Egypt Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020) EGY-PDPL-Art.41: Penalty for unlawful sensitive-data processing

Holders, controllers and processors who collect, make available, circulate, process, disclose, store, transfer or save sensitive personal data without the data subject's consent or legal permission face imprisonment of at least three months and/or a fine of EGP 500,000 to 5,000,000.

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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.37 Penalty for denying rights and unlawful collection
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.42 Penalty for unlawful cross-border transfer
EGY-PDPL-Art.43 Penalty for marketing violations

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