Privacy Map

Latin America & Caribbean. National jurisdiction.

Mexico MX

Primary authority: Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno (SABG)
Part I

Domestic law

Comprehensive data protection1

  • LFPDPPP 2025Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares, 2025)In force
    In force from     New private-sector data protection law replacing the 2010 statute following the dissolution of the INAI. It keeps the ARCO rights and privacy notice model, adds processor coverage, retention concepts and a right to object to significant automated processing, with oversight by a government ministry.
    Synopsis

    New private-sector data protection law replacing the 2010 statute following the dissolution of the INAI. It keeps the ARCO rights and privacy notice model, adds processor coverage, retention concepts and a right to object to significant automated processing, with oversight by a government ministry.

    Key themes
    • privacy notice
    • consent
    • ARCO rights
    • processors
    • automated decisions
    • retention and blocking
    • data protection officer/department
    Unique features

    Supervision moved from an autonomous constitutional body (INAI) to a federal ministry (SABG), raising independence concerns; privacy notices no longer need to list transfers.

    SaaS relevance

    Applies to private parties processing personal data in Mexico; SaaS processors now expressly covered and must keep confidentiality and follow controller instructions.

    Extraterritorial
    Limited
    Breach notification
    Data subjects promptly where breach significantly affects rights (no authority notification duty)
    DPO
    Yes
    Cross-border transfers
    Transfers per privacy notice/consent; processors (remissions) without consent
    Maximum penalty
    Fines indexed to UMA (up to 320,000 UMA, doubled for sensitive data); imprisonment up to 5 years (10 for sensitive)
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • Published DOF 2025-03-20, repealing the 2010 law; INAI extinguished and powers transferred to SABG; 2011 Regulations remain applicable pending new ones
    Text
    Authority
    Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno (SABG)
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    High confidence.

    320,000 UMA cap carried from prior law per general knowledge; verify in new text.

    Full record for LFPDPPP 2025

Sectoral privacy1

  • LGPDPPSO 2025General Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Obligated Subjects (Ley General de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Sujetos Obligados, 2025)In force
    In force from     Public-sector data protection law for federal, state and municipal authorities and other obligated subjects, reissued in 2025 as part of the transparency system overhaul that dissolved the INAI.
    Synopsis

    Public-sector data protection law for federal, state and municipal authorities and other obligated subjects, reissued in 2025 as part of the transparency system overhaul that dissolved the INAI.

    Key themes
    • public sector
    • ARCO rights
    • security
    • impact assessments
    Unique features

    Part of the March 2025 reform package that reassigned oversight to executive bodies.

    SaaS relevance

    Relevant to SaaS vendors serving Mexican public bodies, which must impose contractual safeguards on providers (including cloud).

    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • Published alongside new LFPDPPP and transparency laws in DOF 2025-03-20
    Text
    Authority
    SABG (federal) and state-level guarantor bodies
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    Low confidence.

    Partly verifiedLow confidence. Existence and date inferred from search result titles on the March 2025 reform package; details not verified.

    Full record for LGPDPPSO 2025
    Partly verifiedLow confidence. Existence and date inferred from search result titles on the March 2025 reform package; details not verified.
Part II

Regional & international frameworks

Membership-based — check ratification status in the instrument record. 14 instruments from 6 bodies.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  • OECD AI PrinciplesRecommendation of the Council on Artificial Intelligence (OECD AI Principles)In force
    In force from     Five values-based principles for trustworthy AI: inclusive growth and wellbeing; human rights and democratic values including privacy and fairness; transparency and explainability; robustness, security and safety; and accountability. These are paired with five recommendations to governments. The definition of an 'AI system' it contains was adopted in the EU AI Act.
    Synopsis

    Five values-based principles for trustworthy AI: inclusive growth and wellbeing; human rights and democratic values including privacy and fairness; transparency and explainability; robustness, security and safety; and accountability. These are paired with five recommendations to governments. The definition of an 'AI system' it contains was adopted in the EU AI Act.

