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Saudi Arabia: Entry into force of Personal Data Protection Law with grace period

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Entry into force of Personal Data Protection Law with grace period

The Personal Data Protection Law enters into force following the approval by the Saudi King. It introduces legislation to ensure that the processing of personal data relating to an individual satisfies certain mandatory requirements to ensure the da…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2021-09-14
adopted

The Personal Data Protection Law is adopted by the Council of Minister of Saudi Arabia. It introduc…

2021-09-16
in grace period

The Personal Data Protection Law enters into force following the approval by the Saudi King. It int…

2022-03-22
adopted

On 22 March 2022, the Saudi Arabian Data & AI Authority stated on Twitter that the implementation P…

2023-03-21
adopted

On 21 March 2023, the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia adopted the amendments to the Personal D…