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Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022

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Tanzania
vPersonal Data Protection Act, 2022 (Act No. 11 of 2022, Cap. 44), in force 1 May 2023; Collection and Processing Regulations and Complaints Settlement Procedures Regulations 2023
7 domains
28 controls

Tanzania's Personal Data Protection Act, 2022 (in force 1 May 2023) and its 2023 Collection and Processing and Complaints Regulations: mandatory registration with the Personal Data Protection Commission before any collection or processing (enforced from 9 April 2026), the eight processing principles, notice and direct collection, security safeguards, a data protection officer filing quarterly compliance reports, breach notification, a Commission permit for transfers abroad, data subject rights with fixed response times (72 hours to suspend, 14 days to rectify or erase), DPIAs, and an approved data protection policy; penalties up to TZS 100 million and criminal offences for unlawful disclosure or sale of data.

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Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 is a compliance framework from Tanzania with 7 domains and 28 controls that map to 128 other frameworks. The largest domains are Principles, collection, use, disclosure and retention – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 (8 controls), Data subject rights and the procedures to honour them – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 (7 controls), Security, data protection officer, processors and breaches – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 (4 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (7)

Assessment, policy and accountability – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022

2 controls
Controls in the Assessment, policy and accountability – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 domain of Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 — 2 controls
CodeTitle
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::R33Carry out a DPIA before high-risk processing and seek Commission instructions when risks remain
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S65Adopt a code of ethics or data protection policy and submit it for Commission approval

Cooperation with the Commission and offences – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022

2 controls
Controls in the Cooperation with the Commission and offences – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 domain of Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 — 2 controls
CodeTitle
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S43Cooperate with Commission investigations, answer complaints and implement enforcement notices
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S60Prevent unlawful disclosure, sale, destruction or alteration of personal data

Data subject rights and the procedures to honour them – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022

7 controls
Controls in the Data subject rights and the procedures to honour them – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 domain of Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 — 7 controls
CodeTitle
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::R17Erase or destroy data on valid request within 14 days and tell third parties
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::R18Handle requests from representatives and children's data with care
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S29Correct personal data on request within 14 days, keeping the prior record
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S33Tell data subjects what is processed, why, to whom, and the logic of automated decisions
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S34Suspend processing within 72 hours when a subject objects to damaging processing
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S35Stop direct marketing on request
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S36Notify and reconsider solely automated decisions with significant effects

Principles, collection, use, disclosure and retention – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022

8 controls
Controls in the Principles, collection, use, disclosure and retention – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 domain of Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 — 8 controls
CodeTitle
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::R24Build protection in by design and by default and keep purposes specified and reviewed
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::R28Minimise, pseudonymise and anonymise
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S22Collect only for a lawful purpose, directly from the data subject, and tell them why and to whom
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S24Check accuracy before use and keep data accurate throughout processing
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S25Use and disclose personal data only for the collection purpose or a permitted exception
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S28Retain for the lawful period and then delete or destroy securely
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S30Obtain prior written consent before processing sensitive personal data
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S5Apply the eight data protection principles to all processing

Registration with the Personal Data Protection Commission – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022

3 controls
Controls in the Registration with the Personal Data Protection Commission – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 domain of Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 — 3 controls
CodeTitle
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::R10Notify the Commission within 14 days of any change to registered particulars
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S14Register with the Commission before collecting or processing personal data and renew every five years
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S21Public institutions: deemed registered but bound by every duty in the Act

Security, data protection officer, processors and breaches – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022

4 controls
Controls in the Security, data protection officer, processors and breaches – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 domain of Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 — 4 controls
CodeTitle
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S27Protect personal data with security safeguards proportionate to risk
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S27-3Appoint a data protection officer and file quarterly compliance reports
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S27-4Govern every processor by a contract binding it to instructions and security
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S27-5Notify the Commission of personal data breaches without undue delay

Transborder data flow – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022

2 controls
Controls in the Transborder data flow – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 domain of Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 — 2 controls
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tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S31Transfer to adequate countries only when necessary, after evaluating the need
tanzania-personal-data-protection-act-2022::S32Apply for a Commission permit and meet its conditions before transferring personal data abroad

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022, you already cover:

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Maps to 128 other frameworks

51 total controls
Vietnam PDPD
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 116/2025/QH15)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Turkey KVKK
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
8%
APPI
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
8%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
8%
SASB Standards
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
8%
SOC 2
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
8%
Bahrain PDPL
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
8%
Azure Security Benchmark
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
GDPR
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
8%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
UK Open Banking Standard
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
South Korea ISMS-P
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
8%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
4 source controls mapped|14 target controls covered
8%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
UK Gambling Commission LCCP and Remote Technical Standards
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
UK Bribery Act 2010
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 23837:2023
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO 56002
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISO/SAE 21434
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.1 - Process Assessment Model
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
DFARS 252.204-7012 - Safeguarding Covered Defense Information
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - Net-Zero Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
PCI DSS 4.0
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27050-1:2019
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
4%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 29115:2013 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
COBIT 2019
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27043:2015
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
NIST SP 800-190
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
FedRAMP High
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
FedRAMP Moderate
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO 27799:2025
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
API 1164
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
IEC 62443
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ITIL 4
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 27019:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
APRA CPS 234
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
NIST SP 1800-32
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
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What is Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 and who does it apply to?

Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 is a compliance framework from Tanzania with 7 domains and 28 controls. Tanzania's Personal Data Protection Act, 2022 (in force 1 May 2023) and its 2023 Collection and Processing and Complaints Regulations: mandatory registration with the Personal Data Protection Commission before any collection or processing (enforced from 9 April 2026), the eight processing principles, notice and direct collection, security safeguards, a data protection officer filing quarterly compliance reports, breach notification, a Commission permit for transfers abroad, data subject rights with fixed response times (72 hours to suspend, 14 days to rectify or erase), DPIAs, and an approved data protection policy; penalties up to TZS 100 million and criminal offences for unlawful disclosure or sale of data. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 actually require?

Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 has 28 controls organised across 7 domains. The largest domains are Principles, collection, use, disclosure and retention – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 (8 controls), Data subject rights and the procedures to honour them – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 (7 controls), Security, data protection officer, processors and breaches – Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 (4 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 do I already cover?

Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022 maps to 128 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Vietnam PDPD (8% coverage), Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 116/2025/QH15) (8% coverage), Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA) (8% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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