Your Jurisdiction at a Glance — Colombia

Law 1581 of 2012 and Decree 1377 of 2013 (compiled in Decree 1074 of 2015)

Authority: Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC), Delegation for the Protection of Personal Data

Requirements to remember

Colombia
  • Information processing policy (política de tratamiento de la información) is mandatory
  • Registration of databases in the National Database Registry (RNBD) for companies with total assets above 100,000 UVT
  • Security incidents reported to the SIC within 15 business days
  • Designated person or area to handle data subject requests

Where the programme covers them

  • Task 2 of this workshop: document Colombia in the data protection scope document, together with sector rules and other countries you operate in
  • Workshop 2: governance, roles and the data protection officer
  • Workshop 3: records of processing activities
  • Workshop 8 and 9: risk assessment and security measures
  • Workshop 10: vendors, processors and international transfers
  • Workshop 11: data breaches and notification deadlines