By: Nelson Remolina Angarita (8/VII/2022)

The objective of this Accountability Guide on Cross-border Transfers of Personal Data: Recommendations for Latin American Countries  is to give some recommendations to those who transfer personal data to other countries. As such, we give some orientations on how the cross-border circulation of personal data should be made in order to respect the rights of the data subjects and at the same time protect the interests of the data controller.

Although the Guide is meant to be used in Latin American countries as it seeks to develop aspects that have not been expressly included in the Colombian Accountability Guide, which is the only one in Latin America, this document is also useful for those processing and transferring personal data in non-Latin American countries.

We hope this document is considered by organizations and governmental authorities in the future elaboration of Accountability Guides, mainly in Latin American countries. However, this Guide is in no way a legal concept nor does it constitute a legal consultancy. Adopting the recommendations written in this Guidelines, entails tailoring the measures to meet the specific data handling practices of the implementing organization that intends to use them.

*** Suggested Citation: Remolina Angarita, Nelson. Alvarez Zuluaga, Luisa Fernanda. (2019). Accountability Guide on Cross-border Transfers of Personal Data: Recommendations for Latin American Countries. Los Andes University (Bogotá, Colombia). School of Law. GECTI, 1-52