Is Purpose Limitation Obligation (s 18) legally binding?

Q: Is Purpose Limitation Obligation (s 18) legally binding?

Purpose Limitation Obligation (s 18) is binding in Singapore. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it. Personal data may be collected, used or disclosed only for purposes a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances and (if applicable) of which the individual has been informed under s 20. Constrains repurposing existing datasets for AI training.

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Purpose Limitation Obligation (s 18)

Is this legally binding?

Binding. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it.

Personal data may be collected, used or disclosed only for purposes a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances and (if applicable) of which the individual has been informed under s 20. Constrains repurposing existing datasets for AI training.

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What this connects to

3 relations. Official relations are the ones the source documents state; anything marked GAGE analysis is our reading, not an agency's.

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ObligationFresh Consent Where AI Use Departs Significantly From Original PurposesGuidance
Guideline interprets binding PDPA provision; guideline itself is not legally binding
ObligationSystem Deployer Primary ResponsibilityConsultation
Guideline interprets binding PDPA provision; guideline itself is not legally binding

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SectionPart 4, Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal DataBinding
Structural decomposition of the source instrument

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