Data Protection Toolkit (UAE and DIFC)

Practical Law Toolkit w-016-4140 (Approx. 5 pages)

Data Protection Toolkit (UAE and DIFC)

by Practical Law Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Resources practitioners can use to create, implement, and review privacy and data security programs and policies that reflect the law in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This Toolkit includes resources that address the UAE's and DIFC's privacy and data protection laws, GDPR comparisons, cybersecurity and information security concerns, data breach and cyber incident responses, employee data privacy issues, and bank secrecy laws.

In today's global market, data privacy professionals often need to tailor general resources to account for a specific location's privacy and personal data protection laws and regulations. This Toolkit contains general overviews to get oriented on relevant laws in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and detailed resources that provide practical, UAE-specific and DIFC-specific guidance on developing, implementing, and maintaining privacy, information security, and data protection programs.

Practice Notes

Article

Expert Q&A: DIFC Data Protection Law

Country Q&As

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On January 16, 2024, we updated this Toolkit to add Article, Expert Q&A: DIFC Data Protection Law.

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Jurisdictions

Dubai International Financial Centre
United Arab Emirates