Description

Implemented Data Law (No. 2025/QH15) including data protection regulation

On 1 January 2026, the Data Law (No. 2025/QH15), which includes data protection regulations, enters into force. The Data Law aims to enhance the protection of personal and non-personal data, establishing comprehensive guidelines for data processing activities,s including collection, storage, modification, sharing, and deletion. The law also outlines and defines data quality, which includes accuracy, validity, integrity, completeness, timely updates, and consistency. Data collection must be aligned with authorised purposes and avoid redundancy unless necessary for validation, quality improvement or legal compliance. Individuals and organisations are permitted to create data within legal boundaries and are responsible for its integrity. Data will be categorised by level of sharing (open, shared, private), sensitivity (core, important), or application area and stored in centralised, structured repositories for efficient use at all levels of government. While certain datasets must be made publicly available, exceptions are made for data classified as private, confidential or sensitive to national security or personal privacy. Access rights must be strictly defined to ensure that only authorised entities can access or modify data, with principles of fairness, transparency and necessity guiding access. The law provides guidelines for the secure deletion, retrieval and irreversible destruction of data to prevent unauthorised recovery.

Original source

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

Hide details
2024-07-01
in consultation

On 1 July 2024, the Ministry of Public Security opened a consultation on the draft Data Law (No. 20…

2024-09-01
processing consultation

On 1 September 2024, the Ministry of Public Security closed its consultation on the draft Data Law …

2024-11-30
adopted

On 30 November 2024, the Parliament adopted the Data Law (No. 2025/QH15), which includes data prote…

2026-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2026, the Data Law (No. 2025/QH15), which includes data protection regulations, enters…

We use cookies and other technologies to perform analytics on our website. By opting in, you consent to the use by us and our third-party partners of cookies and data gathered from your use of our platform. See our Privacy Policy to learn more about the use of data and your rights.