Personal Data Protection Law

Article 9 — Article (9) Reporting Personal Data Breach

1. In addition to the obligations of the Controller stipulated in this Decree by Law, the Controller shall, at the time it becomes aware of the existence of any breach or violation of Personal Data of the Data Subject that would prejudice the privacy, confidentiality and security of data, notify the Bureau of such breach or violation and the investigation rights within the period and in accordance with the measures and requirements set by the Executive Regulations of this Decree by Law, provided that the reporting is accompanied by the following data and documents: a. A description of the nature of the breach or violation, its form, causes, approximate number and records. b. Details of the appointed Data Protection Officer. c. Potential and expected effects of the breach or violation. d. Corrective measures and actions taken or suggested by it to confront such violation and reduce its negative impacts. e. Documents of the violation and corrective actions taken by it. f. Any other requirements required by the Bureau 2. In all cases, the Controller shall notify the Data Subject in the event that the violation or breach would prejudice the privacy and confidentiality of the security of his/her Personal Data within the period and in accordance with the measures and requirements set by the Executive Regulations of this Decree by Law. It shall inform him/her of the measures taken by it. 3. If the Processor becomes aware of any breach of Personal Data, it shall notify the Controller of such breach as soon as it becomes aware of the same. the Controller shall in turn inform the Bureau in accordance with Clause (1) of this Article. 4. After receiving the notification from the Controller, the Bureau shall verify the reasons for the violation to ensure the integrity of the security measures taken, and impose the administrative penalties referred to in Article (26) of this Decree by Law in the event that a violation of its provisions and decisions issued in implementation of it is proven against the Controller or the Processor.

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