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PDPA Thailand

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Thailand
vB.E. 2562 (2019), unamended; in force in full since 1 June 2022; PDPC notifications to 2024
8 domains
38 controls

Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019), in force in full since 1 June 2022: consent and lawful bases, notice, indirect collection, sensitive and criminal record data, transfers abroad, data subject rights with a thirty-day access deadline, controller security to the PDPC minimum standard, breach notice to the Office within 72 hours, records of processing, processor duties, data protection officers and a Thai representative for foreign controllers, with the PDPC notifications of 2022 to 2024. 38 leaves.

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PDPA Thailand is a compliance framework from Thailand with 8 domains and 38 controls that map to 121 other frameworks. The largest domains are PDPC notifications made under the Act (2022 to 2024) – PDPA Thailand (10 controls), Chapter III: rights of the data subject (sections 30 to 36) – PDPA Thailand (7 controls), Chapter III: duties of the data controller (sections 37 to 39) – PDPA Thailand (6 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (8)

Chapter II Part 1: consent and purpose (sections 19 to 21) – PDPA Thailand

3 controls
Controls in the Chapter II Part 1: consent and purpose (sections 19 to 21) – PDPA Thailand domain of PDPA Thailand: 3 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-thailand::S19Section 19 Consent: form, content, free choice and withdrawal
pdpa-thailand::S20Section 20 Consent of minors, incompetent and quasi-incompetent persons
pdpa-thailand::S21Section 21 Purpose limitation and new purposes

Chapter II Part 2: collection of personal data (sections 22 to 26) – PDPA Thailand

5 controls
Controls in the Chapter II Part 2: collection of personal data (sections 22 to 26) – PDPA Thailand domain of PDPA Thailand: 5 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-thailand::S22Section 22 Data minimisation in collection
pdpa-thailand::S23Section 23 Notice to the data subject at collection
pdpa-thailand::S24Section 24 Lawful bases for collection without consent
pdpa-thailand::S25Section 25 Collection from sources other than the data subject
pdpa-thailand::S26Section 26 Sensitive personal data, biometric and criminal record data

Chapter II Part 3: use, disclosure and transfer abroad (sections 27 to 29) – PDPA Thailand

3 controls
Controls in the Chapter II Part 3: use, disclosure and transfer abroad (sections 27 to 29) – PDPA Thailand domain of PDPA Thailand: 3 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-thailand::S27Section 27 Use and disclosure; recipients' purpose limit; record of exempt disclosures
pdpa-thailand::S28Section 28 Transfer of personal data abroad
pdpa-thailand::S29Section 29 Intra-group policies and appropriate safeguards for transfers

Chapter III: data processor and data protection officer (sections 40 to 42) – PDPA Thailand

3 controls
Controls in the Chapter III: data processor and data protection officer (sections 40 to 42) – PDPA Thailand domain of PDPA Thailand: 3 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-thailand::S40Section 40 Duties of the data processor and the controller-processor agreement
pdpa-thailand::S41Section 41 Designation of a data protection officer
pdpa-thailand::S42Section 42 Duties and protection of the data protection officer

Chapter III: duties of the data controller (sections 37 to 39) – PDPA Thailand

6 controls
Controls in the Chapter III: duties of the data controller (sections 37 to 39) – PDPA Thailand domain of PDPA Thailand: 6 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-thailand::S37-1Section 37(1) Appropriate security measures to the PDPC minimum standard
pdpa-thailand::S37-2Section 37(2) Preventing unauthorised use by persons receiving data
pdpa-thailand::S37-3Section 37(3) Examination system for erasure and destruction
pdpa-thailand::S37-4Section 37(4) Personal data breach notification
pdpa-thailand::S37-5Section 37(5) and section 38 Representative in Thailand for foreign controllers and processors
pdpa-thailand::S39Section 39 Records of processing kept by the controller

Chapter III: rights of the data subject (sections 30 to 36) – PDPA Thailand

7 controls
Controls in the Chapter III: rights of the data subject (sections 30 to 36) – PDPA Thailand domain of PDPA Thailand: 7 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-thailand::S30Section 30 Right of access and to know non-consented acquisition
pdpa-thailand::S31Section 31 Data portability
pdpa-thailand::S32Section 32 Right to object
pdpa-thailand::S33Section 33 Right to erasure, destruction or anonymisation
pdpa-thailand::S34Section 34 Right to restriction of use
pdpa-thailand::S35Section 35 Accuracy of personal data
pdpa-thailand::S36Section 36 Rectification requests

