Lebanon - Data Protection Overview

August 2024 1. Governing Texts On October 10, 2018, Lebanon enacted Law No. 81 of October 10, 2018, on Electronic Transaction and Personal Data (only available in Arabic here) (the Law). The Law contains provisions on data protection that are applicable in the Republic of Lebanon. In addition, the right to privacy is recognized by the Constitutional Council (the Council) as a constitutional right. 1.1. Key acts, regulations, directives, bills Prior to the enactment of the Law, Lebanon did not have specific provisions pertaining to the protection of personal data, and the legal landscape was characterized by the lack of any statute dealing specifically with the issue of data protection. The L