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Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft)
Tanzania
v2023
12 domains
23 controls
Tanzania's Personal Data Protection legislation establishes a framework for the protection of personal data, regulating the collection, processing, storage, and transfer of personal data. It establishes individual rights, data processor obligations, and enforcement mechanisms. Builds on the Electronic and Postal Communications Act (EPOCA) and the Cybercrimes Act.
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Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft) is a compliance framework from Tanzania with 12 domains and 23 controls that map to 137 other frameworks. The largest domains are Governance, Assessment and Records (4 controls), Notice and Data Subject Rights (3 controls), Scope, Registration and Lawful Basis (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (12)
Consent
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TANZANIA-2 | Consent, Notice, Sensitive |
Governance
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TANZANIA-5 | DPO, Governance, Breach |
Governance, Assessment and Records
4 controls
Governance, Assessment and Records
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TZ-PDPA-05 | Data Protection Officer Appointment |
| TZ-PDPA-09 | Records of Processing Activities |
| TZ-PDPA-10 | Data Protection Impact Assessment |
| TZ-PDPA-15 | Staff Training and Awareness |
Marketing and Complaints
2 controls
Marketing and Complaints
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TZ-PDPA-14 | Direct Marketing Controls |
| TZ-PDPA-16 | Complaints Handling and Commission Cooperation |
Notice and Data Subject Rights
3 controls
Notice and Data Subject Rights
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TZ-PDPA-03 | Data Subject Rights Handling |
| TZ-PDPA-06 | Privacy Notice Content |
| TZ-PDPA-17 | Automated Decision Making |
Rights
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TANZANIA-3 | Data Subject Rights |
Scope
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TANZANIA-1 | Scope, Registration, Lawful Basis |
Scope, Registration and Lawful Basis
3 controls
Scope, Registration and Lawful Basis
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TZ-PDPA-01 | Lawful Basis for Processing |
| TZ-PDPA-02 | Registration with the Personal Data Protection Commission |
| TZ-PDPA-18 | Data Localisation Considerations |
Security
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TANZANIA-4 | Security and Cross-Border |
Security and Breach Notification
2 controls
Security and Breach Notification
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TZ-PDPA-07 | Security Safeguards |
| TZ-PDPA-08 | Breach Notification to the Commission |
Sensitive and Children Data
1 controls
Sensitive and Children Data
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TZ-PDPA-12 | Children and Sensitive Data |
Transfers, Processors and Retention
3 controls
Transfers, Processors and Retention
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| TZ-PDPA-04 | Cross-Border Transfer Controls |
| TZ-PDPA-11 | Processor Contracts and Oversight |
| TZ-PDPA-13 | Retention and Disposal |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft), you already cover:
South Korea ISMS-P
17%
4 controls mapped
Compare →Vietnam PDPD
17%
4 controls mapped
Compare →Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
17%
4 controls mapped
Compare →+ 134 more: Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA) (17%), USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) (17%)
See all 137 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 137 other frameworks
23 total controls
South Korea ISMS-P
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
17%
Vietnam PDPD
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
17%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and COPPA 2.0 Proposed Updates
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
Turkey KVKK
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
GDPR
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
17%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
17%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
17%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
4 source controls mapped|14 target controls covered
17%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
17%
Azure Security Benchmark
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
17%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
17%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
17%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
17%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
17%
Bahrain PDPL
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
17%
SASB Standards
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
17%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
17%
APPI
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
17%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
17%
SOC 2
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
17%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
17%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
17%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
17%
UK Open Banking Standard
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
17%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
17%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
17%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
17%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
UK Gambling Commission - Cyber Resilience Requirements
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
UK Bribery Act 2010
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
ISO 19011
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
9%
ISO 27018
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
9%
ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
9%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
9%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
9%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
FedRAMP High
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
FedRAMP Moderate
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
9%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
9%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
9%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
9%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
9%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
9%
ISO 27017
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
9%
US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
9%
ISO 27043
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
9%
NIST SP 800-190
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
9%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
9%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
9%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
9%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
9%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
9%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO/SAE 21434
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
9%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
PCI DSS 4.0
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
ISO 56002
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
9%
ISO 31000:2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - Net-Zero Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
COBIT 2019
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
API 1164
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
IEC 62443
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISO 20000-1
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
NIST SP 800-171
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ITIL 4
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISO 27019
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
APRA CPS 234
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
NIST SP 1800-32
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISO 27799
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISO 13485
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
What is Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft) and who does it apply to?
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft) is a compliance framework from Tanzania with 12 domains and 23 controls. Tanzania's Personal Data Protection legislation establishes a framework for the protection of personal data, regulating the collection, processing, storage, and transfer of personal data. It establishes individual rights, data processor obligations, and enforcement mechanisms. Builds on the Electronic and Postal Communications Act (EPOCA) and the Cybercrimes Act. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft) actually require?
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft) has 23 controls organised across 12 domains. The largest domains are Governance, Assessment and Records (4 controls), Notice and Data Subject Rights (3 controls), Scope, Registration and Lawful Basis (3 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 (Draft) do I already cover?
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft) maps to 137 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are South Korea ISMS-P (17% coverage), Vietnam PDPD (17% coverage), Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14) (17% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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