التأكيد على الالتزام بنظام حماية البيانات الشخصية المحدث ولوائحه التنفيذية

الرقم: 45015218

التاريخ (م): 2023/9/18 | التاريخ (هـ): 1445/3/4

الحالة: نافذ

Effective from 2023-09-18 - Sep 17 2023
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In reference to the instructions conveyed by the central bank through circular number (4304528) dated 19/05/1443 AH regarding compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law and the policies, controls, and rules issued for data governance, and with reference to the royal decree number (M/148) dated 05/09/1444 AH, which includes the approval of amendments to the Personal Data Protection Law issued by royal decree number (M/20) dated 02/09/1443 AH, and to its executive regulations issued by the competent authority.

Therefore, given the commencement of the provisions of the above-mentioned system and its executive regulations on 1445/02/29 corresponding to 2023/09/14, the Central Bank emphasizes to financial institutions the necessity of adhering to the following:

:First	Implementation of the updated Personal Data Protection System pursuant to Royal Decree No. (M/148) dated 09/05/1444 AH, along with its executive regulations issued by the competent authority. This includes reviewing and revising relevant internal policies and procedures to ensure their compliance with the system and its executive regulations within a period of one year from the effective date mentioned above.
:Secondly	Providing the Central Bank with the status of compliance using the evaluation form that will be shared via email before the date 2023/09/28. The form should be sent semi-annually in mid-January and mid-July of each year, starting from 2024, via the following email: (CRC.Compliance@SAMA.GOV.SA).
:Thirdly	The central bank will serve as the communication channel for financial institutions regarding the implementation of the aforementioned system and its executive regulations, through the aforementioned email.

For your information and action effective from its date. Please note that the Central Bank, in line with its supervisory and regulatory role, will conduct inspection visits to financial institutions to ensure the implementation of the aforementioned system and its executive regulations.