PDPC notifications made under the Act (2022 to 2024) – PDPA Thailand

10 controls
Controls in the PDPC notifications made under the Act (2022 to 2024) – PDPA Thailand domain of PDPA Thailand: 10 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-thailand::N-BREACH-2022PDPC Notification on rules and methods for notifying personal data breaches B.E. 2565 (2022, in force 15 December 2022)
pdpa-thailand::N-CRIMINAL-2023PDPC Notification on protection measures for criminal record data not collected under an authority's control B.E. 2566 (2023, in force 7 April 2024)
pdpa-thailand::N-DPO-2023PDPC Notification on DPO designation under section 41(2) B.E. 2566 (2023)
pdpa-thailand::N-EXEMPT-SECURITY-2023PDPC Notification on security standards for controllers exempted from the Act B.E. 2566 (2023, in force 7 March 2024)
pdpa-thailand::N-RESEARCH-ARCHIVE-2023PDPC Notifications on safeguards for archives and research without consent under sections 24(1) and 26(5)(d) B.E. 2566 (2023; the research notification in force 7 April 2024)
pdpa-thailand::N-ROPA-CONTROLLERPDPC Notification on exemption from records for small-enterprise controllers (2022, replaced B.E. 2567 (2024) in force 8 April 2025)
pdpa-thailand::N-ROPA-PROCESSORPDPC Notifications on processor records: criteria and methods B.E. 2565 (2022, in force 17 December 2022) and small-enterprise exemption B.E. 2567 (2024, in force 9 January 2025)
pdpa-thailand::N-SECURITY-2022PDPC Notification on security measures of the data controller B.E. 2565 (2022)
pdpa-thailand::N-TRANSFER-S28PDPC Notification on protection criteria for transfers abroad under section 28 B.E. 2566 (2023, in force 24 March 2024)
pdpa-thailand::N-TRANSFER-S29PDPC Notification on protection criteria for transfers abroad under section 29 B.E. 2566 (2023, in force 24 March 2024)

Transitional provision on data collected before the Act (section 95) – PDPA Thailand

1 controls
Controls in the Transitional provision on data collected before the Act (section 95) – PDPA Thailand domain of PDPA Thailand: 1 controls
CodeTitle
pdpa-thailand::S95Section 95 Personal data collected before the Act took effect

Your Compliance Coverage

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Maps to 121 other frameworks

76 total controls
Turkey KVKK
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Privacy Act 2020
6 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
6 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
8%
Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven)
6 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
6 source controls mapped|23 target controls covered
8%
GDPR
6 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
8%
Bahrain PDPL
6 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
8%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
6 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
8%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
6 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
8%
South Korea PIPA
6 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
8%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
6 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
8%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 116/2025/QH15)
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
Albania Law No. 124/2024 on Personal Data Protection
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
7%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
NIST Privacy Framework
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
7%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
5%
South Korea ISMS-P
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
5%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-190
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Azure Security Benchmark
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
APPI
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
4%
UK Open Banking Standard
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
IEC 62443
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
4%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
3 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
4%
API 1164
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27019:2024
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
4%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
4%
NIST SP 1800-32
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
4%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
3 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
4%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
4%
ISO 27799:2025
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
4%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2026
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
ITIL 4
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 22000:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 26000:2010
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
Paraguay Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 6534/2020)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO 22320:2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
Papua New Guinea National Cybersecurity Policy & Cybercrime Act (2016)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
APRA CPS 234
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Latvia Personal Data Processing Law (Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, 2018)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Section 508 - ICT Accessibility (Revised)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/SAE 21434
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27043:2015
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
1%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
FedRAMP Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 23837:2023
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 29115:2013 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
OWASP SAMM
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO 45001:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO 14001:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
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What is PDPA Thailand and who does it apply to?

PDPA Thailand is a compliance framework from Thailand with 8 domains and 38 controls. Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019), in force in full since 1 June 2022: consent and lawful bases, notice, indirect collection, sensitive and criminal record data, transfers abroad, data subject rights with a thirty-day access deadline, controller security to the PDPC minimum standard, breach notice to the Office within 72 hours, records of processing, processor duties, data protection officers and a Thai representative for foreign controllers, with the PDPC notifications of 2022 to 2024. 38 leaves. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does PDPA Thailand actually require?

PDPA Thailand has 38 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are PDPC notifications made under the Act (2022 to 2024) – PDPA Thailand (10 controls), Chapter III: rights of the data subject (sections 30 to 36) – PDPA Thailand (7 controls), Chapter III: duties of the data controller (sections 37 to 39) – PDPA Thailand (6 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of PDPA Thailand do I already cover?

PDPA Thailand maps to 121 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Turkey KVKK (8% coverage), Privacy Act 2020 (8% coverage), Privacy Act 1988 (Australia) (8% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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