Currently, according to the UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, here is the current scenario regarding the regulation of Data Protection and Privacy in the World:
| STATUS | PERCENTAGE |
|---|---|
| COUNTRIES WITH LEGISLATION | 66% |
| COUNTRIES WITH DRAFT LEGISLATION | 10% |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO LEGISLATION | 19% |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO DATA | 5% |
The legislation addressed to data protection and / or privacy is divided into regions as follows:
1. AMERICAS (35 COUNTRIES)
| STATUS | NUMBER (PERCENTAGE) |
|---|---|
| COUNTRIES WITH LEGISLATION | 24 (69%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH DRAFT LEGISLATION | 4 (11%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO LEGISLATION | 7 (20%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO DATA | 0 (0%) |
2. EUROPE (45 COUNTRIES)
| STATUS | NUMBER (PERCENTAGE) |
|---|---|
| COUNTRIES WITH LEGISLATION | 43 (96%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH DRAFT LEGISLATION | 1 (2%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO LEGISLATION | 0 (0%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO DATA | 1 (2%) |
3. ASIA-PACIFIC (60 COUNTRIES)
| STATUS | NUMBER (PERCENTAGE) |
|---|---|
| COUNTRIES WITH LEGISLATION | 34 (57%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH DRAFT LEGISLATION | 6 (10%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO LEGISLATION | 16 (27%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO DATA | 4 (7%) |
4. AFRICA (54 COUNTRIES)
| STATUS | NUMBER (PERCENTAGE) |
|---|---|
| COUNTRIES WITH LEGISLATION | 27 (50%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH DRAFT LEGISLATION | 9 (17%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO LEGISLATION | 13 (24%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO DATA | 5 (9%) |
5. LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES – LDCs (47 COUNTRIES)
| STATUS | NUMBER (PERCENTAGE) |
|---|---|
| COUNTRIES WITH LEGISLATION | 20 (43%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH DRAFT LEGISLATION | 5 (11%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO LEGISLATION | 19 (40%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO DATA | 3 (6%) |
6. SMALL ISLAND DEVOLOPING STATES – SIDS (29 COUNTRIES)
| STATUS | NUMBER (PERCENTAGE) |
|---|---|
| COUNTRIES WITH LEGISLATION | 10 (34%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH DRAFT LEGISLATION | 5 (17%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO LEGISLATION | 12 (41%) |
| COUNTRIES WITH NO DATA | 2 (7%) |
Below you may find the list of laws, country by country:
| Country | Title of Legislation / Draft of Legislation | Links to Laws |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Law No. 9887 on the Protection of Personal Data (in English) | http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/dataprotection/National%20laws/ALBANIA_DPLaw2008.pdf |
| Andorra | Loi qualifiée 15/2003, du 18 décembre, sur la protection des données personnelles (in French) | https://www.apda.ad/system/files/1-%20%28FR%29%20Llei%20qualificada%20de%20protecci%C3%B3%20de%20dades%20personals.pdf |
| Andorra | Llei 15/2003, del 18 de desembre, qualificada de protecció de dades personals (in Catalan) | https://www.apda.ad/system/files/llei_qualificada_de_proteccio_de_dades_personals_-_cat.pdf |
| Angola | Lei No. 22/11 da Protecção de Dados Pessoais de 17 de Junho (in Portuguese) | http://www.mwe.com/info/pubs/Law_22_11_Data_Privacy_Law.pdf |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Data Protection Act 2013 (in English) | http://laws.gov.ag/acts/2013/a2013-10.pdf |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Constitutional Order 1981 (in English) | http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Antigua/antigua-barbuda.html |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Data Protection Act 2013 | http://laws.gov.ag/acts/2013/a2013-10.pdf |
