What clarification did India make in a 2011 Press Note regarding their Sensitive Personal Data Rules?
What clarification did India make in a 2011 Press Note regarding their Sensitive Personal Data Rules?
In the 2011 Press Note, India clarified that the Sensitive Personal Data Rules apply to persons or companies collecting sensitive data within India. This clarification narrowed the scope of the rules to Indian entities, excluding foreign companies from these obligations.
The Government of India Issues Clarifications to Its Data Privacy Rules September 9, 2011 On August 24, 2011, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Government of India ("IT Ministry"), through the Press Information Bureau, issued a press note ("Press Note") containing certain clarifications to the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 ("Data Privacy Rules") issued earlier in the year[1]. Most significantly, foreign companies are now excluded from the ambit of the obligations imposed by the Data Privacy Rules. Additionally, the scope of the Data Privacy Rules has been narrowed down with respect to Indian companies. Press Note Clarifications The Press Note clarifies certain provisions of the Data Privacy Rules, which include: Indian Companies Only: The obligations under the Data Privacy Rules apply only to Indian companies. Foreign companies are exempt.