Implementing Regulations of the Telecommunications and Information Technology Law
Art. 58Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Communications & IT (MCIT)
1. To fulfill the purposes of the Law, CST shall issue regulations related to
the governance and management of user data and information and other
data and information related to the telecommunications and information
technology service. These shall include regulations related to protecting,
processing, sharing, developing, classifying or preserving such data and
information, and monitoring compliance with their provisions.
2. The service provider shall be responsible for the information, data and
confidentiality of the user,s communications, as well as his communications
that are in the possession or under the control of the service provider or any
of the service provider agents.
3. The service provider shall operate its telecommunications systems
and network and shall observe user privacy and confidentiality of
communications. The service provider shall not collect, process, or disclose
the user’s information or communications for any purpose whatsoever,
without the user,s consent, except as permitted by the relevant laws and
instructions.
4. The service provider shall determine the purposes for which user
information is collected prior to or during collection thereof; he shall not
collect or use user information for purposes other than the disclosed ones.
5. The service provider shall ensure that user,s information is correct,
accurate and updated to achieve the purposes for which it will be used, and
that the user’s information and communications are protected by means and
methods commensurate with their sensitivity.
Implementing Regulations of the Telecommunications & Information Technology Law
Chapter VII : Protection of User Information, Confidential Communications & Classified Documents
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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