Paraguay Law 6534

Law 6534/2020 on Credit Data Protection

Paraguay's credit data protection law with limited scope. Defines sensitive data to include psychological data.

Jurisdiction

Paraguay

Enacted

Sep 23, 2020

Effective

Oct 23, 2020

Enforcement

Secretaría de Defensa del Consumidor y el Usuario (SEDECO)

Limited scope - credit data only

TEDIC (Digital Rights Organization)

Why It Matters

Paraguay's inclusion of psychological data as sensitive creates heightened protections for mental health chatbot conversations in credit/financial contexts.

At a Glance

Applies to

Mental Health App

Requires

Transparency User Rights

Who Must Comply

Credit bureaus and financial institutions
Entities processing credit-related data
Psychological data processing

Obligations fall on:

Safety Provisions

Psychological data defined as sensitive
Credit data subject rights
Security measures for credit databases
Right to access and correction

Compliance & Enforcement

Penalties

Fines for violations

Primary Source

TEDIC (Digital Rights Organization)

https://www.tedic.org/en/datospersonales_empresas/

View on map

Paraguay

Focus Areas

Mental health & crisis

Cite This

APA

Paraguay. (2020). Law 6534/2020 on Credit Data Protection.

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