PDPL Article 3 does not override any other law or international agreement that gives stronger rights to individuals or better protection for personal data. If there’s a more protective rule elsewhere, that rule still applies.
Saudi PDPL Article 3 (1)
Additional Rights Protection
The provisions and procedures stated in this Law shall not prejudice any provision that grants a right to the Data Subject or confers better protection to Personal Data pursuant to any other law or an international agreement to which the Kingdom is a party.
Explanation of Saudi PDPL Article 3
Stronger Law Still Applies:
Saudi PDPL Article 3 (1) says that the PDPL does not cancel or weaken any other law or agreement that gives more protection to personal data or stronger rights to individuals (called Data Subjects).
So, if another Saudi law or an international agreement (like a treaty Saudi Arabia has signed) gives a person better privacy rights than the PDPL does, then that stronger protection still applies.
This is known as a non-prejudice clause, which means: PDPL applies, but it doesn’t override any other law or treaty that’s more protective of your personal data.
