Bailiwick of Jersey
| OVERVIEW |
Jersey is a dependency of the United Kingdom. Jersey has autonomy in respect of its internal affairs, including data protection. Pursuant to Article 299 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Jersey is a “third country”. |
| ENACTED | 2005 |
| GENERAL PRIVACY LAWS | Data Protection Law of 2005 was modeled on the U.K. data protection legislation and was aimed at meeting the requirements of the EU Data Protection Directive. There are a number of differences, however, and these relate primarily to the country’s banking secrecy laws. |
| PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAWS AND REGULATIONS | Data Protection Law of 2005 |
| TYPE OF DATA PROTECTED | Personal |
| WORKPLACE PRIVACY LAWS | Data Protection Law of 2001 |
| TRANSBORDER TRANSFERS | Jersey law contains no requirements that specific transfers outside of the EEA are to be notified to the Data Protection Commissioner either in advance or subsequent to the transfer. |
| FINES AND SANCTIONS | Civil and criminal sanctions, including fines and forfeitures. |
| OTHER PRIVACY LAWS AND REGULATIONS | Part III, Article 17 of the Data Protection Law 2005 prohibits any processing of personal data until there has been appropriate registration. |