    Key themes
    • trustworthy AI
    • human rights
    • privacy
    • transparency
    • explainability
    • robustness
    • accountability
    Unique features

    It was the first intergovernmental AI standard. Its AI-system definition was taken up in the EU AI Act and the CoE AI Convention.

    SaaS relevance

    Soft-law benchmark for AI governance in SaaS products, and the source of definitions used in binding laws.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    None
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • OECD/LEGAL/0449; adopted 2019-05-22; updated 2024-05-03 (generative AI, the definition of an AI system, safety, information integrity); G20 AI Principles (2019) draw on it
    Text
    Authority
    OECD Working Party on AI Governance / OECD.AI
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    High confidence.

    Full record for OECD AI Principles
  • OECD Trusted Government Access DeclarationDeclaration on Government Access to Personal Data Held by Private Sector EntitiesIn force
    In force from     The first intergovernmental statement of shared principles for government access to personal data held by private companies for law enforcement and national security. It covers seven principles: legal basis, legitimate aims, approvals, data handling, transparency, oversight and redress.
    Synopsis

    The first intergovernmental statement of shared principles for government access to personal data held by private companies for law enforcement and national security. It covers seven principles: legal basis, legitimate aims, approvals, data handling, transparency, oversight and redress.

    Key themes
    • government access
    • national security
    • law enforcement
    • legal basis
    • oversight
    • redress
    • transparency
    Unique features

    It codifies democratic safeguards on compelled access. It was cited in the context of the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and in transfer impact assessments.

    SaaS relevance

    Useful reference for transfer impact assessments and for policies on responding to government data demands.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Supports trusted data flows between adherents
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • OECD/LEGAL/0487; adopted at the Digital Economy Ministerial meeting on 2022-12-14; the EU also adhered
    Text
    Authority
    None designated
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    High confidence.

    Full record for OECD Trusted Government Access Declaration
  • OECD Privacy Guidelines 2013Recommendation of the Council concerning Guidelines Governing the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data (revised 2013)In force
    In force from     Keeps the eight 1980 principles and adds new implementation ideas: privacy management programmes, breach notification to authorities and individuals, national privacy strategies, privacy enforcement authorities with adequate powers, and interoperability between privacy frameworks.
    Synopsis

    Keeps the eight 1980 principles and adds new implementation ideas: privacy management programmes, breach notification to authorities and individuals, national privacy strategies, privacy enforcement authorities with adequate powers, and interoperability between privacy frameworks.

    Key themes
    • accountability
    • privacy management programmes
    • breach notification
    • enforcement cooperation
    • interoperability
    • transborder flows
    Unique features

    It made the controller's accountability programme concrete and introduced breach notification into an intergovernmental instrument. It favours a risk-based approach to transborder restrictions.

    SaaS relevance

    It informs accountability-programme expectations in many OECD countries' laws that apply to SaaS providers.

    Breach notification
    Recommended: authority and affected individuals for significant breaches
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Restrictions should be proportionate to risk
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • OECD/LEGAL/0188; first adopted 1980-09-23; revised 2013-07-11; implementation reviews continue
    Text
    Authority
    OECD Working Party on Data Governance and Privacy
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    High confidence.

    Full record for OECD Privacy Guidelines 2013
  • OECD Guidelines 1980OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data (1980)Repealed/superseded
    In force from     A non-binding OECD Council Recommendation that set out eight basic principles: collection limitation, data quality, purpose specification, use limitation, security safeguards, openness, individual participation and accountability. It also encouraged free transborder flows between member countries.
    Synopsis

    A non-binding OECD Council Recommendation that set out eight basic principles: collection limitation, data quality, purpose specification, use limitation, security safeguards, openness, individual participation and accountability. It also encouraged free transborder flows between member countries.

    Key themes
    • eight fair information principles
    • accountability
    • transborder flows
    Unique features

    These eight principles became the global baseline that APEC, Canadian PIPEDA, Australian law and many others draw on. It was adopted at about the same time as Convention 108.

    SaaS relevance

    Historical baseline; its principles are reflected in most national laws a SaaS provider meets.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Free flow encouraged; restrictions only where proportionate
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • Revised 2013-07-11 (see separate row)
    Text
    Authority
    None designated
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    High confidence.

