BotswanaData Protection Act, 2024, transfer of personal data to third countries or international organisations
Data Protection Act, 2024 (Act No. 18 of 2024), Part XIV (ss. 74-79)
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In force since 14 January 2025.
A cross border transfer rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 19 September 2026.
What it requires
- Before transferring personal data to a third country or an international organisation, including an onward transfer, obtain an adequacy decision from the Commission, put in place appropriate safeguards or approved binding corporate rules, or rely on a listed derogation.
- Keep a copy of any personal data transferred to a third country or an international organisation in Botswana for the period of processing.
What it reaches
Obligation class
Transfer
What this law does
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Section 74 requires any transfer of personal data from a data controller or data processor in Botswana to a data controller, data processor or other recipient in a third country or an international organisation, including an onward transfer, to be carried out under Part XIV, and additionally requires a copy of the transferred personal data to remain in Botswana for the period of processing.
Sections 75 to 78 permit a transfer where the Commission has made an adequacy decision, appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses are in place, approved binding corporate rules apply, or a listed derogation applies.
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Read the law
Data Protection Act
2024, Government Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII, No. 144 of 29 October 2024, reproduced by dpo-india.com, with the commencement day from the Botswana Laws bulletin entry for the Act
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