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Portée et base légale

Portée extraterritoriale
0
No extraterritorial provision in the current text.Not addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. The reformed law adds extraterritorial reach (not scored).
Base légale
3
Processing only when a law authorizes it or the holder expressly consents; narrow exceptions for public-source and certain internal data. No legitimate interests.Art. 4 · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. Law 21,719 adds further bases including legitimate interest.
Données sensibles
2
Sensitive data cannot be processed unless a law authorizes it, the holder consents, or it is needed to grant health benefits.Art. 10 · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.
Enfants
0
No child-specific rule or age threshold in the current text.Not addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. Law 21,719 adds rules for children's data (not reviewed).

Droits des personnes

Droits
2
Information (access), modification, deletion and blocking; opposition to use for advertising, market research or surveys.Arts. 3, 12 · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. No portability or automated-decision right until the reform.
Délai de réponse aux demandes
3
Controller must respond within 2 business days, otherwise the holder may go to the civil court.Art. 16 · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.
Marketing
1
Holders may object to use of their data for advertising, market research or opinion surveys (opt-out).Art. 3 · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. Consumer Protection Law 19,496 also regulates promotional messages (not reviewed).

Gouvernance

DPO requis
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Not addressedNot addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. Decree 662 (2025) on voluntary compliance models under Law 21,719 provides for a prevention delegate.
Qualifications du DPO
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Not addressedNot addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.
Enregistrement
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No registration for private controllers; the Civil Registry keeps a registry of public bodies' databases.Art. 22 · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. Law 21,719 directed the Civil Registry to delete this registry.
DPIA
0
No DPIA requirement in the current text.Not addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.
Registres
0
No records-of-processing requirement in the current text.Not addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.
Conservation
1
Data must be deleted or cancelled when storage lacks a legal basis or the data has expired.Art. 6 · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.

Violations

Informer le régulateur
0
No breach notification duty in the current text.Not addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. Sectoral cyber-incident rules may apply separately.
Information des personnes
0
No duty to notify individuals in the current text.Not addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.

Transferts

Transferts à l’étranger
0
No international transfer restriction in the current text.Not addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. Law 21,719 adds transfer rules.
Localisation
0
No data localization requirement.Not addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.

Application

Amende maximale
1
Court-imposed fines of 1 to 10 UTM, or 10 to 50 UTM for economic, financial and commercial data (about USD 3,500 at most).Art. 16 · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026. Under Law 21,719 fines reach 20,000 UTM (about USD 1.4m) per Carey.
Responsabilité pénale
0
No criminal offenses in the data protection law.Not addressed · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.
Action privée
2
Controller must compensate material and moral damage from improper processing; amount set by the judge.Art. 23 · secondary source · source ↗ Pre-reform Law 19,628 text in force on 18 Oct 2026. Law 21,719 (published 13 Dec 2024) rewrites it from 1 Dec 2026.

Scores are our reading on the published rubric, checked 18 October 2026. Not legal advice.

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