Uruguay. Breach notification. Decree

Decree 64/020Decree No. 64/020 regulating Articles 37-40 of Law 19,670

In force
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§1Summary

Synopsis

Implements the 2018 amendments: territorial scope for foreign controllers, privacy by design, impact assessments, security incident notification and the appointment of data protection officers.

Key themes
  • breach notification
  • DPO
  • privacy by design
  • DPIA
  • extraterritorial scope
Unique features

DPO mandatory for public entities, private entities processing sensitive data as core business, and large-volume processors.

SaaS relevance

Sets the concrete breach and DPO rules a SaaS provider serving Uruguay must follow.

§2Obligations

Extraterritorial
Yes
Breach notification
URCDP and data subjects (72h)
DPO
Conditional

§3Dates

Key dates
  • Adopted
  • In force

§4Text and authority

Text
Authority
Unidad Reguladora y de Control de Datos Personales (URCDP), within AGESIC

§5Where it applies

Domestic law of
Uruguay

§6Sources and verification

Verification

Medium confidence.

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