Who enforces Jordan's PDPL?
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, through the unit responsible for personal data protection inside the Ministry, together with the Personal Data Protection Council that Law No. 24 of 2023 sets up. The Unit warns first; if the warning is ignored, the Council can impose fines of up to JOD 500 a day.
Serious data breaches are reported to the Unit within 72 hours (Art. 20). Criminal fines are a matter for the courts, from JOD 1,000 to JOD 10,000 (Art. 22).
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