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Georgia Laws - Others > Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection (in English)
Short Summary
The Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection aims to ensure the protection of human rights and freedoms, particularly the right to privacy, in the processing of personal data. It defines key terms such as personal data, special categories of data, biometric data, and genetic data. The law regulates data processing through automated, semi-automatic, and non-automatic means, and applies to data processing within the territory of Georgia. It covers various aspects of data processing, including consent, data controller and processor responsibilities, data security, video surveillance, direct marketing, and the rights of data subjects. The law also establishes the role of the Personal Data Protection Inspector, who is responsible for monitoring the legality of data processing and providing consultations on data protection issues.
Whom does it apply to?
Public agencies, natural and legal persons who process personal data
What does it govern?
Protection of personal data and privacy rights in the course of personal data processing
What are exemptions?
Data processing for personal purposes unrelated to entrepreneurial or professional activity, data processing for court proceedings that may prejudice the proceedings, processing of data defined as a state secret for state security purposes, processing of data by media for public information, processing of data by political parties, professional and other unions, and religious organizations with respect to their members, data processing for public safety, operational and investigative activities and criminal investigations regulated under special laws, data processing for the national population census under the Law of Georgia on Official Statistics
What are the Penalties?
Not specified
Jurisdiction
Georgia