| Argentina | Ley 25.326 de Protección de los Datos Personales (in Spanish) | http://infoleg.mecon.gov.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/64790/norma.htm |
| Armenia | Law of the Republic of Armenia on the Protection of Personal Data (in English) | http://www.carim-east.eu/media/sociopol_module/File-4%20ARM%20Draft%20Law%20on%20Protection%20of%20Personal%20Data-Armenia%20English.pdf |
| Australia | Privacy Act 1988 (in English) | http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2015C00089 |
| Austria | Datenschutzgesetz 2000 (in German) | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10001597 |
| Azerbaijan | Law on Personal Data 2010 (in Azerbaijani) | http://www.mincom.gov.az/qanunvericilik/qanunlar/ |
| Bahamas | Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act 2003 (in English) | http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2003/2003-0003/DataProtectionPrivacyofPersonalInformationAct_1.pdf |
| Barbados | Data Protection Bill 2005 (in English) | http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/TASF/UNPAN024631.pdf |
| Barbados | The Constitution of Barbados | https://www.oas.org/dil/The_Constitution_of_Barbados.pdf |
| Barbados | Electronic Transactions Act, 2001 (in English) | http://www.commerce.gov.bb/Legislation/Documents/CAP%20308B.PDF |
| Belarus | Law Of The Republic Of Belarus On Information, Informatization and Protection of information - Law no. 8517 (in English, unofficial translation) | http://www.e-belarus.org/docs/informationlawdraft.html |
| Belgium | Law on Privacy Protection in relation | http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/41/topic/3 |
| to the Processing of Personal Data (in English, unofficial translation) | ||
| Benin | Loi n°2009-09 du 22 mai 2009 portant organisation de la protection des données à caractère personnel (in French) | https://www.google.ch/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDcQFjADahUKEwiS9u3rsqjHAhUJAxoKHRIUAFs&url=http%3A%2F%2Farcep.bj%2Fadmin%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2FLOI_2009_09_PROTECTION_DES_DONNEES_PERSONNELLES.pdf&ei=PsfNVZLfJomGaJKogNgF&usg=AFQjCNHYzkTnMqnIZIPR57NvQX6nFe1J6w&bvm=bv.99804247,d.d2s |
| Bhutan | Bhutan Information Communications and Media Act 2006 (in English) | http://www.moic.gov.bt/daden/uploads/2014/04/actenglish2006.pdf |
| Bhutan | Bhutan Information Communications and Media Act 2006 (in Dzongkha) | http://www.moic.gov.bt/daden/uploads/2014/04/actdzong2006.pdf |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Ley general de Telecomunicaciones, Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación - Ley 167 de 08 agosto de 2011 (in Spanish) | http://www.cienciaytecnologia.gob.bo/uploads/ley_164___ley_general_de_telecomunicaciones_tecnologias_de_informacin_y_comunicacion.pdf |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Law on the Protection of Personal Data (in English) | http://www.azlp.gov.ba/propisi/Default.aspx?id=5&pageIndex=1&langTag=en-US |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Law on the Protection of Personal Data (in Bosanski) | http://www.azlp.gov.ba/propisi/Default.aspx?id=5&pageIndex=1&langTag=bs-BA |
| Brazil | Protection of Personal Data Bill 2011 (in Portuguese) | http://participacao.mj.gov.br/dadospessoais/texto-em-debate/anteprojeto-de-lei-para-a-protecao-de-dados-pessoais/ |
| Bulgaria | Law for Protection of Personal Data (in English) | https://www.cpdp.bg/en/?p=element&aid=373 |
| Bulgaria | Law for Protection of Personal Data (in Bulgarian) | https://www.cpdp.bg/index.php?p=element&aid=373 |
| Burkina Faso | Loi n° 010-2004/AN Portant Protection des Données à | http://www.afapdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Burkina-Faso-Loi-portant-protection-des-donn%C3%A9es-%C3%A0-caract%C3%A8re-personnel-20042.pdf |
| Caractère Personnel (in French) |
| Cape Verde | Lei n° 133/V/2001 of 22 January 2001 (in Portuguese) | http://www.afapdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Cap-vert-Lei-n%C2%B0133-V-2001-do-22-janeiro-20011.pdf |
