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Rwanda: Implemented Law No. 058/2021 relating to the protection of personal data and privacy including data localisation requirements

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Implemented Law No. 058/2021 relating to the protection of personal data and privacy including data localisation requirements

On 15 October 2021, Law No. 058/2021, relating to the protection of personal data and privacy, entered into force. The Act specifies that personal data must be stored in Rwanda. Storing data abroad is allowed if the data controller or processor obtains a registration certificate from the supervisory authority.

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Scope

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

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2021-10-13
adopted

On 13 October 2021, Law No. 058/2021, relating to the protection of personal data and privacy, was …

2021-10-15
in force

On 15 October 2021, Law No. 058/2021, relating to the protection of personal data and privacy, ente…

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