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Electronic Commerce Act of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Prepared by Shubhank Suman · Last reviewed
CURRENT / IN FORCE
- Legal character
- Statute
- Region
- Middle East
What it covers
The Act sets the legal framework for electronic commerce: legal recognition of data messages, originators and addressees, secure information systems and methods, simple and secure electronic signatures, certification service providers, consumer protection in distance contracts, protection of personal (private) data messages, intellectual property in electronic form, and offences and penalties.
Why it matters
It is the main Iranian statute containing rules on protecting personal data in electronic form.
Refer to it when
Use it for electronic contracts, e-signatures, online consumer contracts or handling personal data messages in Iran.
AI, privacy and cybersecurity relevance
- AI: Low
- Privacy: Moderate
- Cyber: High
AI
LOW RELEVANCE
No AI-specific provisions.
Privacy
MODERATE RELEVANCE
Contains personal-data rules for electronic data messages; Iran has no comprehensive data-protection statute in this library.
Cybersecurity
HIGH RELEVANCE
Secure information systems, signatures and computer offences.
Applicability
Electronic commerce and data-message transactions in Iran.
Current validity
CURRENT. The supplied English translation does not show its approval date; it is listed here under 2004. Read the official PDF on this page for the operative text.
Read first
Article 1 (scope) → Article 2 (definitions) → electronic signature provisions → consumer protection → personal data protection → offences.
Provisions / sections covered
Article 1 – Scope
Sets rules for exchanging information in the form of data messages securely and easily.
Article 2 – Definitions
Defines data message, integrity, information system, secure method, electronic signature, consumer, supplier, distance contract and private data.
Personal data protection
Storing, processing or distributing personal data messages requires the data subject's consent and must meet purpose and accuracy conditions.
Offences
Criminal penalties apply to unlawful processing of personal data messages and computer fraud and forgery.
Subject-matter tags
- Lawful basis
- Consent
- Enforcement and penalties
Subject-matter tags describe what the indexed text discusses. They are not legal conclusions.
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