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Data Protection Laws of the World Handbook: Second Edition - Chile

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Chile has enacted laws and regulations for the protection of personal data applicable to public and private databases.

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Jennifer M. Kashatus

Richard Van Schaik

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Chile has enacted the following laws and regulations regarding the protection of personal data:

Law No. 19,628 concerning the protection of personal data applicable to the public and private databases (last amended by Law No. 20,575 of February 17, 2012);
Decree No. 779 (year 2000) of the Ministry of Justice, concerning the regulations applicable to databases of personal data maintained by public entities;
Law No. 20,285 that regulates access to the public information and protects personal data in article 5 (first paragraph), article 21 No. 2 and article 33 m); and
Decree No. 13 (year 2009) of the General Ministry of the Presidency, containing regulations implementing Law No. 20,285.

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