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ARTICLE · 16 DECEMBER 2021

Privacy Law Survey 2021 - Bolivia

As concerns about worker data privacy have grown across Latin America, so has the definition of "worker"; past, current, and potential employees and contractors may now be covered by a country's labor, employment and data-security regulations.

BoliviaPrivacy

Consent

May consent be used as a legal basis for processing worker information? (Y/N – if N, please explain)
Yes.

Are there any specific worker data collections or processing operations that require prior consent? (Y/N – if Y, when is consent required)
No

Are there exceptions that will allow employers to collect and treat workers data without consent? (Y/N – if Y, list the exceptions)
Yes. Processing of personal data, in case of legal obligations, will occur without specific consent.

Privacy Notice

Is the company required to provide a privacy notice to workers? (Y/N)
No.

Does the worker privacy notice need to address security measures?
Not necessarily. However, general regulation provides that data controller must adopt the necessary technical and organizational measures to guarantee the security of the information received to prevent its loss or unauthorized use and access.

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