Ley 81 de 2019, personal data breach notification

Ley 81 de 2019, arts. 2(5) and 26 (duty to notify security breaches)

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In force since 29 March 2021.

A breach notification rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 19 September 2026.

What it requires

Notify the affected data subject as soon as possible after learning that their personal data was stolen without authorization or that its security was otherwise compromised. This Law sets no fixed number of hours or days for that notice and no duty to notify ANTAI of the breach.
As an operator of a public communications network, tell affected data subjects about a particular breach of your network's security and the measures you are taking, again with no fixed period stated.

What it reaches

Obligation class

Breach notice

What this law does

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Article 2(5), among the Law's general principles, requires a responsible party to inform the data subject as soon as possible when their personal data has been stolen without authorization or there is sufficient indication that its security has been compromised, alongside the technical and organizational measures the same principle requires to protect data under the responsible party's custody.

The Law fixes no number of hours or days for that notice, and states no parallel duty to notify the Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información of a breach. Article 26 carries a sector specific duty for an operator of a public communications network, requiring it to tell affected data subjects about a particular breach of its network's security and the measures it is taking, again with no fixed period and no notice to a supervisory authority stated.

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Read the law

Official Legispan text of Ley 81 de 2019, Asamblea Nacional de Panamá

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