Egypt Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020) EGY-PDPL-Art.37: Penalty for denying rights and unlawful collection

Holders, controllers and processors who, without legal justification, refrain from enabling a data subject to exercise the rights under Article 2 face a fine up to EGP 1,000,000. Whoever collects personal data without complying with Article 3 faces a fine of EGP 200,000 to 2,000,000.

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Other controls in Egypt PDPL - Crimes and Penalties

EGY-PDPL-Art.35 General penalty provision
EGY-PDPL-Art.36 Penalty for unauthorised processing
EGY-PDPL-Art.38 Penalty for breach of controller/processor obligations
EGY-PDPL-Art.39 Penalty for failure to appoint a DPO
EGY-PDPL-Art.40 Penalty for DPO failure of duties
EGY-PDPL-Art.41 Penalty for unlawful sensitive-data processing
EGY-PDPL-Art.42 Penalty for unlawful cross-border transfer
EGY-PDPL-Art.43 Penalty for marketing violations

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