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Law: Law No. 24 of 2023 Personal Data Protection Law (only available in Arabic here

Regulator: Personal Data Protection Directorate

Summary: On September 17, 2023, Law No. 24 of 2023 Personal Data Protection Law (the Law) was published in the Official Gazette, and will enter into effect in six months, i.e. on March 17, 2024. Importantly, the Directorate confirmed that all entities dealing with personal data are required, upon the law's enforcement, to align their conditions with the law's provisions within a period not exceeding one year, ending on March 16, 2025 (only available in Arabic here).

The provisions of the Law will apply to any personal and sensitive information processing of natural persons, whether such data was collected or processed before or after the effectiveness of the Law within Jordan, and applies to controllers who are also based outside of Jordan. The Law also applies to both domestic and international data transfers. In addition, the Law outlines several rights for individuals, namely the right to be informed, to access and obtain held data by the data controller, to object and withdraw consent, to correct, amend, add or update data, to restrict data processing, to be forgotten, to ensure data is erased, and to data portability. Furthermore, the Law includes obligations regarding the notification of data infringements and breaches to individuals.

Insights

Jordan is considered one of the leading countries in the MENA region to regulate personal information protection rules, as of September 17, 2023, the Jordanian Data Protection Law (the Law) is published in the Official Gazette, and according to the Law, it shall be effective after six months of being published, i.e on March 17, 2024. In this Insight article, Mariana Abudayah delves into the main and key points mentioned in the Law.

In an increasingly interconnected world, establishing regulations to protect personal data in transactions between individuals, data controllers, and data processors has become necessary. This is particularly important for transactions between companies and individuals located in different countries. In the following Insight article, Mariana Abudayah, from Nsair & Partners - Lawyers, provides an overview of Jordan's ongoing efforts to address this pressing issue. Until now, Jordan has not issued a data protection law. However, the country is currently undergoing an assessment and review process by the Economic Committee at the Jordanian Parliament to develop a Data Protection Bill (the Bill). This article analyses the key aspects of the Bill, shedding light on its significance in safeguarding personal data and fostering secure cross-border transactions.

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