Timor-Leste. Human rights / constitutional. Constitutional provision
Constitution Art. 38Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Article 38 (Protection of Personal Data)
In force
Partly verified
Medium confidence.No general data protection law found.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Gives citizens a right of access, correction and purpose information for their personal data and prohibits processing data on beliefs, political or union membership and ethnic origin without consent; Article 36 adds a general privacy right.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Constitutional data protection article (Portuguese-influenced) but no implementing statute.
- SaaS relevance
No statutory regime; constitutional rule on sensitive data consent should be respected.
§2Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
§3Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text constituteproject.org
- Authority
- None designated
§4Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Timor-Leste
§5Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.No general data protection law found.