Benin: complain to APDP about a personal-data rights infringement, such as refusal of access, correction or deletion. This is the public supervisory authority, not an account-recovery service.
Explain the processing’s connection with Benin and the infringement of your own rights. Citizenship or residence does not automatically establish APDP jurisdiction over every dispute with foreign company Meta. Ask about jurisdiction first if the connection is unclear. A suspension alone, without a data-rights issue, does not establish that this route applies.
What to do
First make a separate request to the controller about the specific data and keep the correspondence. APDP’s guidance provides for a dated, signed correction or deletion request by post or electronically; an ordinary suspension appeal is not a substitute.
Prepare your name and reply contact, profile URL, dates, disputed data and requested action, plus your request to the controller and its reply or proof of sending. This is a practical checklist for a clear complaint, not a verified exhaustive list of mandatory documents. Do not send passwords, login codes or unnecessary third-party data; ask APDP about attachments and identity checks.
Article 483 provides for postal and electronic complaints. The email contact@apdp.bj and headquarters filing appear in the complaints section of APDP’s own website-data policy; their use for complaints against an external controller was not separately verified. First ask the official contact whether it accepts a complaint against Meta, how to file and what documents are needed. Then follow the confirmed instructions and retain a copy and acknowledgement.
Checked 3 November 2026: live APDP pages, official archived guidance and the 2021 amendment. The policy dated 17 January 2023 concerns APDP’s website data: its complaints section does not separately establish email intake against Meta. Statutory competence is distinguished from the specific filing channel. Submission, delivery and handling were not tested.
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Benin · Access or protect personal data
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Requirements need checkingBenin: complain to APDP about a personal-data rights infringement, such as refusal of access, correction or deletion. This is the public supervisory authority, not an account-recovery service.Autorité de Protection des Données Personnelles (APDP)Checked 3 November 2026: live APDP pages, official archived guidance and the 2021 amendment. The policy dated 17 January 2023 concerns APDP’s website data: its complaints section does not separately establish email intake against Meta.Cost: Article 483 reproduced by APDP makes formalities free for the data subject; manifestly excessive, including repetitive, requests may incur a charge or refusal to act. This does not waive possible court costs.Steps and full conditions
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Autorité de Protection des Données Personnelles (APDP)
What this route offers: Benin: complain to APDP about a personal-data rights infringement, such as refusal of access, correction or deletion. This is the public supervisory authority, not an account-recovery service.
Checked 3 November 2026: live APDP pages, official archived guidance and the 2021 amendment. The policy dated 17 January 2023 concerns APDP’s website data: its complaints section does not separately establish email intake against Meta. Statutory competence is distinguished from the specific filing channel. Submission, delivery and handling were not tested.
Explain the processing’s connection with Benin and the infringement of your own rights. Citizenship or residence does not automatically establish APDP jurisdiction over every dispute with foreign company Meta. Ask about jurisdiction first if the connection is unclear. A suspension alone, without a data-rights issue, does not establish that this route applies.
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Possible remedy
APDP receives complaints, investigates and, within its jurisdiction, may require infringements to be corrected and impose sanctions. Acceptance does not mean an account will be restored, a post removed or money paid.Sources for these requirementsPartly confirmed
Explain the processing’s connection with Benin and the infringement of your own rights. Citizenship or residence does not automatically establish APDP jurisdiction over every dispute with foreign company Meta. Ask about jurisdiction first if the connection is unclear. A suspension alone, without a data-rights issue, does not establish that this route applies.Sources for these requirementsPartly confirmed
APDP’s guide gives the controller 45 days for a correction or deletion request and 30 days to respond to an objection. These concern different rights, not a complaint-resolution deadline. The procedures page’s two-month period concerns processing authorisations, not individual complaints. No account-recovery deadline is established.Sources for these requirementsPartly confirmed
Article 483 reproduced by APDP makes formalities free for the data subject; manifestly excessive, including repetitive, requests may incur a charge or refusal to act. This does not waive possible court costs.Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source
Official guidance is in French; prepare the complaint in French as a practical choice. Acceptance of other languages and translation requirements are unverified.Sources for these requirementsPartly confirmed
The law provides for postal and electronic complaints, but APDP must still confirm the specific intake channel for a complaint against an external controller. Contacts and a general form are accessible without login; submission was not tested. Do not send case documents before confirmation.Sources for these requirementsPartly confirmed
First make a separate request to the controller about the specific data and keep the correspondence. APDP’s guidance provides for a dated, signed correction or deletion request by post or electronically; an ordinary suspension appeal is not a substitute.
Prepare your name and reply contact, profile URL, dates, disputed data and requested action, plus your request to the controller and its reply or proof of sending. This is a practical checklist for a clear complaint, not a verified exhaustive list of mandatory documents. Do not send passwords, login codes or unnecessary third-party data; ask APDP about attachments and identity checks.
Article 483 provides for postal and electronic complaints. The email contact@apdp.bj and headquarters filing appear in the complaints section of APDP’s own website-data policy; their use for complaints against an external controller was not separately verified. First ask the official contact whether it accepts a complaint against Meta, how to file and what documents are needed. Then follow the confirmed instructions and retain a copy and acknowledgement.
Article 483 provides for postal and electronic complaints. The email contact@apdp.bj and headquarters filing appear in the complaints section of APDP’s own website-data policy; their use for complaints against an external controller was not separately verified. First ask the official contact whether it accepts a complaint against Meta, how to file and what documents are needed. Then follow the confirmed instructions and retain a copy and acknowledgement.
If no acknowledgement arrives, ask the official contact whether it was received, giving the date and any reference. APDP’s guide describes recourse to the competent administrative court if the authority does not handle the complaint or gives no progress or outcome information within 90 days. This is not a promise of a decision in 90 days. Ask a local lawyer about the court, form, costs and filing deadline; if jurisdiction is declined, request reasons and the appropriate authority.
What to prepare
Prepare your name and reply contact, profile URL, dates, disputed data and requested action, plus your request to the controller and its reply or proof of sending. This is a practical checklist for a clear complaint, not a verified exhaustive list of mandatory documents. Do not send passwords, login codes or unnecessary third-party data; ask APDP about attachments and identity checks.
What to do after applying
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APDP’s guide gives the controller 45 days for a correction or deletion request and 30 days to respond to an objection. These concern different rights, not a complaint-resolution deadline. The procedures page’s two-month period concerns processing authorisations, not individual complaints. No account-recovery deadline is established.
Your application was not accepted
Read the reason. A case outside the body’s powers, missing documents and a decision against your claim call for different next steps. Correct the stated gaps or follow the appeal instructions in the reply. Check the appeal deadline before submitting again.
You have a reply, but the issue remains
If no acknowledgement arrives, ask the official contact whether it was received, giving the date and any reference. APDP’s guide describes recourse to the competent administrative court if the authority does not handle the complaint or gives no progress or outcome information within 90 days. This is not a promise of a decision in 90 days. Ask a local lawyer about the court, form, costs and filing deadline; if jurisdiction is declined, request reasons and the appropriate authority.
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