Law: Statutory Law 1581 of 2012 (October 17) Which Issues General Provisions for the Protection of Personal Data (only available in Spanish here) (the Data Protection Law) and Decree 1377 of 2013 (June 27) Which Partially Regulates Law 1581 of 2012 (only available in Spanish here) (the Decree)

Regulator: Colombian data protection authority (SIC)

Summary: Statutory Law 1581 of 2012 Which Issues General Provisions for the Protection of Personal Data (only available in Spanish here) (the Data Protection Law) was passed on October 17, 2012, and provides the core legal framework for data protection within Colombia in combination with additional supplementary decrees, such as Decree 1377 of 2013 (June 27) Which Partially Regulates Law 1581 of 2012 (only available in Spanish here) (the Decree), and circulars that provide for the interpretation of the Data Protection Law.

Articles 15 and 20 of the Colombian Political Constitution (only available in Spanish here) (the Constitution) explicitly recognize the right to privacy and the right to data rectification.