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• Argentina - Personal Data Protection Act [Search]
  Enactment: October 4th, 2000. Partial Promulgation: October 30th, 2000 (In English)
• Australia - Privacy Laws [Search]
  Provides access to Australian federal laws relevant to privacy (on Australian Privacy Foundation - APF)
• Australia - Privacy Laws of States and Territories of Australia [Search]
  Provides access to Australian laws relevant to privacy (on Australian Privacy Foundation - APF)
• Bahamas - Data Protection Laws On-Line [Search]
• Belgium - Privacy Protection in relation to the Processing of Personal Data [Search]
  In English by courtesy of ICRI (Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and IT - ICRI)
• Bulgaria - Data Protection Legislation [Search]
  English translations of national laws and regulations. Also international framework documents.
• Cameroon - Cybersécurité et la Cybercriminalité au Cameroun [Search]
  (on Global Centre for Information and Communication Technologies in Parliament)
• Canada - Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 1999 [Search]
  (on Parliament of Canada)
• Canada, Ontario - Access and Privacy Acts [Search]
  Full text in PDF and HTML formats (On Information and Privacy Commissioner - Ontario)
• Canada, British Columbia - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Search]
  Full text in PDF format including regulations (on Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia)
• Estonia - Data Protection Legislation [Search]
  In English (on Estonian Data protection Inspectorate)
• Finland - Data Protection Legislation [Search]
  In English (on Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman of Finland)
• Finland - Personal Data Act (523/1999) [Search]
  An unofficial translation based on the text adopted by the Parliament in March 1999 (Data Protection Ombudsman of Finland)
• Germany - Data Protection Legislation [Search]
  In German and English (on Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information)
• Greece - Legal Framework [Search]
  Data protection legislation in English and Greek (on Hellenic Data Protection Authority)
• Hong Kong - Privacy Ordinance [Search]
  Full text and commentary in English and Chinese (Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner's Office)
• Hungary - Privacy Act (2011) [Search]
  In English (on National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information)
• Ireland - Data Protection Legislation [Search]
• Isle of Man - Legislation and Case Law [Search]
  Full text of numerous laws and decisions (on Office of Data Protection Supervisor)
• Italy - Privacy Legislation [Search]
  Official source of legislation in Italian and English (on Italian Data Protection Authority)
• Latvia - Legal Acts [Search]
  Numerous Laws, Codes, Regulations, etc concerning data protection, in English (on Latvian Data State Inspectorate)
• Macedonia - Personal Data Protection Legislation [Search]
  Law, rules and manual (on Directorate for Personal Data Protection)
• Malta - Legislation [Search]
  Acts, Regulations and EU Directives concerning data protection, in English (on Information and Data Protection Commissioner)
• Mauritius - Data Protection Act 2004 [Search]
  (on Global Centre for ICT in Parliament)
• New Zealand - Privacy Act and Codes [Search]
  Commentary and some full texts (NZ Privacy Commissioner)
• Poland - Legislation [Search]
  Numerous Polish statutes, European and International instruments relating to data protection, in English (on Inspector General for Personal Data Protection)
• Portugal - Legislação Nacional [Search]
  Portuguese privacy legislation. Also available in English and French (On Commissao Nacional de Proteccao de Dados)
• Portugal - Loi relative à la protection des données à caractère personnel [Search]
  in French
• Privacy Laws of the World [Search]
  Provides access to many laws related to privacy around the world (on Australian Privacy Foundation - APF)
• Romania - Primary Legislation [Search]
  Most in English. Also includes European instruments. (on Authority for Personal Data Processing)
• Senegal - Privacy Legislation (Textes législatifs, Textes réglementaires) [Search]
  (on La Commission de Protection des Données Personnelles (CDP))
• Slovenia - Data Protection Legislation [Search]
  Numerous Acts in English (on Slovenia Information Commissioner)
• South Africa - Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 2002 [Search]
  (on Global Centre for ICT in Parliament)
• Spain - Legislación sobre Protección de Datos [Search]
  Contains legislation on privacy from Spain and Europe. In Spanish (on Delitos Informáticos)
• Sweden - Data Protection Legislation [Search]
  (on Datainspektionen)
• Switzerland - Data Protection Laws and Other Decrees [Search]
  in English French Italian and German (Swiss Data Protection Commission)
• Tunisia - Data Protection Laws [Search]
  In French and English (on National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data)
• United Kingdom - Data Protection Leigislation [Search]
  (on UK Legislation .gov)
• United States, Hawaii - Laws, Rules and Opinions [Search]
  Privacy and FOI legislation (on Office of Information Practices)