Guidance on Data Breach Handling and the Giving of Breach Notifications

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the giving of a data breach notification may reduce
the risk of potential litigations and regain the data
user’s goodwill and business relationship, and in some
cases, public confidence in the long run.
Data breach notification form
Reporting a breach does not preclude the Commissioner
from receiving complaints and conducting an enquiry
or investigation of the incident (whether in response to
a complaint or on the Commissioner’s own motion).
If a data user decides to report a data breach to the
Commissioner, the data user may complete a “Data
Breach Notification Form” (which is downloadable
from our website) 3 and submit the completed form to
us online, by fax, in person or by post. If the data user
needs help in completing this form, please contact us.
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