Some impacts of the Personal Data Protection Law from 2026

The Law on Personal Data Protection 91/2025/QH15, which will officially take effect on January 1, 2026, is a law with a broad scope of regulation, applicable to all agencies, organizations, and individuals directly involved in or related to the processing of Vietnamese citizens’ personal data. Notably, the Law supplements and tightens the responsibilities of data processing entities in several specific activities and sectors such as labor, insurance business, credit, media, and information technology.












