Personal Data Protection Law

The newly coined Law for Personal Data Protection (PDPL) is the first elaborate central data privacy legislation in the UAE aimed at ensuring the different facets of personal information about individuals and regulating all activities concerned with processing of data in the UAE. It uses a model based on international principles, such as the General Data Protection Regulation to ensure personal data is not processed unlawfully and irresponsibly.

In essence, the key features of the PDPL include:

Application:

Application extends to all-or any-personnel present in the United Arab Emirates, as well as to international businesses conducting data processing regarding UAE residents.

The Data Subjects' Rights:

Grant individuals access to, deletion of, modification of, or portability of their personal data from one data controller to another.

Compliance Obligations During Data Processing:

Rigorous necessitation for consent, risk assessment, and lawful processing.

Data Breach Notifications:

All entities in the UAE are required to, within a shorter period after becoming aware of any data breach, notify the UAE Data Office without undue delay.

Cross-border Data Transfers:

Data transfers are permitted across international borders only to a jurisdiction that affords the data protection the PDPL deems adequate.

Benefits of PDPL Compliance:

• Improved Data Security: By implementing a PDPL, the highest levels of protection will be ensured, and hence the risk for further data processing is decreased.
• Increased Confidence: Any effort of showing commitment to data privacy whichever externals will trust a client and thus finding the partners.
• Competitive Appeal: Whenever a company focuses on data protection, it is different in terms of its commercial endeavours.
• Ensured Global Alignment: PDPL will be helpful in conducting business abroad, taking account of globally accepted practices regarding the protection of information.

How CyberCube Can Support PDPL Compliance

CyberCube provides a full-service organisation dedicated to mitigating the risks your enterprise may face when confident with PDPL standards. With expertise in cybersecurity, proffering organisations will remain compliant while more good leverage data protection best practices to serve a business:

Gap Analysis & Compliance Assessment

• Identify weaknesses and tell exactly where they fail in their compliance.
• Give a thorough roadmap culminating in full compliance with the PDPL.

Data Protection Strategy & Governance

• Make relevant policies-procedure and designed governance frameworks to comply.
• Ongoing compliance with the UAE framework.

Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)

• Observe the risks of personal data processing. Propose ways to mitigate sensitive data.

Security & Risk Management Solutions

• Cybersecurity controls to avoid leaks of business-sensitive data. Case invocation of related encryption, access controls, and threat monitoring solutions.

Data Subject Rights Management

• Automate the procedure for any access, correction, or deletion requests concerning customer data.

Cross-Border Data Transfer Compliance

• Give advice on all legal related mechanisms for international data transfers in line with PDPL requirements.

Employee Training and Awareness

• Inform all in-house on data privacy best practices. Undertake dedicated workshops or training sessions tailored to your organisation.

Locking in compliance provides the organization with Security that will enable them to initiate measures in order to survive in a world where PDPL compliance will be reputed. CyberCube turns Compliance into Commercial-Advantage with the best custom-driven solutions.