{"id":5804,"date":"2025-07-31T14:47:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pdp.gov.my\/ppdpv1\/?page_id=5804"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:27:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:27:20","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pdp.gov.my\/ppdpv1\/en\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5804\" class=\"elementor elementor-5804\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9389872 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9389872\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbc0392\" data-id=\"dbc0392\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a0163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50a0163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTRODUCTION<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19ea0a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19ea0a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In general, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 [Act 709] applies to any individual, company, or organization that processes and has control over the processing of personal data in commercial transactions in Malaysia.<\/p><p>Individuals, companies, or organizations that process and control the processing of personal data in commercial transactions are known as <strong>Data Controllers<\/strong>.<\/p><p>As a Data Controller, you are required to comply with all regulations set forth in this Act, particularly related to the following matters:<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdp.gov.my\/ppdpv1\/en\/principles-of-personal-data-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 7 Principles of Personal Data Protection<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdp.gov.my\/ppdpv1\/en\/personal-data-protection-standard-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Personal Data Protection Standard<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdp.gov.my\/ppdpv1\/en\/registration-of-data-controller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registration as a Data Controller<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdp.gov.my\/ppdpv1\/en\/guidelines-and-circular-on-personal-data-protection-appointment-of-data-protection-officer-dpo-and-data-breach-notification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registration of Personal Data Protection Officer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdp.gov.my\/ppdpv1\/en\/guidelines-and-circulars-on-data-breach-notification-dbn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Breach Notification<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INTRODUCTION In general, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 [Act 709] applies to any individual, company, or organization that processes and has control over the processing of personal data in commercial transactions in Malaysia. Individuals, companies, or organizations that process and control the processing of personal data in commercial transactions are known as Data Controllers. 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