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Data Protection
Section 37 of the Constitution protects your privacy, your home and your messages. The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 adds rules for anyone who collects or uses information about you.
Situation: An organisation is collecting information about you
Stated generally. The exact position always depends on the facts.
What you should do
What you should not do
“Privacy law only restricts the government.”
The Constitution protects you from the government, and the Data Protection Act 2023 also sets rules for private companies that use your information.
“If you consented once, the organisation can do anything with the data.”
They can only use it for the reason they gave you, and you can withdraw your consent.
When to speak to a lawyer