person, and derived from biological sample analysis of that person, such as DNA or any
other testing that leads to generating Genetic Data.
13-Health Data: Any Personal Data related to an individual's health condition, whether their
physical, mental or psychological conditions, or related to Health Services received by that
individual.
14-Health Services: Services related to the health of an individual, including preventive,
curative, rehabilitative and hospitalizing services, as well as the provision of medications.
15-Credit Data: Any Personal Data related to an individual's request for, or obtaining of,
financing from a financing entity, whether for a personal or family purpose, including any
data relating to that individual’s ability to obtain and repay debts, and the credit history of
that person.
16-Data Subject: The individual to whom the Personal Data relate.
17-Public Entity: Any ministry, department, public institution or public authority, any
independent public entity in the Kingdom, or any affiliated entity therewith.
18-Controller: Any Public Entity, natural person or private legal person that specifies the
purpose and manner of Processing Personal Data, whether the data is processed by that
Controller or by the Processor.
19-Processor: Any Public Entity, natural person or private legal person that processes
Personal Data for the benefit and on behalf of the Controller.
Article 2
1-The Law applies to any Processing of Personal Data related to individuals that takes
place in the Kingdom by any means, including the Processing of Personal Data related to
individuals residing in the Kingdom by any means from any party outside the Kingdom. This
includes the data of the deceased if it would lead to them or a member of their family being
identified specifically.
2-The scope of applying the Law excludes the individual's Personal Data Processing for
purposes that do not go beyond personal or family use, as long as the Data Subject did not
publish or disclose it to others. The Regulations shall define personal and family use
provided in this Paragraph.
Article 3
The provisions and procedures stated in this Law shall not prejudice any provision that
grants a right to the Data Subject or confers better protection to Personal Data pursuant to
any other law or an international agreement to which the Kingdom is a party.
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