    The 1980 text was replaced by the 2013 revision of the same instrument (OECD/LEGAL/0188).

    Full record for OECD Guidelines 1980

Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum

  • Global CBPR / Global PRPGlobal Cross-Border Privacy Rules (Global CBPR) and Global Privacy Recognition for Processors (Global PRP) SystemsIn force
    In force from     An international certification system that takes the APEC CBPR and PRP model outside APEC, open to any jurisdiction that joins the Forum. Companies are certified by Forum-recognised Accountability Agents against Global CBPR (controller) or Global PRP (processor) requirements.
    Synopsis

    An international certification system that takes the APEC CBPR and PRP model outside APEC, open to any jurisdiction that joins the Forum. Companies are certified by Forum-recognised Accountability Agents against Global CBPR (controller) or Global PRP (processor) requirements.

    Key themes
    • certification
    • interoperability
    • accountability agents
    • processors
    • data flows
    Unique features

    The Forum is independent of APEC. Its systems started out the same as APEC's but are expected to diverge over time, and it admits non-APEC Associates such as the UK, Bermuda, DIFC and Mauritius.

    SaaS relevance

    A SaaS provider acting as processor can get Global PRP certification to show baseline controls to customers in member jurisdictions.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Certification-based transfer mechanism
    Maximum penalty
    Decertification; enforcement under local law
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • Global CBPR Forum declaration April 2022; the Global CBPR and Global PRP certifications launched in 2025 (Forum news items dated 2025-05-28 and 2025-06-09 announce launch and 'now live')
    Text
    Authority
    Global CBPR Forum; Accountability Agents
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    Medium confidence.

    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. The exact go-live day in 2025 is unclear (late May or early June 2025). The founding members are understood to be the US, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei, but I did not open the membership page.

    Full record for Global CBPR / Global PRP
    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. The exact go-live day in 2025 is unclear (late May or early June 2025). The founding members are understood to be the US, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei, but I did not open the membership page.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

  • APEC CBPR / PRPAPEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System and Privacy Recognition for Processors (PRP) SystemIn force
    In force from     Voluntary, enforceable certification schemes. CBPR certifies that a controller's privacy policies meet the APEC Privacy Framework, and PRP certifies a processor's ability to help controllers comply. Recognised Accountability Agents assess companies, and local privacy enforcement authorities back up enforcement.
    Synopsis

    Voluntary, enforceable certification schemes. CBPR certifies that a controller's privacy policies meet the APEC Privacy Framework, and PRP certifies a processor's ability to help controllers comply. Recognised Accountability Agents assess companies, and local privacy enforcement authorities back up enforcement.

    Key themes
    • certification
    • accountability agents
    • cross-border enforcement
    • processors
    Unique features

    It is one of the few certification-based transfer tools recognised by several national laws (e.g. Japan, Singapore).

    SaaS relevance

    PRP is designed for SaaS and other processors, and CBPR or PRP certification can support transfers and customer due diligence in participating economies.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Certification-based transfer mechanism
    Maximum penalty
    Decertification; enforcement under local law
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • CBPR endorsed by APEC Leaders in 2011, first certifications 2013; PRP launched 2015. Since 2022–25 the systems have been mirrored by the separately administered Global CBPR and Global PRP (see separate row).
    Text
    Authority
    Participating economies' privacy enforcement authorities; APEC-recognised Accountability Agents
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    Medium confidence.

    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. The years are from established references. I did not check whether APEC is winding down its own system in favour of the Global systems.

    Full record for APEC CBPR / PRP
    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. The years are from established references. I did not check whether APEC is winding down its own system in favour of the Global systems.
  • APEC Privacy FrameworkAPEC Privacy FrameworkIn force
    In force from     A non-binding set of nine information privacy principles for the 21 APEC economies, adapted from the OECD Guidelines: preventing harm, notice, collection limitation, uses, choice, integrity, security safeguards, access and correction, and accountability. It aims to protect privacy while keeping information flowing across the region.
    Synopsis

    A non-binding set of nine information privacy principles for the 21 APEC economies, adapted from the OECD Guidelines: preventing harm, notice, collection limitation, uses, choice, integrity, security safeguards, access and correction, and accountability. It aims to protect privacy while keeping information flowing across the region.

