LAW
Personal data protection is governed in Morocco by the Law
n° 09-08 of 18 February 2009 relating to the protection of
individuals with respect to the processing of personal data (the
"Law") and by its implementation Decree
n° 2-09-165 of 21 May 2009
("Decree").
DEFINITION OF PERSONAL DATA
Personal data is defined by article 1.1 of the Law as any
information of any nature and independently of its format,
including the sound and images relating to an identified or
identifiable individual, referred to in the Law as a
"concerned individual." A person is deemed identifiable
when he or she can be identified directly or indirectly, especially
by reference to an identification number or one or several specific
elements of his or her physical, physiological, genetic, psychical,
economic, cultural or social identity.
