2015 International Compendium of Data Privacy Laws COUNTRY BY REGION Australia Australia................................................................................................................................. 6 Central Asia China (People’s Republic) .................................................................................................. 37 Hong Kong........................................................................................................................... 78 India..................................................................................................................................... 88 Japan................................................................................................................................. 106 South Korea....................................................................................................................... 149 Taiwan............................................................................................................................... 157 Central America Bahamas ............................................................................................................................. 16 Costa Rica........................................................................................................................... 43 Trinidad and Tobago.......................................................................................................... 160 Europe Austria ................................................................................................................................. 12 Belgium................................................................................................................................ 20 Czech Republic.................................................................................................................... 47 Denmark.............................................................................................................................. 53 Finland................................................................................................................................. 58 France ................................................................................................................................. 63 Germany.............................................................................................................................. 68 Greece................................................................................................................................. 73 Hungary............................................................................................................................... 83 Ireland ................................................................................................................................. 94 Italy...................................................................................................................................... 99 Luxembourg....................................................................................................................... 111 Netherlands ....................................................................................................................... 125 Spain ................................................................................................................................. 154 Ukraine .............................................................................................................................. 164 United Kingdom ................................................................................................................. 173 Middle East Qatar ................................................................................................................................. 138 Saudi Arabia ...................................................................................................................... 143 United Arab Emirates......................................................................................................... 167 North America Canada................................................................................................................................ 28 Mexico ............................................................................................................................... 120 South America Argentina ............................................................................................................................... 1 Brazil ................................................................................................................................... 25 Chile .................................................................................................................................... 34 Colombia ............................................................................................................................. 40 Peru................................................................................................................................... 130 Table of Contents Uruguay............................................................................................................................. 177 South East Asia Indonesia............................................................................................................................. 91 Malaysia ............................................................................................................................ 115 Philippines ......................................................................................................................... 133 Singapore .......................................................................................................................... 145 ii Table of Contents COUNTRY INDEX Argentina................................................................................................................................... 1 Australia .................................................................................................................................... 6 Austria .................................................................................................................................... 12 Bahamas ................................................................................................................................. 16 Belgium ................................................................................................................................... 20 Brazil .................................................................................................................................... 25 Canada.................................................................................................................................... 28 Chile .................................................................................................................................... 34 China (People’s Republic) ....................................................................................................... 37 Colombia ................................................................................................................................. 40 Costa Rica............................................................................................................................... 43 Czech Republic ....................................................................................................................... 47 Denmark.................................................................................................................................. 53 Finland .................................................................................................................................... 58 France .................................................................................................................................... 63 Germany ................................................................................................................................. 68 Greece .................................................................................................................................... 73 Hong Kong .............................................................................................................................. 78 Hungary................................................................................................................................... 83 India .................................................................................................................................... 88 Indonesia................................................................................................................................. 91 Ireland .................................................................................................................................... 94 Italy .................................................................................................................................... 99 Japan .................................................................................................................................. 106 Luxembourg .......................................................................................................................... 111 Malaysia ................................................................................................................................ 115 Mexico .................................................................................................................................