What Is Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023?
Jordan's Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023 is confirmed in force from 17 March 2024. The supplied official materials identify a Personal Data Protection Directorate within the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE) as the body receiving complaints after a controller-first step. Official materials reviewed in this pass support rights to access and obtain a copy, correction or updating, restriction, erasure or concealment, objection, portability, and withdrawal of consent. They also state a 15-working-day controller timeline for the relevant request process. The final Gazette status of the 2025 implementing consultation text was not located. This profile therefore describes the located statutory and official guidance material without treating that consultation text as a confirmed final instrument.
At a glance
- Full name
- Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023
- Short code
- Jordan Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023
- Jurisdiction
- Jordan
- Enacted
- 2023
- Last major update
- Confirmed in force from 17 March 2024; the final Gazette status of the 2025 implementing consultation text was not located
- Regulator
- Personal Data Protection Directorate, Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE)
- Private right of action
- Limited
- Statutory citation
- Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023
Scope, who Jordan Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023 covers
Protected data
Data subject rights
Right of access and to obtain a copy of personal data, as supported by the reviewed official materials
Right to correction or updating
Right to restriction of processing
Right to erasure or concealment
Right to object
Right to data portability
Right to withdraw consent
Right to make a complaint to the MoDEE Directorate after the controller-first step
A 15-working-day controller timeline for the supported request process
Notable features
The law is confirmed in force from 17 March 2024. The final Gazette status of the 2025 implementing consultation text was not located, so that text is not treated as a confirmed final implementing instrument.
Enforcement & penalties
Regulator: Personal Data Protection Directorate, Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE)
Penalties: The supplied research summary did not provide a consolidated penalty schedule or amount, so no penalty figure is stated here.
Private right of action: The supplied materials describe a controller-first request process and a MoDEE Directorate complaint route, but do not establish a separate private damages action.
Relevance to data brokers
No Jordan-specific data-broker, people-search, or public-record removal route was located. The general rights and controller-first complaint process should not be presented as a confirmed broker-specific opt-out route.
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FAQ
When did Jordan's Personal Data Protection Law No. 24 of 2023 enter into force?+
The supplied official research confirms that the law entered into force on 17 March 2024.
What rights were located in Jordan's official materials?+
The reviewed materials support access and copy, correction or updating, restriction, erasure or concealment, objection, portability, and consent withdrawal, together with a 15-working-day controller timeline.
Is there a Jordan-specific data-broker opt-out route?+
No Jordan-specific data-broker, people-search, or public-record removal route was located in the supplied research pass.
Official sources & citations
Other international privacy regimes
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