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01.09.2015 amendments to Federal Law “On personal data” obliging companies dealing with personal data of the RF citizens to collect, record and store them by databases located in Russia, will come into effect.
DATE: August 28, 2015 | AUTHOR: atlawyers
01.09.2015 amendments to Federal Law “On personal data” obliging companies dealing with personal data of the RF citizens to collect, record and store them by databases located in Russia, will come into effect. New requirements shall apply to foreign companies without official presence in Russia if they conduct activities aimed at the territory of Russia. Such companies will have to ensure that while collection, recording and storage of the RF citizens personal data of such personal data exist in databases located in Russia in bigger or equal volume in comparison to foreign databases. This will help to avoid administrative liability for violation of personal data processing procedure.