Botswana Data Protection Act 2018
National data-protection law: technical safeguards, records of processing software, third-party/processor accountability, and integrity controls.
National data-protection law: technical safeguards, records of processing software, third-party/processor accountability, and integrity controls.
| Short name | BW DPA |
| Region | Middle East & Africa |
| Country or scope | Botswana |
| Sector | Privacy |
| In your workspace | Off until you switch it on in Compliance โบ Manage. |
How Safeguard covers BW DPA
- Scan requirements: 5, all decided by a scan.
- Controls: the scan requirements below.
- Automated tests: none map to it directly. You can link any automated test to its controls yourself (how).
- Policy templates: 22 from the standard set.
How each kind of coverage works, and what the readiness score counts: Compliance frameworks.
What a scan checks
Each scan of a product checks these 5 requirements against what the scan found, including the product's software inventory (SBOM).
| Requirement | What Safeguard checks | Decided by |
|---|---|---|
BW-DPA-SEC Security Measures for Processing | Data controllers must implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against destruction, loss, alteration and unauthorised access, evidenced by integrity hashes on processing components (DPA 2018, security-of-processing obligations) | Scan |
BW-DPA-INV Processing System Inventory | Notification of processing operations to the Commission presupposes that the controller maintains an inventory of the software systems used to process personal data (DPA 2018, notification and record-keeping provisions) | Scan |
BW-DPA-PROC Processor Engagement Controls | Controllers must choose processors providing sufficient guarantees of security and ensure processing under contract, so third-party software components must have named suppliers (DPA 2018, controller-processor provisions) | Scan |
BW-DPA-ID Component Identifiability | Investigating unauthorised access and cooperating with the Commission requires processing-system components to be uniquely identifiable (DPA 2018, enforcement and compliance provisions) | Scan |
BW-DPA-DOC Traceable Documentation | Demonstrating lawful processing to the regulator requires software records to be identifiable documents with a creation timestamp (DPA 2018, accountability and notification duties) | Scan |
Policy templates
All 22 from the standard set, adapted to BW DPA.
Benin Digital Code 2018 (Personal Data)
National data-protection law: technical safeguards, records of processing software, third-party/processor accountability, and integrity controls.
Burkina Faso Law No. 010-2004 on Personal Data
National data-protection law: technical safeguards, records of processing software, third-party/processor accountability, and integrity controls.