Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
Azerbaijan's Law on Personal Data (No. 998-IIIQ of 11 May 2010, amended through 2024) governs collection, processing and protection of personal data by state bodies, companies and individuals. It requires written consent with prescribed content (since 2024 also through the Electronic Government Information System), declared purposes, special category and biometric safeguards, security measures and audit journals, answers to subject requests within 7 working days, registration of personal data information systems with the competent authority before processing, a licence to create such systems, and limits cross-border transfer to countries with equivalent protection unless the subject consents.
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) is a compliance framework from Azerbaijan with 5 domains and 40 controls that map to 242 other frameworks. The largest domains are Chapter IV: consent, conditions of processing, duties, collection, requests, disclosure and cross-border transfer (Articles 8 to 14) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) (27 controls), Chapter II: legal regime and protection of personal data (Articles 5 and 6) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) (4 controls), Chapter III: rights of the data subject (Article 7) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) (4 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (5)
Chapter I: general provisions and principles (Articles 1 to 4) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 4 | Article 4: principles of lawfulness, confidentiality and respect for dignity |
Chapter II: legal regime and protection of personal data (Articles 5 and 6) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 5.2 | Article 5.2: protect confidential data and disclose only with consent |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 5.5 | Article 5.5: owners and operators ensure protection; staff give written non-disclosure undertakings |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 5.6-5.7 | Articles 5.6 and 5.7: public-use systems, written consent, source notice and removal on demand |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 5.8 | Article 5.8: technical and organisational security measures |
Chapter III: rights of the data subject (Article 7) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 7.1 | Article 7.1: honour the subject's rights of information and access |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 7.1.5-7.1.6 | Article 7.1.5 and 7.1.6: correction, destruction, archiving and blocking on request |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 7.2 | Article 7.2: stop processing immediately on a written objection |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 7.3 | Article 7.3: objection to automated decisions |
Chapter IV: consent, conditions of processing, duties, collection, requests, disclosure and cross-border transfer (Articles 8 to 14) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 10.1-10.2 | Articles 10.1 and 10.2: owner ensures lawful and secure processing and bears liability |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 10.5 | Article 10.5: operators enable lawful intelligence and operational-search measures |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 10.6 | Article 10.6: comply with the authority's requirements and report within 7 working days |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 11.2-11.3 | Articles 11.2 and 11.3: notice at collection |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 12.1-12.4 | Articles 7.5 and 12.1 to 12.4: handle subject requests free of charge within 7 working days |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 12.5 | Article 12.5: act on requests and notify earlier recipients within 3 working days |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 12.6 | Article 12.6: reasoned refusal within 5 working days |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 13.1-13.2 | Articles 13.1 and 13.2: transfers to and from third parties only with written consent or listed exceptions |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 13.3 | Article 13.3: stop transfers immediately when consent is withdrawn |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 14.2-14.3 | Articles 14.1 to 14.3: cross-border transfer conditions |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 14.4 | Article 14.4: security of data during cross-border transfer |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 8.1-8.3 | Articles 8.1 and 8.3: written consent before collection and processing |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 8.2 | Article 8.2: required content of written consent |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 8.4-8.5 | Articles 8.4 and 8.5: burden of proving consent and open-category status |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 8.6 | Article 8.6: consent and withdrawal through the Electronic Government Information System |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.1 | Article 9.1: declared, lawful and specified purposes |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.10-9.11 | Articles 9.10 and 9.11: paid provision to third parties and service to authorised users |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.12 | Article 9.12: control and audit logs |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.13 | Article 9.13: anonymise data used for research and statistics |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.14 | Article 9.14: licence for forming resources, creating systems and providing services |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.2, 11.1 | Articles 9.2 and 11.1: data volume proportionate and necessary |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.3 | Article 9.3: accuracy and completeness |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.4 | Article 9.4: destroy data once purposes are achieved |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.5 | Article 9.5: biometric data fully subject to the processing conditions |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.6 | Article 9.6: permitted grounds for processing |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.7-9.8 | Articles 9.7 and 9.8: special category data only on listed grounds, then block and destroy |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 9.9, 10.3-10.4 | Articles 9.9, 10.3 and 10.4: entrusting processing to an operator by contract |
Chapter V: registration of information systems and state regulation (Articles 15 to 19) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 15.1-15.3 | Articles 15.1 to 15.3: register personal data information systems before processing |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 15.4 | Article 15.4: content of the registration application |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 15.5-15.6 | Articles 15.5 and 15.6: notify changes within 3 working days; block and destroy on deregistration |
| azerbaijan-law-on-personal-data-2010::Art 18.3 | Article 18.3: no merging of systems of different owners or purposes |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010), you already cover:
GDPR
13%
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9%
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9%
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) and who does it apply to?
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) is a compliance framework from Azerbaijan with 5 domains and 40 controls. Azerbaijan's Law on Personal Data (No. 998-IIIQ of 11 May 2010, amended through 2024) governs collection, processing and protection of personal data by state bodies, companies and individuals. It requires written consent with prescribed content (since 2024 also through the Electronic Government Information System), declared purposes, special category and biometric safeguards, security measures and audit journals, answers to subject requests within 7 working days, registration of personal data information systems with the competent authority before processing, a licence to create such systems, and limits cross-border transfer to countries with equivalent protection unless the subject consents. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) actually require?
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) has 40 controls organised across 5 domains. The largest domains are Chapter IV: consent, conditions of processing, duties, collection, requests, disclosure and cross-border transfer (Articles 8 to 14) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) (27 controls), Chapter II: legal regime and protection of personal data (Articles 5 and 6) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) (4 controls), Chapter III: rights of the data subject (Article 7) – Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) (4 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) do I already cover?
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010) maps to 242 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are GDPR (13% coverage), Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 116/2025/QH15) (9% coverage), UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation) (9% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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