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Mongolia PDPL

Personal Data Protection Law 2021

Mongolia's data protection law defining health, genetic, and biometric data as sensitive with cross-border restrictions and Human Rights Commission oversight.

Jurisdiction

Mongolia

MN

Enacted

Dec 17, 2021

Effective

May 1, 2022

Enforcement

National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Data controllers and processors in Mongolia
  • • Entities processing sensitive data
  • • Cross-border data transfers

Capability triggers:

● healthDataProcessing (required)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Data ControllerData Processor

Safety Provisions

  • • Health, genetic, biometric data defined as sensitive
  • • Cross-border transfer restrictions
  • • Consent requirements for sensitive data
  • • Security measures proportionate to risk
  • • Human Rights Commission oversight

Enforcement

Enforced by

National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia

Penalties

Administrative fines and sanctions

Quick Facts

Binding
Yes
Mental Health Focus
Yes
Child Safety Focus
No
Algorithmic Scope
No

Why It Matters

Mongolia's classification of health data as sensitive creates heightened protections for mental health chatbot conversations with Mongolian users.

Cite This

APA

Mongolia. (2021). Personal Data Protection Law 2021. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/mn-pdpl-2021

BibTeX

@misc{mn_pdpl_2021,
  title = {Personal Data Protection Law 2021},
  author = {Mongolia},
  year = {2021},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/mn-pdpl-2021}
}

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