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Panama Law 81

Law 81 of 2019 on the Protection of Personal Data

Panama's comprehensive data protection law establishing ARCO rights plus portability and requiring breach notification to ANTAI.

Jurisdiction

Panama

PA

Enacted

Mar 26, 2019

Effective

Mar 29, 2021

Enforcement

Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información (ANTAI)

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Data controllers and processors in Panama
  • • Entities processing data of Panamanian residents
  • • Cross-border data transfers

Capability triggers:

● dataProcessing (required)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Data ControllerData Processor

Safety Provisions

  • • ARCO rights (Access, Rectification, Cancellation, Opposition) plus portability
  • • Breach notification to ANTAI required
  • • Data Protection Officer for certain controllers
  • • Security measures for personal data
  • • Cross-border transfer restrictions

Enforcement

Enforced by

Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información (ANTAI)

Penalties

Fines for violations

Quick Facts

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

Why It Matters

Panama's ARCO+ rights create standard Latin American compliance framework for AI chatbot data handling.

Cite This

APA

Panama. (2019). Law 81 of 2019 on the Protection of Personal Data. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/pa-law-81-2019

BibTeX

@misc{pa_law_81_2019,
  title = {Law 81 of 2019 on the Protection of Personal Data},
  author = {Panama},
  year = {2019},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/pa-law-81-2019}
}

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