Data governance rules, country by country
The rules for storing and moving personal data, in plain English. Pick a country.
- BulgariaBGDepends on your industryWork: MediumActive
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- CanadaCADepends on your industryWork: HighActive
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- ChinaCNYes, with paperworkWork: Very highActive
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- FranceFRDepends on your industryWork: HighAggressive
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- GermanyDEYes, with paperworkWork: HighActive
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- GreeceGRDepends on your industryWork: HighActive
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- HungaryHUYes, with paperworkWork: HighActive
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- IndiaINDepends on your industryWork: HighWaking up
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- ItalyITDepends on your industryWork: HighAggressive
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- JapanJPYes, with paperworkWork: MediumActive
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- SlovakiaSKDepends on your industryWork: HighActive
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- Yes, with paperworkWork: HighActive
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- Depends on your industryWork: HighActive
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| BulgariaBG | Depends on your industry | Medium | Active | Checked today |
| CanadaCA | Depends on your industry | High | Active | Checked today |
| ChinaCN | Yes, with paperwork | Very high | Active | Checked today |
| FranceFR | Depends on your industry | High | Aggressive | Checked today |
| GermanyDE | Yes, with paperwork | High | Active | Checked today |
| GreeceGR | Depends on your industry | High | Active | Checked today |
| HungaryHU | Yes, with paperwork | High | Active | Checked today |
| IndiaIN | Depends on your industry | High | Waking up | Checked today |
| ItalyIT | Depends on your industry | High | Aggressive | Checked today |
| JapanJP | Yes, with paperwork | Medium | Active | Checked today |
| SlovakiaSK | Depends on your industry | High | Active | Checked today |
| United KingdomGB | Yes, with paperwork | High | Active | Checked today |
| United StatesUS | Depends on your industry | High | Active | Checked today |
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Three ratings, no jargon
Can the data leave, how much work it is, and whether the rules are actually enforced. A strict law and a strict regulator are not the same thing, so we never show them the same way.
Every claim is checkable
Answers carry links to the government's own text, with the regulator's exact words quoted where they are short enough.
We admit the gaps
Each country page has a section titled “What we're not sure about”. If we could not verify something from an official source, it says so.