Thailand PDPA for the International schools

As more and more academic institutions are moving their teaching almost entirely online, the need to protect data has gotten even more important.

This article is the first part of a series of three and gives an overview of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) as it affects international schools and universities. It also discusses the Data Protection Officer’s (DPO) role, as well as the data mapping and training required to help schools comply with the regulations.

PDPA overview as it affects international schools

If you’ve heard of GDPR – a term nearly every business is familiar with – then you are probably aware of why the PDPA exists: to protect data owners (data subjects) in Thailand in the event their personal data is collected, used, disclosed or collected in an unlawful way.

It’s important to understand in what context this applies to international…