Vietnam

In this day and age, data in general is increasingly becoming more and more valuable. Most service-based companies live off data collected from their clients, prime examples of this type of companies include social media networks such as Facebook or search engines such as Google where user data is being used for commercial purposes on […]

On April 17, 2023, the Decree on Personal Data Protection has been issued as Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP (hereinafter referred as “Decree”) and officially takes effect on July 1st, 2023. This is the first legal document that directly regulates the issue of personal data in Vietnam, which is anticipated to have substantial impacts on not only […]

Spam messages and calls have been defined as advertising messages and calls which are made without users’ prior consent as well as not being under the receiving responsibility of the recipients. So the question to be raised is why, despite the unwillingness to receive advertising information, do people still get those undesirable messages and calls? […]

Confidentiality of information in medical examination and treatment activities is an paramount issue. Leakages of patients’ information will negatively affect the patient’s psyche and could lead to many unwanted consequences. Such events also degrades the reputation of medical examination and treatment facilities in the eyes of patients. In recent years, medical examination and treatment facilities […]

The introduction of Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP on Protection of Personal data (“the Decree”) has substantially altered the responsibilities of enterprises and organizations related to personal data protection, including the obligation to assess the impact of personal data processing. Here are some important contents on the data protection impact assessment (DPIA) that every company needs to contemplate for […]

Decree 13/2023/ND-CP on the Protection of Personal Data (“Decree”) has finally been issued with many completely new regulations designed to protect personal data and control the “flow” of personal data, as well as set obligations that every business must comply with. In particular, an issue that businesses are especially concerned about is the regulation on […]

Personal data[1] is of great value in today’s digital economy due to its advantages for businesses, such as market and customer analysis, advertising, product marketing, etc. Therefore, violations related to personal data such as attacks on personal data systems, and theft or trading of personal data have been increasing. Meanwhile, most enterprises and organizations do not […]

Personal data requires particular protection in this digital age. In particular, sensitive personal data is even more vulnerable, easy-attacked and easy-abused; creating negative effects on data subjects and the whole society. Therefore, it is necessary to build a legal system to protect personal data in general and sensitive data in particular. Definition of sensitive personal […]

Obligations related to data protection that enterprises and organizations must comply with would completely change since the effective date of Decree No. 13/2023/ND-CP on Personal Data Protection (“Decree”). One obligation is to designate a department functioned with personal data protection, to appoint personnel in charge of personal data protection (hereinafter referred as “designating the DPO”). Here […]

On June 20, 2023, the National Assembly passed the Law on Protection of Consumers’ Rights No. 19/2023/QH15 (“LPCR”), effective from July 1, 2024, replacing the Law on Protection of Consumers’ Rights No. 59/2010/QH12. The new LPCR has set many requirements for protecting consumers’ information for trading organizations and individuals based on standards of personal data […]