Companies' Guide to Compliance with Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law
A practical reading of Law No. 151 of 2020 and its Executive Regulations No. 816 of 2025. The guide turns legal obligations into operational steps that your company can apply.
Why does your company need this guide?
Personal data protection is no longer a technical issue for IT alone. It is a corporate obligation shared by management, legal, HR, marketing, sales and customer service. Any company that stores customer, employee, supplier or website user data may be subject to the law if that data is processed electronically, wholly or partially.
What is inside the guide?
- Scope of application, with a quick diagnostic to check whether your company is covered.
- Principles and conditions of processing, and data subject rights.
- Controller and processor obligations, and Data Protection Officer requirements.
- Sensitive data, children’s data and direct electronic marketing.
- Cross-border data transfers and personal data breach response.
- Employee data and HR compliance, penalties and risk exposure.
- A 30-day compliance roadmap, departmental checklists and starter templates.
Who is this guide for?
- Executive management
- Legal and compliance
- HR
- Marketing and sales
- IT and cybersecurity
The guide is particularly relevant to companies in e-commerce, services, education, healthcare and marketing, and to foreign companies that operate or plan to operate in Egypt.
This guide is prepared for general awareness only and is not legal advice. Specific advice should be obtained based on each company's circumstances, data flows and business model.
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