The PDPA refers to the Personal Data Protection Act, B.E. 2562 (2019), which was published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 27 May 2019. The Act requires organizations and agencies that collect personal data from the public, whether private companies or government agencies, not to use such data for any other purpose without the consent of the data owner. Its purpose is to protect individuals' right to privacy and to provide remedies for data owners whose personal data has been violated.