Standard Contractual Clauses For Personal Data Transfer – Introduction outlines the legal basis for using Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) when transferring personal data outside Saudi Arabia. It connects the SCCs to Article 29 of the KSA Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), particularly in situations where an organization is exempt from having to meet full adequacy or minimum protection requirements under the law. The SCCs provide a fallback mechanism to ensure that personal data still receives sufficient protection when transferred internationally, even in the absence of broader regulatory guarantees.
SCCs serve as legally recognized tools that controllers can use to facilitate international data transfers when full PDPL safeguards aren’t otherwise met. They ensure baseline protections are contractually enforced between parties.
Standard Contractual Clauses For Personal Data Transfer – Introduction
Based on the Personal Data Protection Law, issued by Royal Decree No. (M/19) dated 9/2/1443 AH (the “Law”) and amended by Royal Decree No. (M/148) dated 5/9/1444 AH, and its contents on the permissibility of transferring Personal Data outside the Kingdom. The Regulation on the Transfer of Personal Data Outside the Kingdom (“Transfer Regulation”) sets out the provisions to be followed upon transfer, including the Clauses applied in cases where Controllers are exempted from the requirements to comply with the level of protection and the minimum level of transfer of Personal Data stipulated in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) of Article (29) of the Law and provisions of the Regulation on the Transfer of Personal Data Outside the Kingdom.
