Global Privacy & Data Protection Laws

At ETAS Travel, we take your privacy seriously. To ensure transparency and help our users understand the global landscape of data protection, we have compiled a list of countries and regions with data privacy laws that are inspired by or aligned with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This overview highlights the primary privacy laws in each jurisdiction, many of which aim to protect individuals’ personal data and ensure responsible data handling. Whether you are browsing from Europe, Asia, the Americas, or beyond, we believe it is important to respect your rights and stay informed about how data protection works around the world.

🌍 Europe

Country/Region – Data Protection Law

• 🇪🇺 European Union (EU-27) – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• 🇳🇴 Norway – Personal Data Act (GDPR-based)
• 🇮🇸 Iceland – Act on Data Protection and the Processing of Personal Data
• 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein – Data Protection Act (DSG)
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – UK GDPR
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland – Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP)
• 🇦🇩 Andorra – Qualified Law 29/2021 on the Protection of Personal Data
• 🇷🇸 Serbia – Law on Personal Data Protection (2019)
• 🇹🇷 Turkey – Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698
• 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Law on Personal Data Protection
• 🇷🇺 Russia – Federal Law on Personal Data No. 152-FZ
• 🇲🇰 North-Macedonia – Law on Personal Data Protection (2020)

🌎 Americas

Country/Region – Data Protection Law

• 🇦🇷 Argentina – Law 25.326 on the Protection of Personal Data
• 🇧🇷 Brazil – LGPD: General Data Protection Law
• 🇨🇦 Canada – PIPEDA: Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
• 🇺🇾 Uruguay – Law 18.331 on Protection of Personal Data

🌏 Asia-Pacific

Country/Region – Data Protection Law

• 🇯🇵 Japan – APPI: Act on the Protection of Personal Information
• 🇰🇷 South Korea – PIPA: Personal Information Protection Act
• 🇹🇭 Thailand – PDPA: Personal Data Protection Act
• 🇸🇬 Singapore – PDPA: Personal Data Protection Act
• 🇦🇺 Australia – Privacy Act 1988
• 🇮🇩 Indonesia – Personal Data Protection Law No. 27/2022
• 🇮🇳 India – Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
• 🇵🇭 Philippines – Data Privacy Act of 2012
• 🇳🇿 New Zealand – Privacy Act 2020

🌍 Africa

Country/Region – Data Protection Law

• 🇿🇦 South Africa – POPIA – Protection of Personal Information Act
• 🇰🇪 Kenya – Data Protection Act 2019
• 🇳🇬 Nigeria – NDPR – Nigeria Data Protection Regulation
• 🇲🇺 Mauritius – Data Protection Act 2017

🌍 Middle East

Country/Region – Data Protection Law

• 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates – Federal Decree Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data
• 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia – Personal Data Protection Law
• 🇧🇭 Bahrain – Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)

Last updated: July 02, 2025