| Canada | Personal Information Protection and | http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/P-8.6.pdf |
| Electronic Documents Act (in English and French) | ||
| Chad | Law 007/PR/2015 on the Protection of Personal Data | |
| Chile | Law 19.628 of 1999 (in Spanish) | http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=141599 |
| China | The Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Strengthening the Network Information Protection (2012). | http://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/Law/2009-02/26/content_1473392.htm |
| Colombia | Law 1266 of 2008- Habeas Data Act (in English, unofficial translation) | http://media.mofo.com/docs/mofoprivacy/LEY_HABEAS_DATA_ing.pdf |
| Colombia | Ley Estatutaria 1266 de 2008 - Habeas Data Act (in Spanish) | http://www.alcaldiabogota.gov.co/sisjur/normas/Norma1.jsp?i=34488 |
| Colombia | Law No. 1581 of 2012 (in English, unofficial translation) | https://iapp.org/media/pdf/knowledge_center/DECRETO_1377_DEL_27_DE_JUNIO_DE_2013_ENG.pdf |
| Costa Rica | Ley de Protección de la Persona frente al tratamiento de sus datos personales, Nº 8968 (in Spanish) | http://www.archivonacional.go.cr/pdf/ley_8968_proteccion_datos_personales.pdf |
| Costa Rica | Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica, consolidated version to October 5, 2005 (in English) | http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=219959 |
| Costa Rica | Constitución Política de la República de Costa Rica, versión refundida al 5 de octubre de 2005 (in Spanish) | http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=219833 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Loi n° 2013-450 du 19 juin 2013 relative à la protection des données à caractère personnel (in French) | http://media.mofo.com/files/PrivacyLibrary/3979/Cote-d-voire-loi_2013_450.pdf |
| Croatia | Act on Personal Data Protection (in English) | http://www.right2info.org/resources/publications/laws-1/croatia-personal-data-protection-act/view |
| Cyprus | The Processing of Personal Data (Protection of the Individual) Law (in English) | http://www.dataprotection.gov.cy/dataprotection/dataprotection.nsf/697e70c0046f7759c2256e8c004a0a49/f8e24ef90a27f34fc2256eb4002854e7/$FILE/138%28I%29-2001_en.pdf |
| Czech Republic | Law on Personal Data Protection (in English) | https://www.uoou.cz/en/vismo/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=200156&id_ktg=1107&archiv=0&p1=1105 |
| Czech Republic | Law on Personal Data Protection (in Czech) | https://www.uoou.cz/zakon%2Dc%2D101%2D2000%2Dsb%2Do%2Dochrane%2Dosobnich%2Dudaju%2Da%2Do%2Dzmene%2Dnekterych%2Dzakonu%2Dve%2Dzneni%2Ducinnem%2Dod%2D6%2Drijna%2D2016/ds-3109/archiv=0&p1=1261 |
| Denmark | Act on Processing of Personal Data (in English) | http://www.datatilsynet.dk/english/the-act-on-processing-of-personal-data/read-the-act-on-processing-of-personal-data/compiled-version-of-the-act-on-processing-of-personal-data/ |
| Dominica | Privacy and Data Protection Bill 2007 | |
| Dominican Republic | Ley No. 172-13, sobre Protección de Datos de Carácter Personal del 13 de diciembre de 2013 (in Spanish) | http://www.redipd.org/legislacion/common/legislacion/rep_dominicana/Ley_172_13_Proteccion_Datos_Caracter_Personal.pdf |
| Ecuador | Protection of Privacy and Personal Data Bill 2016 | http://www.dataprivacylaws.com.ar/2016/07/30/ecuador-is-debating-a-data-protection-bill/proyecto-de-ley-organica-de-la-proteccion-de-los-derechos-a-la-intimidad-y-privacidad-sobre-los-datos-personales-tr-254848/ |
| El Salvador | Ley de Comercio Electronico y Comunicaciones | |
| El Salvador | Constitution of the Republic of El Salavador, 1983, as Amended to 2003, article 2 (in English) | http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/ElSalvador1983English.pdf |
| El Salvador | Decree No. 695, Official Journal No. 141. Last modified April 20, 2012 | |
