The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador's Economic Commission voted 56–0 to pass the Personal Data Protection Law. The regulation provides data subject rights, data security requirements and a tiered fining scheme. The law will take effect one year after it is published in the Official Gazette, but those covered under the law will receive a six-month grace period to transition their systems into compliance.
23 April 2021
El Salvador passes Personal Data Protection Law
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