    Key themes
    • preventing harm
    • notice
    • choice
    • accountability
    • cross-border privacy enforcement
    • interoperability
    Unique features

    Its harm-based, accountability-led model contrasts with the rights-based European approach. It is the basis of the CBPR and PRP certification systems.

    SaaS relevance

    It underpins CBPR and PRP certifications, which SaaS providers can use to show compliance and support transfers in participating economies.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Accountability-based; CBPR system
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • Endorsed by APEC Ministers in 2004 and published in 2005; updated in 2015 (endorsed 2016)
    Text
    Authority
    APEC Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG) Data Privacy Subgroup
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    Medium confidence.

    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. I did not re-check the publication URL this session.

    Full record for APEC Privacy Framework
    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. I did not re-check the publication URL this session.

United Nations

  • UN Cybercrime ConventionUnited Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious CrimesSigned – not ratified
    The first global UN treaty on cybercrime. It requires states to criminalise a set of computer-related offences and to provide procedural powers, such as preserving and producing stored data and collecting traffic and content data, and it sets up channels for cross-border e-evidence cooperation on serious crimes. It includes a general human rights clause and conditions and safeguards on these powers.
    Synopsis

    The first global UN treaty on cybercrime. It requires states to criminalise a set of computer-related offences and to provide procedural powers, such as preserving and producing stored data and collecting traffic and content data, and it sets up channels for cross-border e-evidence cooperation on serious crimes. It includes a general human rights clause and conditions and safeguards on these powers.

    Key themes
    • cybercrime offences
    • e-evidence
    • production orders
    • data preservation
    • mutual legal assistance
    • human rights safeguards
    Unique features

    It is broader than the Budapest Convention in that evidence sharing covers any 'serious crime'. Rights groups and industry have criticised its safeguards as weak.

    SaaS relevance

    Once in force and implemented, it could widen the range of states able to issue preservation and production orders to cloud and SaaS providers.

    Extraterritorial
    Limited
    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Cooperation channels for electronic evidence
    Maximum penalty
    Set by national law
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • Adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2024; opened for signature in Hanoi on 2025-10-25; enters into force 90 days after the 40th ratification. About 3 ratifications (Qatar, Azerbaijan, Viet Nam) as of mid-2026.
    Text
    Authority
    UNODC (secretariat); Conference of the States Parties once in force
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    Medium confidence.

    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. The ratification count comes from secondary sources as of mid-2026. The convention is not in force (it needs 40 ratifications). The exact GA adoption date (24 Dec 2024, A/RES/79/243) comes from established references and I did not re-verify it.

    Full record for UN Cybercrime Convention
    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. The ratification count comes from secondary sources as of mid-2026. The convention is not in force (it needs 40 ratifications). The exact GA adoption date (24 Dec 2024, A/RES/79/243) comes from established references and I did not re-verify it.
  • Right to privacy in the digital ageUN General Assembly resolutions on the right to privacy in the digital age (series)In force
    In force from     This is a recurring series of non-binding General Assembly resolutions. They confirm that people have the same privacy rights online as offline, and they ask states to review surveillance, interception and bulk data collection against international human rights law. Later resolutions also cover AI, biometrics, encryption and data brokers.
    Synopsis

    This is a recurring series of non-binding General Assembly resolutions. They confirm that people have the same privacy rights online as offline, and they ask states to review surveillance, interception and bulk data collection against international human rights law. Later resolutions also cover AI, biometrics, encryption and data brokers.

    Key themes
    • surveillance
    • interception
    • AI and privacy
    • encryption
    • business responsibility
    • remedies
    Unique features

    The series grew out of the 2013 Snowden revelations. It led to OHCHR reports and, through the Human Rights Council, to the Special Rapporteur on privacy.

