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Qatar DPL

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Qatar
v2016
8 domains
8 controls

Qatar Data Privacy Law

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Qatar DPL is a compliance framework from Qatar with 8 domains and 8 controls that map to 135 other frameworks. The largest domains are Breach and Enforcement (1 controls), Consent and Notice (1 controls), Governance (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (8)

Breach and Enforcement

1 controls
Controls in the Breach and Enforcement domain of Qatar DPL — 1 controls
CodeTitle
QATAR-8Breach Notification, Compliance, Enforcement

Consent and Notice

1 controls
Controls in the Consent and Notice domain of Qatar DPL — 1 controls
CodeTitle
QATAR-2Consent, Notice, Sensitive Data

Governance

1 controls
Controls in the Governance domain of Qatar DPL — 1 controls
CodeTitle
QATAR-7DPO, Records, Retention, Marketing, Training

High-Risk Processing

1 controls
Controls in the High-Risk Processing domain of Qatar DPL — 1 controls
CodeTitle
QATAR-4Children's Data, DPIA, Privacy by Design

Individual Rights

1 controls
Controls in the Individual Rights domain of Qatar DPL — 1 controls
CodeTitle
QATAR-3Data Subject Rights

Scope and Lawful Basis

1 controls
Controls in the Scope and Lawful Basis domain of Qatar DPL — 1 controls
CodeTitle
QATAR-1Scope, Lawful Basis, Purpose Limitation (Qatar)

Security

1 controls
Controls in the Security domain of Qatar DPL — 1 controls
CodeTitle
QATAR-5Security of Processing

Transfer and Processor

1 controls
Controls in the Transfer and Processor domain of Qatar DPL — 1 controls
CodeTitle
QATAR-6Cross-Border Transfer and Processor Management

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with Qatar DPL, you already cover:

Vietnam PDPD

63%

5 controls mapped

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Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)

63%

5 controls mapped

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Turkey KVKK

63%

5 controls mapped

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+ 132 more: Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023) (63%), Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8) (63%)

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Maps to 135 other frameworks

8 total controls
Vietnam PDPD
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
63%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
63%
Turkey KVKK
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
63%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
5 source controls mapped|23 target controls covered
63%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
5 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
63%
South Korea ISMS-P
5 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
63%
Bahrain PDPL
5 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
63%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
5 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
63%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
63%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
50%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
50%
APPI
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
50%
UK Open Banking Standard
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
API 1164
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 1800-32
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
3 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
38%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27019
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
3 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
38%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27018
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
IEC 62443
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-190
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27017
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
GDPR
3 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
38%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
PSD2 SCA
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
APRA CPS 234
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NIST SP 800-171
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 20000-1
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ITIL 4
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and COPPA 2.0 Proposed Updates
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27799
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
25%
ISO 13485
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27005
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Azure Security Benchmark
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 14001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 45001
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22000
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 31000
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PTES
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 27043
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
13%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/SAE 21434
1 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
13%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 19011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 31000:2018
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
OWASP SAMM
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Section 508 - ICT Accessibility (Revised)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Latvia Personal Data Processing Law (Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, 2018)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Compare Qatar DPL with Vietnam PDPD

What is Qatar DPL and who does it apply to?

Qatar DPL is a compliance framework from Qatar with 8 domains and 8 controls. Qatar Data Privacy Law It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does Qatar DPL actually require?

Qatar DPL has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Breach and Enforcement (1 controls), Consent and Notice (1 controls), Governance (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of Qatar DPL do I already cover?

Qatar DPL maps to 135 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Vietnam PDPD (63% coverage), Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14) (63% coverage), Turkey KVKK (63% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

How do I implement Qatar DPL?

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