| El Salvador | Customs Simplification Act | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Law 1/2016 (Data protection law) | |
| Estonia | Data Protection Act (in English) | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/ee/529012015008/consolide/current |
| Finland | Personal Data Act (in English, unofficial translation) | http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1999/19990523 |
| France | Law relating to the protection of individuals against the processing of personal data (in English) | http://www.cnil.fr/fileadmin/documents/en/Act78-17VA.pdf |
| France | Loi 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés modifiée (in French) | http://www.cnil.fr/fileadmin/documents/approfondir/textes/CNIL-78-17_definitive-annotee.pdf |
| Gabon | Loi n°001/2011 relative à la protection des données à | http://www.afapdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Gabon-Loi-relative-%C3%A0-la-protection-des-donn%C3%A9es-personnelles-du-4-mai-20112.pdf |
| caractère personnel (in French) | ||
| Gambia | Information and Communications Act No. 2 of 2009 (in English) | http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=238413 |
| Georgia | Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection (in English) | https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/download/1561437/7/en/pdf |
| Georgia | Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection (in Georgian) | https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/1561437?impose=original |
| Germany | Federal Data Protection Act (in English) | http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bdsg/federal_data_protection_act.pdf |
| Germany | Bundesdatenschutzgesetz - BDSG (in German) | http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bdsg_1990/gesamt.pdf |
| Ghana | Data Protection Act (Act No. 843) 2012 - DPA (in English) | http://media.mofo.com/files/PrivacyLibrary/3981/GHANAbill.pdf |
| Greece | Law on the Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (in English) | http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/6961 |
| Honduras | Anteproyecto de Ley de Protección de Datos Personales y Acción de Hábeas Data de Honduras (in Spanish) | http://cei.iaip.gob.hn/doc/Anteproyecto%20de%20Ley%20de%20Proteccion%20de%20Datos%20Personales%20y%20Accion%20de%20Habeas%20Data%20de%20Honduras%20%20Final%2021%2001%2014.pdf |
| Hungary | Act on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (in English) | http://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-REF%282012%29021-e |
| Iceland | Law on the Protection and Processing of Personal Data 1989 (in English) | http://www.personuvernd.is/information-in-english/greinar/nr/438 |
| India | Information Technology Act 2000 (in English) | http://cc.tifrh.res.in/webdata/documents/events/facilities/IT_act_2008.pdf |
| Indonesia | Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 11 of 2008 Concerning Electronic Information and Transactions (in Bahasa Indonesia and English) | http://www.bu.edu/bucflp/files/2012/01/Law-No.-11-Concerning-Electronic-Information-and-Transactions.pdf |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Law on Electronic Commerce (in English) | http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/ir/ir008en.pdf |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Law 71063 on Computer Crimes (in Persian) | http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/91715/106512/F1311829502/IRN91715.pdf |
| Iraq | Draft Data Protection and Privacy Law | |
| Ireland | Data Protection Act, 1988 (in English) | http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1988/en/act/pub/0025/print.html |
| Israel | Privacy Protection Act 1981 (in English) | http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=347462 |
| Italy | Decreto Legislativo 30 giugno 2003, n. 196 - Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali (in Italian) | http://www.camera.it/parlam/leggi/deleghe/03196dl.htm |
| Jamaica | Data Protection Bill 2012 | |