    SaaS relevance

    These are soft-law expectations on business respect for privacy (UN Guiding Principles), which are relevant to transparency reporting and to how a provider handles government data requests.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    None
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • First resolution A/RES/68/167 (2013-12-18); renewed roughly every two years; latest verified A/RES/79/175 adopted 2024-12-17
    Text
    Authority
    Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reports; UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    Medium confidence.

    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. Treated as one row for the whole series. I did not check whether a newer resolution was adopted at the 80th session in late 2025.

    Full record for Right to privacy in the digital age
    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. Treated as one row for the whole series. I did not check whether a newer resolution was adopted at the 80th session in late 2025.
  • ICCPR Art 17International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 17In force
    In force from     This is a binding treaty. Article 17 bans arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family, home or correspondence, and requires states parties to protect people from such interference by law. The Human Rights Committee monitors compliance through state reports and, for states that accept it, individual complaints.
    Synopsis

    This is a binding treaty. Article 17 bans arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family, home or correspondence, and requires states parties to protect people from such interference by law. The Human Rights Committee monitors compliance through state reports and, for states that accept it, individual complaints.

    Key themes
    • right to privacy
    • state obligations
    • legality
    • arbitrariness
    • individual communications
    Unique features

    It is the main binding global privacy guarantee and has about 170+ parties. General Comment 16 reads it as covering the gathering and holding of personal information, including by private bodies.

    SaaS relevance

    It binds states, not companies, but it shapes national privacy laws and the rules on government access to the data SaaS providers hold.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    None
    Maximum penalty
    None (treaty-body views; no fines)
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • Adopted by GA resolution 2200A (XXI) on 1966-12-16; in force 1976-03-23. Human Rights Committee General Comment No. 16 on Article 17 was issued in 1988.
    Text
    Authority
    UN Human Rights Committee (treaty body)
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    High confidence.

    The party count is approximate and was not re-checked against the UN Treaty Collection.

    Full record for ICCPR Art 17
  • UDHR Art 12Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 12In force
    In force from     Article 12 says no one may be subjected to arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, home or correspondence, and that everyone is entitled to legal protection against such interference. It is a declaration rather than a treaty, but it is the starting point for privacy as an international human right.
    Synopsis

    Article 12 says no one may be subjected to arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, home or correspondence, and that everyone is entitled to legal protection against such interference. It is a declaration rather than a treaty, but it is the starting point for privacy as an international human right.

    Key themes
    • right to privacy
    • correspondence
    • reputation
    • protection of the law
    Unique features

    Not legally binding in itself, though many of its provisions are treated as customary international law. Every later privacy instrument, from the ECHR to the ICCPR, builds on this text.

    SaaS relevance

    Gives no direct obligations to a SaaS business; it is useful as the human rights background for policies and DPIAs.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    None
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948
    Text
    Authority
    None designated
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    High confidence.

    The CIPP/E project holds a copy (1948UDHR.pdf).

    Full record for UDHR Art 12
  • UN Guidelines 1990Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data FilesIn force
    In force from     Non-binding guidelines from the General Assembly that set minimum guarantees for national laws on computerised personal data files, covering both public and private files. They list principles such as lawfulness and fairness, accuracy, purpose specification, interested-person access, non-discrimination, security and independent supervision.
    Synopsis

    Non-binding guidelines from the General Assembly that set minimum guarantees for national laws on computerised personal data files, covering both public and private files. They list principles such as lawfulness and fairness, accuracy, purpose specification, interested-person access, non-discrimination, security and independent supervision.

    Key themes
    • fair information principles
    • sensitive data
    • access
    • security
    • supervisory authority
    • transborder flows
    Unique features

    Separate provisions extend the principles to files held by international governmental organisations. They also have an early non-discrimination rule on sensitive data and allow transfers to countries with comparable safeguards.

    SaaS relevance

    Gives no direct obligations; it is historical background to UN-system data protection policies.

    Breach notification
    None
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Free flow to states with comparable safeguards
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    Text
    Authority
    None designated
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    Medium confidence.

    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. I did not open the resolution text in this session. The resolution number and date come from established references. Refworld is a UNHCR mirror; the official text is in the UN Digital Library under A/RES/45/95.

