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Kuwait CITRA Data Privacy Protection Regulation
Prepared by Shubhank Suman · Last reviewed
ISSUED SECTORAL REGULATION (effective date not stated in supplied text)
- Legal character
- Regulation
- Region
- Middle East
What it covers
A sectoral privacy regulation for service providers licensed by CITRA, including telecommunications and IT providers. It covers lawful collection and processing of users' personal data, consent, users' rights, data security, appointment of a data protection officer, disclosure to third parties, and notification of personal-data breaches to CITRA within 72 hours.
Why it matters
Kuwait has no general data-protection statute; this regulation is the main binding privacy framework for the telecom and ICT sector.
Refer to it when
Use it for telecom or ICT providers in Kuwait handling customer data, designing consent, appointing a DPO or responding to a breach.
AI, privacy and cybersecurity relevance
- AI: Low
- Privacy: High
- Cyber: High
AI
LOW RELEVANCE
No AI-specific provisions.
Privacy
HIGH RELEVANCE
Binding sectoral privacy rules for Kuwait's telecom and ICT sector.
Cybersecurity
HIGH RELEVANCE
Security duties and 72-hour breach notification.
Applicability
CITRA-regulated telecommunications and IT service providers in Kuwait; not a general law for all sectors.
Current validity
ISSUED. The supplied version (V1.8) does not state its issue or effective date; check CITRA for the current version. Read the official PDF on this page for the operative text.
Read first
Scope and definitions → lawful processing and consent → users' rights → security and DPO → breach notification.
Provisions / sections covered
Scope
Applies to service providers in the communications and IT sector regulated by CITRA.
Consent and user rights
Processing requires a lawful basis, usually consent; users can access, correct and object.
Security and DPO
Providers must secure personal data and appoint a data protection officer.
Breach notification
Personal-data breaches must be notified to CITRA within 72 hours.
Subject-matter tags
- Lawful basis
- Consent
- Data breach
- Data protection officer
Subject-matter tags describe what the indexed text discusses. They are not legal conclusions.
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