Saudi Arabia: Entry into force with grace period of Personal Data Protection Law Amendments including cross-border data transfer regulation
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Entry into force with grace period of Personal Data Protection Law Amendments including cross-border data transfer regulation
On 14 September 2023, the Personal Data Protection Law Amendments entered into force with a grace period of one year. Firstly, the Law stipulated that the transfer of data would be allowed to other jurisdictions if it does not prejudice the Kingdom'…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-11-20
in consultation
2022-12-20
in consultation
2023-03-21
adopted
2023-09-14
in grace period