Ley No. 787, Ley de Protección de Datos Personales, cross border transfer of data

Ley No. 787, arts. 14-15 (cross border transfer of data)

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In force since 29 March 2012.

A cross border transfer rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 19 September 2026.

What it requires

Before transferring personal data outside Nicaragua, confirm the receiving country or organization provides an adequate level of security and protection, or that the transfer fits one of the law's listed exceptions, such as international judicial cooperation, a health data exchange for epidemiological investigation, a banking or securities transfer, a ratified treaty commitment, or intelligence cooperation against organized crime or drug trafficking.
Before making the transfer, verify that both you and the recipient meet the applicable security and confidentiality measures, inform the data subject of the request and its purpose for their consent, prevent the data from reaching a third party, and notify the Direccion de Proteccion de Datos Personales of the transfer you made.

What it reaches

Obligation class

Transfer

What this law does

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Article 14 prohibits assigning or transferring personal data of any kind to a country or international organization that does not provide adequate levels of security and protection.

The prohibition does not apply to international judicial cooperation, an exchange of health data necessary for an epidemiological investigation, a banking or securities transfer under its own governing law, a transfer agreed under an international treaty Nicaragua has ratified, or international intelligence cooperation against organized crime, drug trafficking and controlled substances offences, offences against state security, or offences against the international order, each as defined in the laws the article names.

Article 15 requires the data controller, before transferring personal data, to act only on a legally authorized requester's petition stating its object and purpose, to verify that both parties meet the applicable security and confidentiality measures, to inform the data subject of the request and its purpose for their consent subject to article 14's exceptions, to prevent the information from reaching a third party, and to notify the Direccion de Proteccion de Datos Personales of the transfer made.

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Read the law

Official text, Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua legislation database (Normas Juridicas de Nicaragua)

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