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Angola Laws - Others > Lei No. 22/11 da Proteco de Dados Pessoais de 17 de Junho (in Portuguese)
Short Summary
The Lei No. 22/11 da Proteco de Dados Pessoais de 17 de Junho, also known as the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, governs the protection of personal data, confidentiality, and privacy rights in Angola. It applies to any person or entity in the public, private, or cooperative sector. The law aims to safeguard the fundamental rights of citizens, as recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. It establishes rules for the lawful and fair processing of personal data, ensuring transparency, proportionality, and purpose limitation. The law also sets requirements for the communication and interconnection of personal data, specifying conditions for data transfer to responsible entities or third parties. Certain exemptions exist for personal or domestic activities, state security, data processing by the Angolan Armed Forces, historical or statistical purposes, and prevention, investigation, and repression of crimes or national security purposes. Contraventions of the law can result in fines ranging from USD 65,000.00 to USD 150,000.00, with penalties doubled for certain offenses or when the data involved relates to specific articles of the law.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person or entity in the public, private, or cooperative sector
What does it govern?
Protection of personal data, confidentiality, and privacy rights
What are exemptions?
Personal data processing for personal or domestic activities, data processing related to state security, data processing by the Angolan Armed Forces, data processing for historical or statistical purposes, data processing for prevention, investigation, and repression of crimes or national security purposes
What are the Penalties?
Contraventions are punishable by fines ranging from USD 65,000.00 to USD 150,000.00. The penalties can be doubled for certain offenses or when the data involved relates to specific articles of the law.
Jurisdiction
Angola