LAW Nº 058/2021 OF 13/10/2021 RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND PRIVACY | 058/2021 OF 13/10/2021 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW Nº 058/2021 OF 13/10/2021 RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA AND PRIVACY

This law is about protecting personal data and privacy, and setting rules for how they are processed.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
058/2021 OF 13/10/2021
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
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Statute overview

About this statute

This law is about protecting personal data and privacy, and setting rules for how they are processed. This article says the law applies to personal-data processing and to controllers, processors, or third parties linked to Rwanda or to data subjects in Rwanda. This article defines key terms used in the law on personal data and processing. A data processor may process personal data on behalf of the data controller only under a written contract, and the controller authorises processors that give sufficient technical and organisational guarantees. Data controllers, data processors, and third parties must process personal data without infringing the data subject’s privacy.