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Taiwan PDPA

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Taiwan
vAct as amended 11 November 2025 (2023 Art. 1-1 and 2025 amendments promulgated, not yet in force; in force: 2015 text with 2023 Art. 48); Enforcement Rules 2 March 2016
4 domains
29 controls

Taiwan's Personal Data Protection Act and Enforcement Rules: purpose-bound collection, processing and use, special rules for medical, genetic, sex life, health check and criminal record data, notice and consent, five non-waivable rights with 15 and 30 day deadlines, incident notification, separate regimes for government and non-government agencies, security maintenance plans, transfer restrictions, marketing opt-out, damages, criminal offences and fines up to NT$15 million. The 2025 amendment (promulgated, not yet in force) creates the Personal Data Protection Commission as single regulator, mandatory incident reporting and chief data protection officers in government. 29 leaves read in Chinese.

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Taiwan PDPA is a compliance framework from Taiwan with 4 domains and 29 controls that map to 134 other frameworks. The largest domains are Chapter 1: General provisions (all agencies) – Taiwan PDPA (13 controls), Chapter 3 and 3-1 section 2: Non-government agencies – Taiwan PDPA (7 controls), Chapter 2 and 3-1 section 1: Government agencies – Taiwan PDPA (5 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (4)

Chapter 1: General provisions (all agencies) – Taiwan PDPA

13 controls
Controls in the Chapter 1: General provisions (all agencies) – Taiwan PDPA domain of Taiwan PDPA: 13 controls
CodeTitle
taiwan-pdpa::A10Article 10 and ER 18: Inquiry, review and copies
taiwan-pdpa::A11-1Article 11(1), (2) and (5) with ER 19: Accuracy, correction and notice to recipients
taiwan-pdpa::A11-3Article 11(3) and (4) with ER 20 and 21: Deletion when purpose ends or processing is unlawful
taiwan-pdpa::A12Article 12 with ER 22: Personal data incident notification
taiwan-pdpa::A13Articles 13 and 14: Response times and fees
taiwan-pdpa::A3Article 3: Data subject rights that cannot be waived
taiwan-pdpa::A4Article 4 with ER 7 and 8: Commissioned processing and supervision of contractors
taiwan-pdpa::A5Article 5: Good faith, purpose limitation and legitimate link
taiwan-pdpa::A51Article 51: Scope, exclusions and extraterritorial reach
taiwan-pdpa::A6Article 6: Medical, genetic, sex life, health check and criminal record data
taiwan-pdpa::A7Article 7 and ER 14 and 15: Valid consent and burden of proof
taiwan-pdpa::A8Article 8 and ER 16: Notice when collecting from the data subject
taiwan-pdpa::A9Article 9: Notice when data is not obtained from the data subject

Chapter 2 and 3-1 section 1: Government agencies – Taiwan PDPA

5 controls
Controls in the Chapter 2 and 3-1 section 1: Government agencies – Taiwan PDPA domain of Taiwan PDPA: 5 controls
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taiwan-pdpa::A15Article 15: Collection and processing by government agencies
taiwan-pdpa::A16Article 16: Use by government agencies and uses beyond purpose
taiwan-pdpa::A17Article 17 and ER 23: Publishing personal data files
taiwan-pdpa::A18Article 18 with ER 24 and 25: Security of government personal data files and the data protection officer
taiwan-pdpa::A21-1Articles 21-1 to 21-5 (2025, not yet in force): Oversight of government agencies

Chapter 3 and 3-1 section 2: Non-government agencies – Taiwan PDPA

7 controls
Controls in the Chapter 3 and 3-1 section 2: Non-government agencies – Taiwan PDPA domain of Taiwan PDPA: 7 controls
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taiwan-pdpa::A19Article 19 with ER 26 to 28: Lawful grounds for collection and processing by non-government agencies
taiwan-pdpa::A19-2Article 19(2): Stopping use of data from general sources on objection
taiwan-pdpa::A20Article 20(1): Use within purpose and exceptions for other uses
taiwan-pdpa::A20-1Article 27 (in force) and Articles 20-1 and 51-1 (2025): Security of non-government personal data files
taiwan-pdpa::A20-2Article 20(2) and (3): Marketing opt-out
taiwan-pdpa::A21Article 21: Restrictions on international transfer
taiwan-pdpa::A22Articles 22 to 26: Inspections of non-government agencies and administrative measures

Chapters 4 to 6: Liability, penalties and purpose codes – Taiwan PDPA

4 controls
Controls in the Chapters 4 to 6: Liability, penalties and purpose codes – Taiwan PDPA domain of Taiwan PDPA: 4 controls
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taiwan-pdpa::A28Articles 28 to 31: Civil liability for damage
taiwan-pdpa::A41Articles 41 to 46: Criminal offences
taiwan-pdpa::A47Articles 47 to 50: Administrative fines and personal liability of representatives
taiwan-pdpa::A53Article 53: Specific purposes and categories of personal data

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Maps to 134 other frameworks

37 total controls
Vietnam PDPD
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
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3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
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3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
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3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
3 source controls mapped|23 target controls covered
8%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
3 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
8%
Bahrain PDPL
3 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
8%
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3 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
8%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
8%
WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
3 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
8%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
South Korea ISMS-P
3 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
8%
Albania Law No. 124/2024 on Personal Data Protection
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
SASB Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
8%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-190
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
UK Open Banking Standard
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
APPI
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
5%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
5%
US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
SOC 2
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27043:2015
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
2 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO/SAE 21434
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
5%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
5%
Azure Security Benchmark
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
ISO 27799:2025
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
5%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
2 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
5%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
FedRAMP High
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
FedRAMP Moderate
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO 22000:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
RICS Rules of Conduct and Global Professional Standards
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Section 508 - ICT Accessibility (Revised)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Sigstore - Software Artifact Signing and Verification
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
3GPP 5G Security Architecture (TS 33.501)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
NSA Guidance for Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
FedRAMP Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 23837:2023
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29115:2013 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
UK Gambling Commission LCCP and Remote Technical Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
UK FCA/PRA Operational Resilience Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) - Responsible Minerals Assurance Process
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
3%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
NIST SP 1800-32
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
3%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
APRA SPS 220 Risk Management (Superannuation)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
IEC 62443
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
3%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27019:2024
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
3%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
API 1164
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
3%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ITIL 4
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 22320:2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
APRA CPS 234
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
TCFD Recommendations
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 14001:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 45001:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 27002:2022
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
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What is Taiwan PDPA and who does it apply to?

Taiwan PDPA is a compliance framework from Taiwan with 4 domains and 29 controls. Taiwan's Personal Data Protection Act and Enforcement Rules: purpose-bound collection, processing and use, special rules for medical, genetic, sex life, health check and criminal record data, notice and consent, five non-waivable rights with 15 and 30 day deadlines, incident notification, separate regimes for government and non-government agencies, security maintenance plans, transfer restrictions, marketing opt-out, damages, criminal offences and fines up to NT$15 million. The 2025 amendment (promulgated, not yet in force) creates the Personal Data Protection Commission as single regulator, mandatory incident reporting and chief data protection officers in government. 29 leaves read in Chinese. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does Taiwan PDPA actually require?

Taiwan PDPA has 29 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are Chapter 1: General provisions (all agencies) – Taiwan PDPA (13 controls), Chapter 3 and 3-1 section 2: Non-government agencies – Taiwan PDPA (7 controls), Chapter 2 and 3-1 section 1: Government agencies – Taiwan PDPA (5 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

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

Taiwan PDPA maps to 134 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Vietnam PDPD (8% coverage), Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 116/2025/QH15) (8% coverage), USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) (8% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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