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PDPA Singapore

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Singapore
vPDPA 2012 (No. 26 of 2012) as amended by the PDP (Amendment) Act 2020; 2020 Revised Edition numbering
6 domains
20 controls

Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012 as amended in 2020 and administered by the Personal Data Protection Commission: the ten data protection obligations of accountability (a designated data protection officer, policies, complaints process, staff communication), consent (with deemed consent by conduct, contractual necessity and notification, withdrawal, and the First and Second Schedule exceptions including legitimate interests and business improvement), purpose limitation, notification, access and correction with preservation after refusal, accuracy, protection, retention limitation, transfer limitation under the 2021 Regulations, and data breach notification (assessment, the significant-harm and 500-individual tests, the Commission within 3 calendar days, affected individuals); the Do Not Call Registry duties to check the register, identify the sender and present calling line identity; Part 9B offences for egregious mishandling by individuals; and financial penalties of up to S$1 million or 10 percent of annual turnover in Singapore. Data portability (Part 6B) is enacted but not yet in force.

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PDPA Singapore is a compliance framework from Singapore with 6 domains and 20 controls that map to 122 other frameworks. The largest domains are Part 4: Collection, use and disclosure of personal data – PDPA Singapore (7 controls), Part 6: Care of personal data – PDPA Singapore (4 controls), Part 5: Access to and correction of personal data – PDPA Singapore (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (6)

Part 3: General rules with respect to protection of and accountability for personal data – PDPA Singapore

2 controls
Controls in the Part 3: General rules with respect to protection of and accountability for personal data – PDPA Singapore domain of PDPA Singapore: 2 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-singapore::11Reasonable-person standard, responsibility for personal data and designation of a data protection officer
pdpa-singapore::12Policies, complaints process, staff communication and information on request

Part 4: Collection, use and disclosure of personal data – PDPA Singapore

7 controls
Controls in the Part 4: Collection, use and disclosure of personal data – PDPA Singapore domain of PDPA Singapore: 7 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-singapore::13-14Consent required, and what counts as consent
pdpa-singapore::15Deemed consent by conduct and by contractual necessity
pdpa-singapore::15ADeemed consent by notification
pdpa-singapore::16Withdrawal of consent
pdpa-singapore::17Collection, use and disclosure without consent: the First and Second Schedule exceptions
pdpa-singapore::18Purpose limitation
pdpa-singapore::20Notification of purposes

Part 5: Access to and correction of personal data – PDPA Singapore

3 controls
Controls in the Part 5: Access to and correction of personal data – PDPA Singapore domain of PDPA Singapore: 3 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-singapore::21Access to personal data
pdpa-singapore::22Correction of personal data
pdpa-singapore::22APreservation of personal data after an access refusal

Part 6: Care of personal data – PDPA Singapore

4 controls
Controls in the Part 6: Care of personal data – PDPA Singapore domain of PDPA Singapore: 4 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-singapore::23Accuracy of personal data
pdpa-singapore::24Protection of personal data
pdpa-singapore::25Retention limitation
pdpa-singapore::26Transfer of personal data outside Singapore

Parts 6A and 6B: Notification of data breaches; data portability – PDPA Singapore

2 controls
Controls in the Parts 6A and 6B: Notification of data breaches; data portability – PDPA Singapore domain of PDPA Singapore: 2 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-singapore::26CDuty to assess a data breach, and the data intermediary's duty to notify the organisation
pdpa-singapore::26DDuty to notify the Commission within 3 calendar days and affected individuals

Parts 9 and 9A: The Do Not Call Registry and dictionary attacks – PDPA Singapore

2 controls
Controls in the Parts 9 and 9A: The Do Not Call Registry and dictionary attacks – PDPA Singapore domain of PDPA Singapore: 2 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-singapore::43Do Not Call: duty to check the register before sending specified messages
pdpa-singapore::44-45Do Not Call: sender identification, contact information and calling line identity

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with PDPA Singapore, you already cover:

Turkey KVKK

29%

8 controls mapped

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Privacy Act 2020

29%

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Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)

29%

8 controls mapped

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+ 119 more: Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven) (29%), Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023) (29%)

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Maps to 122 other frameworks

28 total controls
Turkey KVKK
8 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
29%
Privacy Act 2020
8 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
29%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
8 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
29%
Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven)
8 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
29%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
8 source controls mapped|23 target controls covered
29%
Bahrain PDPL
8 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
29%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
8 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
29%
South Korea PIPA
8 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
29%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
25%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 116/2025/QH15)
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
21%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
6 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
21%
GDPR
6 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
21%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
18%
Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
18%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
18%
South Korea ISMS-P
5 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
18%
NIST Privacy Framework
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
18%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
18%
NIST SP 800-190
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
18%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
18%
Albania Law No. 124/2024 on Personal Data Protection
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
18%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
18%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
14%
APPI
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
14%
US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
UK Open Banking Standard
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
14%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
14%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
14%
Brunei Personal Data Protection Order 2022 (PDPO)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
14%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
11%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
11%
API 1164
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
11%
NIST SP 1800-32
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
11%
IEC 62443
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
11%
ISO 27799:2025
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
11%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
11%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
3 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
11%
ISO/IEC 27019:2024
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
11%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
11%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
3 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
11%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
11%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
11%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
Azure Security Benchmark
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
11%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
11%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
11%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
11%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2026
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
7%
ITIL 4
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
ISO 22000:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ISO 26000:2010
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
Paraguay Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 6534/2020)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
ISO/SAE 21434
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27043:2015
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
4%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 23837:2023
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 29115:2013 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
FedRAMP Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
OWASP SAMM
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Latvia Personal Data Processing Law (Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, 2018)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Section 508 - ICT Accessibility (Revised)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO 22320:2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
APRA CPS 234
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Papua New Guinea National Cybersecurity Policy & Cybercrime Act (2016)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 14001:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 45001:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
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What is PDPA Singapore and who does it apply to?

PDPA Singapore is a compliance framework from Singapore with 6 domains and 20 controls. Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012 as amended in 2020 and administered by the Personal Data Protection Commission: the ten data protection obligations of accountability (a designated data protection officer, policies, complaints process, staff communication), consent (with deemed consent by conduct, contractual necessity and notification, withdrawal, and the First and Second Schedule exceptions including legitimate interests and business improvement), purpose limitation, notification, access and correction with preservation after refusal, accuracy, protection, retention limitation, transfer limitation under the 2021 Regulations, and data breach notification (assessment, the significant-harm and 500-individual tests, the Commission within 3 calendar days, affected individuals); the Do Not Call Registry duties to check the register, identify the sender and present calling line identity; Part 9B offences for egregious mishandling by individuals; and financial penalties of up to S$1 million or 10 percent of annual turnover in Singapore. Data portability (Part 6B) is enacted but not yet in force. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does PDPA Singapore actually require?

PDPA Singapore has 20 controls organised across 6 domains. The largest domains are Part 4: Collection, use and disclosure of personal data – PDPA Singapore (7 controls), Part 6: Care of personal data – PDPA Singapore (4 controls), Part 5: Access to and correction of personal data – PDPA Singapore (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of PDPA Singapore do I already cover?

PDPA Singapore maps to 122 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Turkey KVKK (29% coverage), Privacy Act 2020 (29% coverage), Privacy Act 1988 (Australia) (29% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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