Ley General de Telecomunicaciones, Inviolabilidad y Secreto de las Comunicaciones y Protección de Datos Personales
Ley No. 164, arts. 56 (Protección de Datos Personales), promulgada 8 de agosto de 2011
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In force since 8 August 2011.
A comprehensive regime rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What it requires
- Guarantee the inviolability and secrecy of communications you carry as a telecommunications, network, or ICT service provider.
- Protect the personal data and privacy of your users, apart from what regulation permits in directories, invoices, and similar records.
What it reaches
Obligation class
Security
What this law does
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Article 56 requires operators of public networks and providers of telecommunications and information and communication technology services to guarantee the inviolability and secrecy of communications, and equally the protection of users' personal data and privacy, except what is contemplated in telephone directories, invoices, and other matters established by regulation.
Article 57 is an interpretation rule directing that, where doubt exists in applying sector regulation between a user and a provider, the rule favouring the user applies; it does not itself impose a data-security or organisational-measures duty.
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