There is no general data protection law in Myanmar. Relevant laws on data protection and privacy can be found in various legislation, which include:
- Financial Institutions Law (2016)
- Telecommunications Law (2013)
- Notification 116/97 of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue
- Law Relating to Private Health Care Services (2007),and
- Electronic Transactions Law (2004).
There is no general data protection law in Myanmar. Relevant laws on data protection and privacy can be found in various legislation, which include:
- Financial Institutions Law (2016)
- Telecommunications Law (2013)
- Notification 116/97 of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue
- Law Relating to Private Health Care Services (2007),and
- Electronic Transactions Law (2004).
Definition of Personal Data
No definition provided.
Definition of Sensitive Personal Data
No definition provided.
None.
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By implication from relevant laws, collection and processing of personal data requires consent.
By implication from relevant laws, transfer of personal data requires consent.
By implication from relevant laws, personal data must be kept with reasonable security arrangements.
No obligation.
None so far as at 10 February 2021.
There is no specific law; however, electronic marketing would generally be governed by the Competition Law (2015) and the Consumer Protection Law (2019).
There is no specific law; however, the Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens (2017) deals with privacy of communications.
