The data privacy landscape is complex and it continues to evolve. It presents many challenges to organisations by creating uncertainty on many levels about whether, how, and when to process personal data.
In September 2021 the authorities of Saudi Arabia issued the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), which set stricter standards for data privacy and protection and further increased awareness around the importance of data protection compliance.
In March 2023 the updates to the PDPL were adopted and in April 2023 the updated PDPL was published. The PDPL came into force on 14 September 2023. However it will become fully enforceable starting from 14 September 2024. Until this date organisations have time (grace period) to take necessary steps to achieve their compliance with the new legal requirements.
Start your data privacy compliance journey with our KSA Data Privacy handbook
The Data Privacy handbook is a toolkit that explains the key principles of data privacy and contains the resources to help you assess your current business processes against data privacy best practices and laws. This toolkit is suitable for all organisations processing personal data and looking for a practical approach to build their data privacy programmes, be it to comply with privacy regulations or to gain competitive advantage.
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