Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda

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Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda
Privacy Commissioner Bermuda Logo.png
Office overview
Formed20 January 2020 (2020-01-20)
JurisdictionBermuda
MottoQuo Data Ferunt
Office executive
  • Alexander McD White, Privacy Commissioner
Key document
Website privacy.bm

The Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda is an independent public office of Bermuda with a mandate "to regulate the use of personal information by organisations in a manner which recognizes both the need to protect the rights of individuals in relation to their personal information and the need for organisations to use personal information for legitimate purposes, among other duties." [1]

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The office was created by the Personal Information Protection Act 2016 [2] and oversees any individual, entity or public authority that uses personal information.

The Privacy Commissioner has the authority to conduct investigations concerning compliance, make orders, educate the public and engage in research, give guidance, and "do anything which reasonably appears to him [sic] to be incidental or conducive to the carrying out of his [sic] functions under this Act." [3]

The current Commissioner is Gretchen K. Tucker, who was appointed on March 02, 2026 by the Governor of Bermuda. [4]

Privacy Commissioners

There has been two Privacy Commissioners since the office was established.

NameTerm
Alexander McD White 2020–2025
Gretchen K. Tucker 2026–present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". PrivComBermuda. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Personal Information Protection Act 2016, http://www.bermudalaws.bm/laws/Annual%20Laws/2016/Acts/Personal%20Information%20Protection%20Act%202016.pdf
  3. ↑ Section 29(1)(o), Personal Information Protection Act 2016. http://www.bermudalaws.bm/laws/Annual%20Laws/2016/Acts/Personal%20Information%20Protection%20Act%202016.pdf
  4. ↑ "Governor announces appointment of Privacy Commissioner; The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Business". The Royal Gazette. 02 March 2026. Retrieved 03 March 2026.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  5. ↑ "Information Commissioner's Office for Bermuda". ico-bm. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ↑ portal.manager (4 March 2016). "Privacy - Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)". gov.bm. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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