Littler Mendelson’s Javiera Medina Reza outlines Mexico's new Privacy Notice Guidelines, which go into effect April 17. The mandatory guidelines bring requirements for data privacy notices and obtaining consent prior to collecting personal data in accordance with the Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties, enacted in 2010. The Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection (IFAI) may impose sanctions for noncompliance, and Reza writes that a recent IFAI decision leading to a fine of more than $162,000 for a company’s failure to fix problems with its privacy notice underscores the importance of complying with the guidelines.
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