ARTICLE · 27 JANUARY 2022

PRC Newsletter – Personal Information Protection Law

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China introduces data protection legislation with significant impact for foreign businesses with operations in or sales to China...

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Nikolaj Juhl Hansen

China introduces data protection legislation with significant impact for foreign businesses with operations in or sales to China. The long-awaited Personal Information Protection Law (the "PIPL") took effect on 1 November 2021, less than three months after its adoption in August.

It is the first comprehensive and dedicated law in the area of personal information protection in China. It affects all the companies having presence in China, as well as foreign entities that process personal data overseas, for the purpose of providing service and products to natural persons within PRC or analyzing or evaluate the behaviors of natural persons within PRC.

Highlighted below are some key points of the PIPL.

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