On September 25, the Data Protection Agency (Agencia de Protección de Datos de los Habitantes) announced that Costa Rica will host the sixth edition of the Ibero-American Data Protection Meeting

Articles 78 and 79 of the Executive Decree No. 37554-JP establish that every database registered before in the Costa Rican Agency for the Protection of Citizens' Data

On May 25, 2018, after years of preparation, the first community regulation for the protection of personal data, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), came into force.

On May 25, 2018, after years of preparation, the first community regulation for the protection of personal data, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), came into force.

The right to self-determination or right to data protection allows anyone to control the flow of their personal information and decide how they want it to be used, for what purposes, who can access it...

Article on the Right to be Forgotten regarding the reform to the Regulation of Law 8968.

On 7 September 2011, the Executive in Costa Rica published Law No. 8968 on the Protection of the Person concerning the Treatment of Personal Data (the "Act").

The development of personal data privacy regulation in Costa Rica is divided between two laws - Laws No. 7975 & No. 8968.

Costa Rica enacted the "Law on Digital Services Governance and Electronic Commerce" (the Law), establishing a comprehensive framework governing digital services and electronic commerce...

Consequently, new responsibilities arise, to which the law and the different legal systems must adapt.