| Jamaica | The Constitution of Jamaica (in English) | http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=214630 |
| Jamaica | Electronic Transactions Act No 15 of 2006 (in English) | http://moj.gov.jm/sites/default/files/laws/Electronic%20Transactions%20pgs.%201-34.pdf |
| Jamaica | Trade Act 1955 (in English) | http://moj.gov.jm/sites/default/files/laws/Trade%20Act_0.pdf |
| Japan | Act on the Protection of Personal Information (in English, unofficial translation) | http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/APPI.pdf |
| Jordan | Data Protection Bill | |
| Kazakhstan | Law on personal data and their protection, 21 May 2013 (in Russian) | http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=96710&p_country=KAZ&p_count=7 |
| Kenya | Data Protection Bill 2012 (in English) | www.cickenya.org/index.php/legislation/item/download/298_d79313b69240bf9c9403613edacc41b1 |
| Republic of Korea | Korea's Personal Information Protection Act was promulgated in 2011 as amended (in English) | http://koreanlii.or.kr/w/images/a/a3/PIPAct_1308en.pdf |
| Kuwait | Law No. 20 of 2014 (in English) | http://www.csb.gov.kw/images/Magazine_E.pdf |
| Kyrgyzstan | Law on Personal Data 2008 (in English, unofficial transalation) | http://media.mofo.com/docs/mofoprivacy/Kyrgyz_DPLaw_EN.pdf |
| Latvia | Law on Protection of Personal Data of Natural Persons (in English) | http://www.arhivi.lv/index.php?&1170 |
| Lesotho | Data Protection Act 2012 | |
| Liechtenstein | Gesetz über die Abänderung des Datenschutzgesetzes, 2002 (in German) | http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/de/li/li069de.pdf |
| Lithuania | Law on Legal Protection of Personal | http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=202094 |
| Data (in English) | ||
| Luxembourg | Data Protection Law (in English) | http://www.cnpd.public.lu/fr/legislation/droit-lux/doc_loi02082002_en.pdf |
| Madagascar | Loi No. 2014-38 (in French) | http://www.afapdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Madagascar-L-2014-038-du-09-01-15-sur-la-protection-des-donn%C3%A9es-%C3%A0-caract%C3%A8re-personnel.pdf |
| Malawi | Electronic Transactions and Cybersecurity Act 2016 | |
| Malaysia | Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (in English) | http://www.kkmm.gov.my/pdf/Personal%20Data%20Protection%20Act%202010.pdf |
| Mali | Loi n° 2013-015 du 21 mai 2013 (in French) | http://www.afapdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Mali-Loi-sur-la-protection-des-donn%C3%A9es-personnelles-du-21-mai-2013.pdf |
| Malta | Data Protection Act 2001 (in English) | http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/law/files/implementation/malta_en.pdf |
| Mauritius | Data Protection Act 2004 (in English) | http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=189310 |
| Mexico | Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares 2010 (in Spanish) | http://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/LFPDPPP.pdf |
| Monaco | Act controlling personal data processing 1993 (in English) | https://www.ccin.mc/legislation/lois/act-1-165-on-the-protection-of-personal-data.pdf |
| Montenegro | Law on Personal Data Protection 2008 (in English) | http://www.afapdp.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Mont%C3%A9n%C3%A9gro-Personal-Data-Protection-Law-79-08-and-70-09.pdf |
| Morocco | Law No. 09-08/2009 on the protection of people toward data protection of a personal nature | |
| Nepal | Right to Information Act, 2064 (2007) (in English) | http://www.moic.gov.np/acts-regulations/right-to-information-act.pdf |
| Netherlands | Personal Data Protection Act 1998 (in English, unofficial translation) | http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0011468/geldigheidsdatum_04-07-2011 |
| Netherlands | Personal Data Protection Act (in English, unofficial translation) | http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/5342 |
| New Zealand | Privacy Act 1993 (in English) | http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0028/latest/DLM296639.html |
