{"id":3517,"date":"2024-02-22T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=3517"},"modified":"2025-02-06T08:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:07:53","slug":"chinas-personal-information-protection-law","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/resource\/chinas-personal-information-protection-law\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Personal Information Protection Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"intro-form-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"block_6a2de441496439946c9037965796ce09\" class=\"resource-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-pink.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-pink.png 1440w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-pink-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-pink-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-pink-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"sub-title block uppercase\">Whitepaper<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>China\u2019s Personal Information Protection Law<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"content-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"form-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\/js\/forms2\/js\/forms2.min.js\"><\/script> <form id=\"mktoForm_3353\"><\/form> <script>MktoForms2.loadForm(\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\", \"846-LLZ-652\", 3353);<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3477\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cover-chinas-personal-information-protection-law-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cover-chinas-personal-information-protection-law-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cover-chinas-personal-information-protection-law.png 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/>Everything You Need to Know<\/h3>\n<p>On August 20, 2021, the National People\u2019s Congress (NPC) of China adopted the Personal Information Protection Law (<a href=\"\/regulations\/china-pipl\/\">PIPL<\/a>) with an effective date of November 1, 2021. It is the first comprehensive data protection law in the People\u2019s Republic of China (China) and leaves little time for compliance preparation before it is enforced<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"key-takeaways\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Key takeaways include:<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"takeaway-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Balance_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fundamentals of the new law with key definitions<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Cost-Savings_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enforcement mechanisms and potential fines<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Checklist_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guidance for compliance by November 1, 2021<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_9151223ab0b096dbd9f85b147f98e9c5\" class=\"desktop-spacer\" style=\"height:450px;\">&nbsp;<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncover crucial insights on China&#8217;s PIPL effective Nov 1, 2021. 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