DATA PROTECTION LAWS OF THE WORLD

ANGOLA

MACAU

Last modified 15 October 2018

Last modified 28 January 2019

LAW

LAW

Data Protection Law (Law no. 22/11 of 17 June),
Electronic Communications and Information Society
Services Law (Law no. 23/11, of 20 June 2011) and
Protection of Information Systems and Networks Law
(Law no. 7/17, of 16 February).

Macau personal data protection Law no. 8/2005 of August
22nd (Law).

DEFINITIONS

DEFINITIONS

Definition of personal data

Definition of personal data

The Data Protection Law defines personal data as any

The Law defines personal data as any information of any

given information, regardless of its nature, including images
and sounds related to a specific or identifiable individual.

type, in any format, including sound and image, related to a
specific or identifiable natural person (data subject). An
‘identifiable natural person’ is anyone who can be
identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference
to a specific number or to one or more specific elements
related to his or her physical, physiological, mental,
economic, cultural or social identity.

An identifiable person is deemed to be an individual that
may be directly or indirectly identified, notably, by
reference to her/his identification number or to the
combination of specific elements of her/his physical,
physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

Definition of sensitive personal data
Definition of sensitive personal data
The Data Protection Law defines sensitive personal data as
the personal data related to:
philosophical or politic beliefs
political affiliations or trade union membership

The Law defines sensitive personal data as any personal
data revealing political persuasion or philosophical beliefs,
political and joint trade union affiliation, religion, private
life, racial or ethnical origin or data related to health or
sex life, including genetic data.

religion
private life
racial or ethnic origin
health or sex life (including genetic data).

NATIONAL DATA PROTECTION
AUTHORITY

NATIONAL DATA PROTECTION
AUTHORITY

Agência de Proteção de Dados (APD). Although the Data
Protection Law provides for the creation of the APD and
in October 2016 it has been approved the Organic Statute
of APD by Presidential Decree 214/2016 (which is in
force), such authority has not yet been created.

The Office for Personal Data Protection (OPDP) is the
Macau regulatory authority responsible for supervising and
coordinating the implementation of the Law.
https://www.gpdp.gov.mo/

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