Ask Reggi Your Question Now
Can you summarize Loi No. 14/2019 relativbe a la protection des donnees a caractere personnelle (In French)?
Togo Laws - Others > Loi No. 14/2019 relativbe a la protection des donnees a caractere personnelle (In French)
Short Summary
This legal document, Law No. 14/2019, is related to the protection of personal data in Togo. It aims to regulate the collection, processing, transmission, storage, use, and protection of personal data. The law ensures that any processing of personal data, in any form, does not infringe upon the freedoms and fundamental rights of individuals. It also takes into account the prerogatives of the State, the rights of local communities, and the interests of businesses and civil society. The law establishes a national authority responsible for the protection of personal data. It applies to any person or entity that collects, processes, transmits, stores, or uses personal data. However, there are exemptions for personal or domestic activities, temporary copies made for transmission and provision of access to digital networks, processing for transit purposes only, and processing of data concerning public security, defense, criminal offenses, or state security. Non-compliance with the law can result in fines and imprisonment.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person or entity that collects, processes, transmits, stores, or uses personal data
What does it govern?
Protection of personal data
What are exemptions?
1) personal data processing for personal or domestic activities, 2) temporary copies made for transmission and provision of access to digital networks, 3) processing carried out by a data controller established outside the territory of Togo using means of processing located in Togo for transit purposes only, 4) processing of data concerning public security, defense, criminal offenses, or state security, subject to specific derogations and provisions of other laws
What are the Penalties?
Penalties for non-compliance include fines and imprisonment
Jurisdiction
Togo