Law on Information About Private Life, comprehensive regime

Law No. 519-V (20 March 2017), in force 1 July 2017, Arts. 1, 6-9

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In force since 1 July 2017.

A comprehensive regime rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 29 August 2026.

What it requires

An app that collects or processes the personal information of individuals in Turkmenistan must obtain the subject's written consent, may not expand its use beyond the original purpose without further consent, and may not subcontract its collection or processing duties to another party by contract.

What this law does

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Law No. 519-V applies to the operator, defined broadly to include state bodies and other legal or physical persons collecting, processing, or protecting personal information, and to the third party.

Art. 7 requires the subject's written consent for collection and processing, bars purpose expansion without further consent, requires no license or permit of the operator, requires operator staff to notify their supervisors before beginning collection or processing, and bars an operator from subcontracting collection or processing duties by contract, a restriction not seen elsewhere in this batch.

Art. 8 sets consent form requirements (written, electronic document, or another compatible method) and a revocation right, subject to exceptions not fully extracted. Art. 6 splits personal information into publicly available and restricted-access categories by accessibility.

When LexLint raises it

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Read the law

official text, Human Rights Ombudsman of Turkmenistan (converted from the site's RTF publication)

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