| Nicaragua | Ley No. 787 Ley de Protección de Datos Personales (in Spanish) | http://www.pgr.gob.ni/PDF/Constitucional/ley%20787.pdf |
| Niger | Projet de loi sur la protection des données à caractère personnel | |
| Nigeria | Data Protection Bill 2011 | |
| Norway | Personal Data Act 2000 (in English) | http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/11/topic/3 |
| Oman | Royal Decree no. 69 of 2008 - Electronic Transactions Law (in English) | http://www.cert.gov.om/library/information/Electronic%20Transactions%20Law%20English.pdf |
| Pakistan | Electronic Data Protection Act 2005 - Draft (in English) | http://media.mofo.com/docs/mofoprivacy/PAKISTAN%20Draft%20Law%202nd%20Revision%20.pdf |
| Panama | Personal Data Protection Bill 2016 | |
| Paraguay | Ley 4868/2013 de Comercio Electrónico | |
| Paraguay | Ley 1682/2001 Reglamenta la Informacion de Caracter Privado (in Spanish) | http://www.redipd.org/legislacion/common/legislacion/paraguay/Ley_1682_de_2001.pdf |
| Peru | Ley N° 29733 - Ley de Protección de Datos Personales (in Spanish) | http://www.claro.com.pe/portal/recursos/pe/pdf/Ley29733.pdf |
| Philippines | Data Privacy Act of 2012 (in English) | http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2012/ra_10173_2012.html |
| Poland | Act on the Protection of Personal Data 1997 (in English) | http://www.giodo.gov.pl/144/id_art/171/j/en/ |
| Portugal | Lei da proteçao de dados pessoais 1991 (in Portuguese) | http://www.cnpd.pt/bin/legis/nacional/lei_1091.htm |
| Qatar | Law No. 13 of 2016 Concerning Privacy and Protection of Personal Data | http://www.motc.gov.qa/en/documents/document/qatar-issues-personal-data-privacy-law-5 |
| Republic of Moldova | Law on Personal Data Protection 2007 (in English, unofficial translation) | http://www.datepersonale.md/file/Data%20Protection%20Law%20133.pdf |
| Romania | Law on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data etc (2001) | https://www.google.ch/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj0yoDI5eHQAhXLsxQKHST6CJIQFggoMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dataprotection.ro%2Fservlet%2FViewDocument%3Fid%3D174&usg=AFQjCNEAIqcoMpBH9ukTuQgENSRZZgt95g |
| Russian Federation | Federal Law Regarding Personal Data 2006 (in English) | https://iapp.org/media/pdf/knowledge_center/Russian_Federal_Law_on_Personal_Data.pdf |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Privacy and Data Protection Bill 2012 | |
| Saint Lucia | Data Protection Act 2011 (in English) | https://www.google.ch/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjyyP365eHQAhXDvhQKHSDAAGYQFggoMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fredgealc.org%2Fdownload.php%3Flen%3Des%26id%3D2908%26nbre%3DPrivacy%2520and%2520Data%2520Protection%2520Bill%2520-%252017Mar2010.pdf%26ti%3Dapplication%2Fpdf%26tc%3DContenidos&usg=AFQjCNEcnlF0gTn59N32y6g4e0UtDqHPvw |
| Saint Lucia | Constitution of Saint Lucia | http://www.govt.lc/media.govt.lc/www/resources/legislation/ConstitutionOfSaintLucia.pdf |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Privacy Act 2003 | |
| San Marino | Law regulating the Computerized Collection of Personal Data 1983 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Data Protection Law 2016 | |
| Senegal | Loi n° 2008-12 du 25 janvier 2008 sur la protection des données à caractère personnel (in French) | http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/fr/text.jsp?file_id=181186 |
| Serbia | Law on Personal Data Protection 2008 (in English) | http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4b5718f52.pdf |
| Seychelles | Data Protection Act 2003 (in English) | http://greybook.seylii.org/se/2003-9 |
| Singapore | Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (in English) | http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;ident=01ff0681-2d42-4e65-a34f-9349703f87d3;page=0;query=DocId%3Aea8b8b45-51b8-48cf-83bf-81d01478e50b%20Depth%3A0%20Status%3Ainforce;rec=0 |
