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Portée et base légale

Portée extraterritoriale
1
Applies to controllers active in Zimbabwe and to controllers not established there that use means located in Zimbabwe.s.4(2)(a)-(b) · source ↗
Base légale
1
Consent or listed grounds including legal obligation, vital interests, public interest and legitimate interests of the controller or third party.s.10(1), (3) · source ↗
Données sensibles
2
Sensitive, genetic, biometric and health data require written consent or listed exceptions; some uses need Authority authorization.ss.11-12; s.12(9); s.22 · source ↗
Enfants
3
Age 18. Parents or guardians consent and exercise rights; controllers must verify consent and run regular DPIAs for children's data.s.3; s.26; Reg. 10(5), SI 155/2024 · source ↗

Droits des personnes

Droits
2
Information, access, objection, correction and deletion of false data, and protection from solely automated decisions.ss.14, 25 · source ↗ No portability or restriction right.
Délai de réponse aux demandes
0
No fixed response deadline in the Act or SI 155.s.13(f) ('without delay' for erasure/rectification) · source ↗
Marketing
1
Data subjects may object free of charge to processing for direct marketing; no opt-in rule.s.15(1)(c); s.16(1)(d) · source ↗ Section numbers from ZimLII summary; DLA Piper says electronic marketing is not addressed.

Gouvernance

DPO requis
3
Every data controller must appoint a DPO and notify POTRAZ on Form DP2.s.20(5); Reg. 12(1), SI 155/2024 · source ↗
Qualifications du DPO
3
DPOs must complete a POTRAZ-approved certification course from an accredited provider and keep certification through CPD.Regs 10(1), 13(1)-(3), SI 155/2024 · source ↗
Enregistrement
3
Controllers processing data of 50 or more people need a POTRAZ licence, tiered USD 50-2,500, renewed every 12 months.Regs 3-9, SI 155/2024 · source ↗
DPIA
2
Regular DPIAs required for children's data; specific-risk processing needs prior Authority authorization. No general DPIA duty.Reg. 10(5)(d), SI 155/2024; s.22 · source ↗
Registres
3
Controllers must notify the Authority of all processing activities, including purposes and retention, and keep a breach register.s.21(1); Regs 10(2)(a), 17(4)(b), SI 155/2024 · source ↗
Conservation
1
Data may be kept no longer than necessary for the purpose collected; no specific periods.s.13(f) · source ↗

Violations

Informer le régulateur
3
Notify POTRAZ within 24 hours of becoming aware, on Form DP3; investigation report within 21 days.s.19; Reg. 17(1)-(2), (5), SI 155/2024 · source ↗
Information des personnes
3
Inform data subjects within 72 hours where the breach is likely to result in high risk.Reg. 17(3), SI 155/2024 · source ↗ High-risk trigger with a fixed 72-hour deadline; scored 3 for the fixed deadline.

Transferts

Transferts à l’étranger
2
Transfers abroad need adequate protection in the recipient country or a listed derogation such as unambiguous consent.ss.28-29 · source ↗
Localisation
0
No data localization requirement.ss.28-29 · source ↗

Application

Amende maximale
1
Fines up to level 11 (reported at about USD 1,000) and/or up to 7 years' imprisonment.s.33(2); SI 155 offense regs · source ↗ Level 11 dollar value from MISA (secondary); level values change by statutory instrument.
Responsabilité pénale
3
Most breaches of the Act and SI 155 are offenses, carrying up to 7 years' imprisonment; failing to appoint a DPO up to 2 years.s.33; Regs 3(3), 5(3), 10(6), 12(6), 16(7), 17(6), SI 155/2024 · source ↗ Offenses target controllers broadly; no specific officer-liability clause seen.
Action privée
1
No statutory compensation right; data subjects complain to POTRAZ, with appeal to the Administrative Court.s.34 · source ↗ Common-law claims may remain available.

Scores are our reading on the published rubric, checked 18 October 2026. Not legal advice.

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