Ley 25.326, personal data reached by scraping
Ley 25.326, Ley de Protección de los Datos Personales, arts. 2 and 5
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In force since 30 October 2000.
A personal data rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What it requires
- Scraping personal data from a public source excuses obtaining the data subject's consent, but does not excuse registering the resulting file or database, keeping the data accurate and secure, or observing the cross-border transfer restriction.
What this law does
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Ley 25.326 defines personal data as information of any kind referring to identified or identifiable individuals or corporations, without excluding information that is publicly accessible, so scraping personal data from a public Argentine website does not by itself remove the data from the Act's coverage.
Article 5.2.a excuses the consent requirement specifically where the data is obtained from an unrestricted public-access source, but that exception is textually confined to consent, leaving the Act's other duties, registration of the resulting file or database, data quality, security, and the cross-border transfer restriction in article 12, applicable to a scraper that becomes the person in charge of, or user of, a database intended to provide reports.
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Read the law
Official consolidated text of Ley 25.326, InfoLEG (Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos)