Ghana DPA 2012 Part One. SCOPE (Sec.3): applies to (a) personal data of natural persons processed in Ghana or by Ghanaian-established controllers; (b) extraterritorial processing where data subjects are in Ghana or where the controller has presence in Ghana. ESTABLISHMENT OF DATA PROTECTION COMMISSION (Sec.1-15): the DPC is an INDEPENDENT statutory body with Director-General + Board (representing public + private + civil society) + Secretariat + offices in Accra + regional offices; FUNCTIONS include monitoring + enforcement + complaint-handling + registration of data controllers + investigations + audits + guidance + international cooperation + Ministerial advisory. DEFINITIONS (Sec.2): PERSONAL DATA = data relating to an identified or identifiable individual; CONTROLLER + PROCESSOR per pre-GDPR distinction; CONSENT = freely-given specific informed; SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA = race + ethnic + religious + political + health + sexual + criminal data; CHILD = under 18. EXEMPTIONS (Sec.4): national security + crime + tax + journalism + research + statistics + household. 2024-2025 AMENDMENTS pipeline anticipated to align definitions with GDPR + add automated-decision-making + cross-border data + AI/ML provisions.
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