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Legal Update | Guidance on Submitting Soft Copies of Personal Data Protection Impact Assessment Dossiers

2 June, 2026

Recently, the Department for Receiving and Returning Administrative Procedure Results on Personal Data Protection issued guidance on the submission of soft copies of the Personal Data Processing Impact Assessment Dossier and/or the Cross-border Personal Data Transfer Impact Assessment Dossier. Under the guidance, organizations and enterprises are required to submit the dossier in a .ZIP compressed […]

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๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ

22 May, 2026

๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ As personal data protection becomes an increasingly important component of corporate governance, organisations are expected not only to understand legal requirements, but also to translate them into effective internal processes, controls and operational practices. PrivacyCompliance is pleased to introduce its ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, designed to provide participants with […]

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Draft Decree on Data Exchanges: Proposed Legal Framework for Data Transactions in Vietnam

22 April, 2026

Draft Decree on Data Exchanges: Proposed Legal Framework for Data Transactions in Vietnam The draft Decree on data exchange operations is currently open for consultation and proposes a framework for organizing, operating, and governing data transactions in Vietnam in a more transparent, controlled, and secure manner. A notable feature of the draft is the proposed […]

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INTRODUCING PRIVACYCOMPLIANCEโ€™S PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION TRAINING PROGRAM

31 March, 2026

In the context of increasingly stringent personal data protection regulations, compliance has become a core element of business operations. Equipping relevant teams with awareness and practical implementation skills is now essential. To meet this need, PrivacyCompliance proudly presents the Personal Data Protection Training Program, designed to provide in-depth knowledge that combines legal foundations with hands-on, […]

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REDDIT FINED ยฃ14.47 MILLION FOR CHILDRENโ€™S PRIVACY FAILURES โ€” A LANDMARK UK ENFORCEMENT ACTION

25 February, 2026

๐Ÿ” ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐——๐—œ๐—ง ๐—™๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—— ยฃ14.47 ๐— ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐——๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—กโ€™๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—–๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ โ€” ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐— ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž ๐—จ๐—ž ๐—˜๐—ก๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—–๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก Recently, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) imposed a fine of approximately ยฃ14.47 million (~USD 19.5 million) on Reddit for processing the personal data of users under 13 without implementing appropriate age verification measures. This is reported to be the largest […]

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RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT โ€“ MARKETING INTERN

9 February, 2026

Privacy Compliance Joint Stock Company is recruiting a Marketing Intern to support communication and brand development activities in the field of personal data protection and privacy. Job Description Assist in developing and implementing communication plans and content (website, LinkedIn, Facebook, email marketing, etc.). Coordinate in editing articles on data protection, compliance, and risk management (under […]

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RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT โ€“ PRIVACY ASSOCIATE

9 February, 2026

Privacy Compliance Joint Stock Company is recruiting a Privacy Associate in the field of personal data protection and privacy. Job Description Advise clients on personal data protection matters. Review, develop, and refine internal policies and procedures; assess compliance levels and propose improvement roadmaps. Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) and Data Transfer Impact Assessments (DTIA). […]

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๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โ€œ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บโ€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—–๐—ฌ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜

19 November, 2025

๐Ÿš€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โ€œ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บโ€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—–๐—ฌ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ Biometric data is rapidly becoming the backbone of identity verification, authentication, and monitoring systems โ€“ and is now classified as one of the most sensitive categories of personal data under Vietnamโ€™s Personal Data Protection Law 2025. To help organizations, businesses, and privacy professionals navigate this […]

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VIETNAMโ€™S LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS

13 November, 2025

๐—•๐—”๐—–๐—ž๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก (๐—•๐—š๐—ฉ) ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ง๐—ก๐—”๐— : ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช   As Vietnam moves toward full enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Law in 2026, background verification (BGV) practices are coming under closer legal and ethical scrutiny.Our latest article breaks down what checks employers can legitimately perform, when they are required by law, and how […]

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PDPL QUEST 01: ARE YOU PREPARED TO DELETE EMPLOYEEโ€™S PERSONAL DATA?

14 July, 2025

ARE YOU PREPARED TO DELETE EMPLOYEEโ€™S PERSONAL DATA?   Under Article 25 of Vietnamโ€™s Personal Data Protection Law 2025, employers are required to delete or destroy employeesโ€™ personal data once the employment contract ends, unless otherwise agreed or legally required to retain it. โžก๏ธ To continue processing personal data post-employment (e.g. for legal or compliance […]