subjects-72-Hours-SevereJamaica DPA 2020 Personal Data Breach Notification + Sections 28-30 + Duty to Notify Commissioner + Affected Subjects + 72-Hour Reporting + High Risk + Severe + Mitigation + Documentation
JM-DPA2020-Joint-Controller-Processor-Sec24-25-26-Arrangements-Allocation-Responsibilities-ContractsJamaica DPA 2020 Joint Controllers + Processors + Sections 24-26 + Arrangements + Allocation of Responsibilities + Contracts + Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) + Sub-Processors + Vendor Management
JM-DPA2020-Standard8-Transfers-Outside-Jamaica-Sec27-Adequacy-Decisions-Standard-Contractual-Clauses-BCR-DerogationsJamaica DPA 2020 Standard 8 - Transfers Outside Jamaica + Section 27 + Adequacy Decisions + Standard Contractual Clauses + Binding Corporate Rules + Derogations + Cross-Border Data Flows + Caribbean Community + International Data Privacy
GDPR-Art.19Notification obligation regarding rectification, erasure or restriction3 targets
JM-DPA2020-Breach-Notification-Sec28-30-Duty-Notify-Commissioner-Affected-Subjects-72-Hours-SevereJamaica DPA 2020 Personal Data Breach Notification + Sections 28-30 + Duty to Notify Commissioner + Affected Subjects + 72-Hour Reporting + High Risk + Severe + Mitigation + Documentation
JM-DPA2020-Joint-Controller-Processor-Sec24-25-26-Arrangements-Allocation-Responsibilities-ContractsJamaica DPA 2020 Joint Controllers + Processors + Sections 24-26 + Arrangements + Allocation of Responsibilities + Contracts + Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) + Sub-Processors + Vendor Management
JM-DPA2020-Standard8-Transfers-Outside-Jamaica-Sec27-Adequacy-Decisions-Standard-Contractual-Clauses-BCR-DerogationsJamaica DPA 2020 Standard 8 - Transfers Outside Jamaica + Section 27 + Adequacy Decisions + Standard Contractual Clauses + Binding Corporate Rules + Derogations + Cross-Border Data Flows + Caribbean Community + International Data Privacy
GDPR-Art.20Right to data portability
JM-DPA2020-Breach-Notification-Sec28-30-Duty-Notify-Commissioner-Affected-Subjects-72-Hours-SevereJamaica DPA 2020 Personal Data Breach Notification + Sections 28-30 + Duty to Notify Commissioner + Affected Subjects + 72-Hour Reporting + High Risk + Severe + Mitigation + Documentation

Chapter IV - Controller and Processor(4 mappings)

GDPR-Art.25Data protection by design and by default2 targets
JM-DPA2020-Joint-Controller-Processor-Sec24-25-26-Arrangements-Allocation-Responsibilities-ContractsJamaica DPA 2020 Joint Controllers + Processors + Sections 24-26 + Arrangements + Allocation of Responsibilities + Contracts + Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) + Sub-Processors + Vendor Management
JM-DPA2020-Privacy-by-Design-Default-Sec34-Engineering-Data-Protection-Impact-Assessment-DPIA-Risk-BasedJamaica DPA 2020 Privacy by Design + Privacy by Default + Section 34 + Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) + Risk-Based + High-Risk Processing + Prior Consultation + Privacy Engineering
GDPR-Art.35Data protection impact assessment2 targets
JM-DPA2020-Joint-Controller-Processor-Sec24-25-26-Arrangements-Allocation-Responsibilities-ContractsJamaica DPA 2020 Joint Controllers + Processors + Sections 24-26 + Arrangements + Allocation of Responsibilities + Contracts + Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) + Sub-Processors + Vendor Management
JM-DPA2020-Privacy-by-Design-Default-Sec34-Engineering-Data-Protection-Impact-Assessment-DPIA-Risk-BasedJamaica DPA 2020 Privacy by Design + Privacy by Default + Section 34 + Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) + Risk-Based + High-Risk Processing + Prior Consultation + Privacy Engineering

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Coverage crosswalk

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The table above lists candidate mappings. A crosswalk answers the narrower question you are probably here for: which Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 controls your existing GDPR work already satisfies, which are real gaps, and the reasoning behind every claim so you can check it. One pair, $299, one time.

GDPR into Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
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Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 into GDPR
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This direction has not been through crosswalk review and sign off, so no coverage figure is published for it. Reporting an unreviewed number would be worse than reporting none. It can be built to order at the same price as a pair that is already on the shelf.

If the two frameworks turn out to have too little in common for a crosswalk to help you, we say so and refund it rather than send a number worth nothing.

GDPR to Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 (built to order)
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  • Every evidenced control, with the reasoning behind it
  • Every gap, with what it requires
  • Its level of review stated plainly, not a bare number

Why this page shows two different percentages. The 25% in the header counts how many GDPR controls carry at least one candidate mapping in the graph, before any review. The crosswalk percentage counts something stricter: how many Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 controls are actually evidenced, after a pass that argued against each mapping and kept only what survived. They answer different questions and they are not meant to agree.

A crosswalk narrows the work. It does not replace an audit, and your assessor may take a different view on individual controls. Mappings between frameworks are judgements, not text printed in either standard, which is why every claim in the report shows its reasoning. Questions go to support@theartofservice.com.

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What are the key differences between GDPR and Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020?

GDPR has 40 controls across its framework, while Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 covers 17 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 10 overlapping controls (25% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in Chapter IV - Controller and Processor, where 13 GDPR controls have no direct Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 equivalent.

How many controls map between GDPR and Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020?

Of 40 total GDPR controls, 10 map directly to Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 controls, representing 25% coverage. The remaining 30 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping GDPR to Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020?

30 GDPR controls have no direct equivalent in Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020. The highest concentration of gaps is in Chapter IV - Controller and Processor with 13 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between GDPR and Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020?

The domain with the highest gap count is Chapter IV - Controller and Processor (13 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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