Cases of cross-border personal data transfer

Legal Consulting Office of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 1, Article 20 of the 2025 Law on Personal Data Protection (effective from January 1, 2026) stipulates cases of transborder transfer of personal data including:

a) Transfer personal data being stored in Vietnam to a data storage system located outside the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

b) Agencies, organizations, and individuals in Vietnam transfer personal data to organizations and individuals abroad;

c) Agencies, organizations, individuals in Vietnam or abroad using platforms outside the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to process personal data collected in Vietnam.

Thus, from January 1, 2026, cases of transborder personal data transfer are regulated as above.