MN-PDPL-2021
Law on Personal Data Protection (Revised Edition)
National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia
🇲🇳Mongolia
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Mongolia overview
Mongolia protects personal data through a dedicated 2021 law
The Law on Personal Data Protection was adopted on 17 December 2021 and took effect on 1 May 2022. The Mongolian text published by Legalinfo is authoritative; its English page is an expressly unofficial translation used only to assist cross-checking.
Regulatory structure
The National Human Rights Commission supervises compliance, complaints, sensitive-data practices, incident records and assessments involving automated processing. The ministry responsible for digital development sets specified technical requirements.
What this means for you
Controllers should preserve written or electronic consent evidence, honour broad subject rights, contractually control processors, secure sensitive and biometric information, notify harmful incidents immediately, and submit qualifying automated-processing assessments for Commission recommendations.