Law note · Latvia
GDPR Articles 33-34, Breach Notification in Latvia
cite Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Arts. 33-34
stage In effect
since 2018-07-05
reviewed 2026-08-24
A controller must notify the Data State Inspectorate (DVI) without undue delay, and within 72 hours where feasible, after becoming aware of a personal data breach affecting a person in Latvia, and must notify affected individuals without undue delay where the breach is likely to result in a high risk to their rights and freedoms. No Latvia-specific derogation to this timeline was found.
What it asks of an app
- Notify the Data State Inspectorate without undue delay, and within 72 hours where feasible, after becoming aware of a personal data breach affecting a person in Latvia, unless the breach is unlikely to risk their rights and freedoms.
- Notify affected individuals without undue delay where a breach is likely to result in a high risk to their rights and freedoms.
When LexLint raises it
Declared activities: crawls_web, trains_models, deploys_chatbot, processes_biometrics, processes_voice
Primary source: Official Journal text, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/679