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Tanzania PDPA

Personal Data Protection Act 2022

Tanzania's data protection law requiring mandatory 5-year registration and Minister approval for cross-border transfers.

Jurisdiction

Tanzania

TZ

Enacted

Apr 22, 2022

Effective

Jul 1, 2023

Enforcement

Personal Data Protection Commission

Mandatory 5-year registration requirement

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Data controllers and processors in Tanzania
  • • Entities processing data of Tanzanian residents
  • • Cross-border data transfers from Tanzania

Capability triggers:

● crossBorderTransfer (required)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Data ControllerData Processor

Safety Provisions

  • • Mandatory 5-year data controller/processor registration
  • • Cross-border transfer requires Minister of Information approval
  • • Breach notification required
  • • Data Protection Officer for certain entities
  • • Security safeguards

Enforcement

Enforced by

Personal Data Protection Commission

Penalties

criminal liability

Criminal liability

Fines and imprisonment for violations

Quick Facts

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

Why It Matters

Tanzania's ministerial approval requirement for cross-border transfers creates significant operational friction for cloud-based AI chatbot services.

Cite This

APA

Tanzania. (2022). Personal Data Protection Act 2022. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/tz-pdpa-2022

BibTeX

@misc{tz_pdpa_2022,
  title = {Personal Data Protection Act 2022},
  author = {Tanzania},
  year = {2022},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/tz-pdpa-2022}
}

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