It’s well-known that China’s data protection laws define sensitive personal information very differently to other jurisdictions. Instead of a closed list of data types, sensitive personal information in China has...more
While appointing and registering a DPO has been mandatory in China for many years, a portal has now finally been established for organisations to register those DPOs with the China data protection authority. This resolves...more
7/21/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
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Personal Data ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
Chinese data regulators are intensifying their focus on the data protection compliance audit obligations under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“), with the release of the Administrative Measures for Personal...more
2/20/2025
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Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
Additional and clarified data compliance obligations will soon come into force under the long-awaited Network Data Security Management Regulation (“Regulation“), which was released on 30 September 2024. The Regulation is...more
The Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“) requires a data controller to conduct compliance audits of its personal data processing activities on a regular basis (“Self-supervision Audits“). Apart from such...more
9/3/2024
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China ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Regulatory Requirements