Typical Country Chapter

Sample Table of Contents*

  • 01 INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
  • 02 CONSTITUTION
  • 03 Data Protection Law

    • [A] Protected Information

    • [B] Obligations of the Data Controller

      • [1] Legality and Proportionality
      • [2] Collection Limitation
      • [3] Purpose Limitation
      • [4] New Purpose
      • [5] Data Quality and Accuracy
      • [6] Use Limitation

    • [C] Rights of the Data Subject

      • [1] Notice
      • [2] Consent
      • [3] Right of Access
      • [4] Right of Rectification
      • [5] Right of Opposition

    • [D] Content of the Notice to the Data Subject

    • [E] Security and Protection of the Data

    • [F] Transfer of Information to a Third Party

      • [1] Within the Country
      • [2] Outside the Country or Region

    • [G] Notification; Registration with Local Authorities

    • [H] Privacy Official

      • [1] Qualifications
      • [2] Tasks of the Privacy Official
      • [3] Powers of the Privacy Official

    • [I] Enforcement

      • [1] Criminal Sanctions
      • [2] Administrative Sanctions
      • [3] Cease and Desist Action

    • [J] Private Right of Action

      • [1] Compliant to the Data Controller
      • [2] Complaint to the Data Protection Authority
      • [3] Reference to the Court

    • [K] Sample Cases and Penalties

      • [1] Court Cases
      • [2] Decisions of the Data Protection Authority

    • [L] Data Protection Supervisory Authority

  • 04 Employee Personal Information

    • [A] Protected Information

    • [B] Required Notices

    • [C] Treatment of Former Employees and Retirees

    • [D] Required Protective Measures

    • [E] Transfer of Employee Information Out of the Country

    • [F] Monitoring

  • 05 Children Information

    • [A] The Law

    • [B] Prohibited Activities

  • 06 Commercial Communications

    • [A] The Law

    • [B] Prohibited Messages Types

    • [C] Direct Marketing by Third Parties

  • 07 Electronic Communications

    • [A] The Law

    • [B] What is Prohibited

    • [C] Enforcement; Lawsuits; Penalties

  • 08 Whistleblowing
  • 09 Security Breach Disclosure Law
  • 10 Other Laws Protecting Personal Data

* Note: The above is only an example. While all country chapters generally follow this outline, the nature and scope of the laws in existence may require a different approach or may not allow for specificity. The content depends on the national law in question.

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