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Extraterritorial Application

What is Extraterritorial Application?

The application of privacy laws beyond a country's borders to foreign organizations that process the personal data of that country's residents.

Privacy and Data Protection

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as extraterritorial application. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on extraterritorial application

Requirements naming extraterritorial application across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

The DSL governs data processing activities and their security within the PRC, and applies extraterritorially to data activities outside the PRC that harm national security, the public interest, or the rights of PRC citizens/organisations.

DSL-Art2 · Scope and Extraterritorial Application (Art. 2)

Applies to processing of personal information of natural persons within China, and to processing outside China that aims to provide products/services to individuals in China or to analyse/evaluate their conduct.

PIPL-Art3 · Scope and Extraterritorial Application

Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act) Act No. 22 of 2023 was passed by the Indian Parliament + received the assent of President Droupadi Murmu on 11 August 2023 + published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 1 on 12 August 202...

DPDP-Scope-1to3-Definitions-IndiaParliament-11August2023-Rules2025-MeitY-Puttaswamy-IT-Act-43A-Repeal · DPDP Act Scope + Sections 1-3 + Definitions + Indian Parliament 11 August 2023 + DPDP Rules 2025 + MeitY Governance + Justice K.S. Puttaswamy + Repeal of IT Act 43A + Extraterritorial Application

Indonesia Personal Data Protection Law (Undang-Undang No. 27 Tahun 2022 tentang Pelindungan Data Pribadi, UU PDP) signed into law by President Joko Widodo on 17 October 2022 + published in the State Gazette of Indonesia + becoming Indonesia first comprehensive...

IDPdp-Scope-UU27-2022-Joko-Widodo-17Oct2022-Effective-17Oct2024-MoCom-DPA-Extraterritorial · Indonesia PDP Law Scope + UU No. 27 of 2022 (UU PDP) + President Joko Widodo 17 October 2022 + 2-Year Transition + Effective 17 October 2024 + MoCom DPA + Extraterritorial Application + 76 Articles + 16 Chapters

The Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 (Act No. 7 of 2020) is Jamaica's first comprehensive data protection legislation passed by the Jamaican Parliament 16 June 2020 + assented to by the Governor-General 30 June 2020 + published in the Gazette 1 July 2020.

JM-DPA2020-Scope-Application-Sec1-3-31Dec2021-PartialEffective-1Dec2023-MandatoryCompliance-Territorial-Extraterritorial · Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020 - Scope + Application + Sections 1-3 + Commencement 1 December 2021 Partial + 1 December 2023 Mandatory Compliance + Territorial + Extraterritorial Application + Definitions
PDPA Thailand1 control

PDPA applies to controllers and processors outside Thailand if they offer goods or services to, or monitor behaviour of, data subjects in Thailand.

Section 5 · Extraterritorial Application

Questions people ask about extraterritorial application

What is Extraterritorial Application?
The application of privacy laws beyond a country's borders to foreign organizations that process the personal data of that country's residents.
Why is Extraterritorial Application important for compliance?
Extraterritorial Application is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding extraterritorial application helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Extraterritorial Application?
Extraterritorial Application appears in the requirement text of China Data Security Law (DSL), China Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), India DPDP Act, Indonesia PDP Law, Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Extraterritorial Application?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how extraterritorial application applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Extraterritorial Application applies across compliance frameworks

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.