Cross-border Personal Data Transfers Under The Qatar Financial Centre Regulations

The processing of personal data in the Qatar Financial Centre ("QFC") is governed by the QFC Data Protection Regulations 2021 ("QDPR 2021"), and the QFC Data Protection Rules ("Rules") (together, the "Regulations"). The Regulations apply to the processing of personal data by a data controller or data processor incorporated or registered in the QFC. These Regulations also apply to the processing of personal data by a data controller or data processor that is not incorporated or registered in the QFC, if, as part of ongoing arrangements, that data controller or data processor processes personal data through a data controller or data processor that is incorporated or registered in the QFC. In the latter case, the Regulations apply only to the extent of that processing activity.