Chile. Comprehensive data protection. Law

Law 19.628Law No. 19,628 on the Protection of Private Life (Ley sobre Protección de la Vida Privada)

In force

Partly verified

Medium confidence. Exact 1999 dates from general knowledge.

§1Summary

Synopsis

Chile's original data protection law, setting basic consent and purpose rules, rights of access and correction and specific rules for financial data, enforced only through courts.

Key themes

consent
access and rectification
financial/commercial data
habeas data action

Unique features

No supervisory authority or administrative fines; enforcement via civil courts.

SaaS relevance

Applies until Law 21.719 takes effect; low enforcement risk but consent requirements apply.

§2Obligations

Extraterritorial: No
Breach notification: None
DPO: No
Cross-border transfers: None specific
Maximum penalty: Low court fines (UTM-based)

§3Dates

Key dates

Adopted 18 August 1999
In force 28 October 1999
Superseded in substance by Law 21.719 amendments from 2026-12-01 (or later if deferred); constitutional right to data protection added 2018 (art. 19 no. 4)

§4Text and authority

Text

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Authority

None designated (courts; SERNAC for consumer aspects)

§5Where it applies

Domestic law of: Chile

§6Sources and verification

Verification

Medium confidence.

Partly verified

Medium confidence. Exact 1999 dates from general knowledge.