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Macau: GPDP fines Oasis Holdings MOP 210,000 for illegal telemarketing activities
The Office for Personal Data Protection ('GPDP') announced, on 27 January 2021, that it had imposed several fines totalling MOP 210,000 (approx. €21,700) on Oasis Holdings Limited for illegal telemarketing activities. In particular, the GPDP noted that the company had been conducting telemarketing sales campaigns without a legitimate basis, in violation of Article 6 of the Personal Data Protection Act (Act 8/2005) ('PDPA'). Furthermore, the GDPD stated that the company also failed to comply with obligations under the right to information and the right to object, as provided for in Articles 10 and 12 of the PDPA respectively. In this regard, in addition to the administrative penalty, the GPDP also ordered the company to cease any further processing of personal data.
You can read the press release, only available in Chinese, here.
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