How much do you know about Mexico's Federal Law on Protection of Personal Data?

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¿Qué establece la Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Particulares?

La regulación del tratamiento legítimo, controlado e informado de los datos personales para garantizar la privacidad y el derecho a la intimidad

¿Qué derechos tienen los individuos en relación con sus datos personales según la Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Particulares?

El derecho a acceder, rectificar, cancelar y oponerse al tratamiento de sus datos personales.

¿Quién es responsable de hacer cumplir la Ley Federal de Protección de Datos en México?

El Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales.

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  • The Federal Law on Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties is enacted.
  • Articles 3, II and VII, and 33 of the Federal Law on Transparency and Access to Governmental Public Information are reformed.
  • The law aims to protect personal data held by private parties and regulate its legitimate, controlled, and informed treatment to guarantee privacy and the right to intimacy.
  • The law applies to private individuals or entities that handle personal data, with exceptions.
  • The law defines terms such as notice of privacy, databases, blocking, consent, personal data, sensitive personal data, dissociation, third party, and more.
  • The law establishes principles and rights for the lawful and responsible treatment of personal data.
  • Personal data must be obtained and treated lawfully and not through fraudulent means.
  • The treatment of personal data requires the consent of the data subject, except in certain cases.
  • Personal data must be relevant, correct, and updated, and deleted when no longer necessary or after a certain period.
  • The law establishes the Federal Institute of Access to Information and Data Protection as the regulatory authority.
  • Data processing must be limited to the purposes stated in the privacy notice.
  • If the data is to be used for a different purpose, consent must be obtained again.
  • Personal data must be necessary, appropriate, and relevant to the stated purposes.
  • Efforts must be made to limit the processing of sensitive personal data.
  • Measures must be taken to ensure the privacy notice is respected by the data controller and any third parties involved.
  • The privacy notice must be made available to data subjects through various formats.
  • Data controllers must establish and maintain administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect personal data.
  • Data subjects have the right to access, rectify, cancel, and oppose the processing of their personal data.
  • Personal data can be retained for legal obligations or public interest purposes.
  • Data controllers must designate a person or department to handle data subject requests and promote data protection within the organization.
  • The Mexican Federal Law on Protection of Personal Data regulates the collection, use, storage, and transfer of personal data.
  • The law applies to individuals and private and public entities that collect personal data.
  • Personal data can only be collected for lawful purposes with the consent of the individual.
  • Individuals have the right to access, rectify, cancel, and oppose the use of their personal data.
  • The responsible party must provide access to personal data or copies of it upon request.
  • The responsible party can deny access to personal data in certain circumstances.
  • The transfer of personal data to third parties must be communicated to the individual and requires their consent.
  • The National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection is responsible for enforcing the law and promoting awareness of personal data protection.
  • The Ministry of Economy is responsible for promoting best practices in personal data protection in the private sector.
  • Individuals and organizations can enter into agreements for the protection of personal data.
  • The law provides for self-regulation schemes to complement its provisions on data protection.
  • These schemes should contain mechanisms to measure their effectiveness and provide effective corrective measures.
  • Self-regulation schemes can take the form of codes of ethics, trust seals, or other mechanisms.
  • The application for data protection must be made within 15 days of receiving a response from the responsible party.
  • The Institute will admit evidence and conduct hearings to resolve the application.
  • The Institute has 50 days to issue a resolution.
  • The responsible party must comply with the resolution within 10 days.
  • The Institute can seek conciliation between the parties at any point in the process.
  • The Institute can make its resolutions public, but must protect the identity of the data subject.
  • Data subjects can seek compensation for damages resulting from non-compliance with the law.

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