Personal Data Protection and Safeguarding Draft Act June 2019 Appendix: Translation of Draft Act Draft Act Personal Data Protection and Safeguarding Introduction In implementing: A) Various articles of the Chapter three of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the ‘Rights of Nation,’ especially articles 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 38 and 39; B) General policies of the regime, as outlined by His Excellency the Supreme Leader on: 1- Cyber networks (especially provisions 1 and 7) 2- State administration (especially provision 23) 3- Civil defense (especially provision 11) 4- Security of the space for production and exchange of information and communications (especially provision 1) and 5. The Sixth Development Plan (especially provision 36 and 53-3) and C) Other laws, especially the following: 1) The Tasks and Authorities of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran Act ARTICLE 19 – Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA – www.article19.org – +44 20 7324 2500 Page 37 of 58