Data Protection in Vietnam

Data protection officers in Vietnam

When sensitive personal data is collected and processed, information on the Data Protection Department (“DPD”) and Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) must be notified to the authority. In practice, the notification will be made by providing the information in the DPIA and the TIA dossiers submitted to the authority.

The PDPD does not set out any specific qualifications of the person eligible to be appointed as a DPO.

The appointment of a DPD / DPO must be made in the form of a written decision made by the company (i.e. a board resolution or a letter of appointment signed by the company's legal representative and affixed with the stamp of the company) and a copy of this written decision is required to be submitted alongside the DPIA / TIA dossiers.

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