Guatemala. Sectoral privacy. Law

LAIP (Decree 57-2008)Law on Access to Public Information (Decree 57-2008) - habeas data and personal data provisions

In force

Partly verified

Medium confidence. Dates of Decree 57-2008 from general knowledge.

§1Summary

Synopsis

Guatemala has no comprehensive data protection law. The access to information law provides habeas data rights and bars commercialising personal data without consent, mainly for public bodies.

Key themes

habeas data
sensitive data
ban on commercialising data without consent

Unique features

Comprehensive bill (initiative 6464) under committee review in Congress.

SaaS relevance

Limited direct obligations; consent needed before selling or sharing personal data.

§2Obligations

Extraterritorial: No
Breach notification: None
DPO: No
Cross-border transfers: None

§3Dates

Key dates

Adopted 23 September 2008
In force 21 April 2009
Initiative 6464 (Ley de Protección de Datos Personales y Garantía de Derechos Digitales) presented 2024-10-29, still in committee (no dictamen) as of July 2026

§4Text and authority

Text

Authoritative text congreso.gob.gt

Authority

Procurador de los Derechos Humanos (Human Rights Ombudsman)

§5Where it applies

Domestic law of: Guatemala

§6Sources and verification

Sources consulted

Verification

Medium confidence.

Partly verified

Medium confidence. Dates of Decree 57-2008 from general knowledge.