| (3) |
Where the person from
whom personal data are or are to be collected is the data subject, all
practicable steps shall be taken to ensure that
| (a) |
he
is explicitly or implicitly informed, on or before collecting the
data, of-
- whether
it is obligatory or voluntary for him to supply the data; and
- where
it is obligatory for him to supply the data, the consequences
for him if he fails to supply the data; and
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| (b) |
he
is explicitly informed-
- on
or before collecting the data, of-
(A) the purpose (in general or specific terms) for which the data
are to be used; and
(B) the classes of persons to whom the data may be transferred;
and
- on
or before first use of the data for the purpose for which they
were collected, of-
(A) his rights to request access to and to request the correction
of the data, and
(B) the name and address of the individual to whom any such request
may be made,
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