| Slovakia | Act on the Protection of Personal Data 1992 (in English) | http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/privacy/docs/implementation/slovakia_428_02_en.pdf |
| Slovenia | Personal Data Protection Act 1990 (in English) | http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/privacy/docs/implementation/personal_data_protection_act_rs_2004.pdf |
| South Africa | Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 | http://www.saflii.org/za/legis/consol_act/popia2013380/ |
| Spain | Organic Law 15/1999 on Personal Data Protection (in Spanish) | http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/lo15-1999.html |
| Spain | Organic Law 15/1999 on Personal Data Protection (in English, unofficial translation) | https://www.google.ch/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QFjAAahUKEwj_5u63wrDHAhUL_XIKHaH9BYo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislationline.org%2Fdocuments%2Fid%2F9044&ei=VgnSVf_jHIv6ywOh-5fQCA&usg=AFQjCNGd5kvCbv7F99hymukX4cQhg3fSJA&bvm=bv.99804247,d.bGQ |
| Suriname | The Constitution of the Republic of Suriname, Article 17 (in English) | http://www.parliament.am/library/sahmanadrutyunner/surinam.pdf |
| Swaziland | Data Protection Bill | |
| Sweden | Personal Data Act 1998 (in English) | http://www.qcert.org/sites/default/files/public/documents/swe-privacy-personal_data_act-eng-1998.pdf |
| Switzerland | Federal Act on Data Protection, 1992 (in English) | https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/19920153/ |
| Tajikistan | Law on Protection of Information (December 2, 2002, № 71) | |
| Thailand | Personal Data Protection Bill 2011 | |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Law on Personal Data Protection (in English, unofficial translation) | http://www.ceecprivacy.org/pdf/Law%20on%20Personal%20Data%20Protection.pdf |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Data Protection Act 2011 (in English) | http://www.ttparliament.org/legislations/a2011-13.pdf |
| Trinidad and Tobago | The Constitution of the Rpublic of Trinidad and Tobago (in English) | http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/mesicic3_tto_constitution.pdf |
| Tunisia | Law 63/2004 (in French) | http://www.tunisie.gov.tn/SYNC_1615697015.pdf |
| Turkey | Data Protection Law 2016 | |
| Uganda | The Data Protection and Privacy Bill, 2015 (in English) | http://chapterfouruganda.com/sites/default/files/downloads/Data-Protection-and-Privacy-Bill-2015.pdf |
| Ukraine | Law on Personal Data Protection 2011 (in English) | http://www.oit.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/87898/103340/F-1394242499/PDF87898_eng.pdf |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Data Protection Law | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Data Protection Act 1998 (in English) | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/contents |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Data Protection Bill 2013 | |
| United States of America | Privacy Act of 1974 (in English) | http://www.justice.gov/opcl/file/631151/download |
| Uruguay | La Ley 18331 Protección de Datos Personales y Acción de Habeas Data"del 11 agosto del año 2008 y el Decreto reglamentario 414/2009 (in Spanish) | http://agesic.gub.uy/innovaportal/file/302/1/Ley_N_18331.pdf |
| Viet Nam | Law on Protection of Consumers' Rights 2010 (in English) | http://www.itpc.gov.vn/investors/how_to_invest/law/Law%20No.59_2010_QH12/mldocument_view/?set_language=en |
| Yemen | Law of the Right of Access to Information 2012 (in English) | http://www.right2info.org/resources/publications/laws-1/laws_yemen |
| Zambia | The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, Act Number 21 of 2009 - the Electronic | https://www.zicta.zm/Downloads/The%20Acts%20and%20SIs/ect_act_2009.pdf |
| Communications Act (in English) | ||
| Zimbabwe | Draft Data Protection Bill 2016 | http://www.techzim.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Zimbabwes-Draft-Data-Protection-Bill-v-1-June-2013.pdf |