    Full record for UN Guidelines 1990
    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. I did not open the resolution text in this session. The resolution number and date come from established references. Refworld is a UNHCR mirror; the official text is in the UN Digital Library under A/RES/45/95.

Organization of American States (OAS)

  • OAS Updated PrinciplesInter-American Juridical Committee Updated Principles on Privacy and Personal Data ProtectionIn force
    In force from     Thirteen non-binding principles to guide OAS member states in adopting or updating data protection laws. They cover legitimate purpose and fairness, transparency and consent, relevance, limited retention, confidentiality, security, accuracy, access and correction, sensitive data, accountability, cross-border flows and independent authorities.
    Synopsis

    Thirteen non-binding principles to guide OAS member states in adopting or updating data protection laws. They cover legitimate purpose and fairness, transparency and consent, relevance, limited retention, confidentiality, security, accuracy, access and correction, sensitive data, accountability, cross-border flows and independent authorities.

    Key themes
    • principles
    • consent
    • sensitive data
    • accountability
    • cross-border flows
    • independent authority
    Unique features

    The update accounts for the GDPR and Convention 108+ while staying compatible with Inter-American human rights law and the habeas data tradition.

    SaaS relevance

    Background for Latin American national law; no direct obligations.

    Breach notification
    Recommended (security principle)
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Transfers to jurisdictions with comparable protection or with safeguards
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • Replaces the CJI 2015 Principles (from the 2012 proposal); approved by the Inter-American Juridical Committee in April 2021 (98th regular session); the General Assembly took note in 2021
    Text
    Authority
    OAS Inter-American Juridical Committee; Department of International Law
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    Low confidence.

    Partly verifiedLow confidence. The April 2021 CJI approval is confirmed indirectly (a SIC Colombia article from 2021 says 'approved last April'). The resolution number, the GA action and the publication URL were not verified.

    Full record for OAS Updated Principles
    Partly verifiedLow confidence. The April 2021 CJI approval is confirmed indirectly (a SIC Colombia article from 2021 says 'approved last April'). The resolution number, the GA action and the publication URL were not verified.

Ibero-American Data Protection Network (RIPD)

  • RIPD StandardsStandards for Personal Data Protection for Ibero-American States (Estándares de Protección de Datos Personales para los Estados Iberoamericanos)In force
    In force from     Non-binding GDPR-inspired model standards for national data protection laws in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. They cover principles, data subject rights, controller accountability, DPIAs, DPOs, breach notification and international transfers.
    Synopsis

    Non-binding GDPR-inspired model standards for national data protection laws in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. They cover principles, data subject rights, controller accountability, DPIAs, DPOs, breach notification and international transfers.

    Key themes
    • principles
    • ARCO rights
    • portability
    • accountability
    • DPIA
    • DPO
    • breach notification
    • transfers
    Unique features

    It acts as a regional GDPR template for Latin American law reform. The 2026 update adds neurodata as a special category and requires human intervention for decisions that are 'solely or essentially' automated.

    SaaS relevance

    Indicates the direction of Latin American national laws; it has no direct obligations.

    Breach notification
    Recommended: authority and data subjects
    DPO
    Conditional
    Cross-border transfers
    Adequacy/contractual clauses/BCRs (model)
    Maximum penalty
    None
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    • Approved at the RIPD meeting in Santiago de Chile on 2017-06-20. An updated version (neurodata, AI and automated decisions, children) was approved unanimously at the Cartagena de Indias meeting in June 2026, for submission to the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid on 4–5 Nov 2026.
    Text
    Authority
    Red Iberoamericana de Protección de Datos (RIPD)
    Sources consulted
    Verification

    Medium confidence.

    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. The text_url is a Panamanian judiciary mirror; the official RIPD URL was not verified. The 2026 updated text is hosted by SEGIB (see sources) and is pending endorsement at the Summit.

    Full record for RIPD Standards
    Partly verifiedMedium confidence. The text_url is a Panamanian judiciary mirror; the official RIPD URL was not verified. The 2026 updated text is hosted by SEGIB (see sources) and is pending endorsement at the Summit.