Data Protection Act 2021, cross-border transfer of personal data
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A cross border transfer rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What it requires
- Before transferring personal data of a person in Belize outside the country, confirm the destination has an adequate level of protection or put an appropriate safeguard in place, such as standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules.
- This condition does not apply to a transfer made for the purpose of cloud storage.
What it reaches
Obligation class
Transfer
What this law does
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Part IV requires a transferor sending personal data outside Belize to ensure either an adequate level of protection, assessed against factors including the destination country's law and international obligations, or an appropriate safeguard, such as a legally binding instrument between public authorities, binding corporate rules, or standard or authorised contractual clauses.
Section 23(2) expressly disapplies both requirements, and the need for the data subject's consent, to a transfer made for the purposes of cloud storage.
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Read the law
Official text of the Data Protection Act
2021 (Act No. 45 of 2021), National Assembly of Belize, cited through an Internet Archive capture of the National Assembly's PDF