The Global Privacy and AI Law Directory is a comprehensive searchable database of over 196 privacy and AI laws from countries and regions worldwide. Maintained by SecurePrivacy, it provides compliance officers, legal teams, and privacy professionals with a centralized reference for researching data protection and artificial intelligence regulations across jurisdictions. The directory covers laws from every inhabited continent, making it a practical starting point for global compliance research.
Database Coverage
- Privacy laws spanning all major regions: Europe (GDPR, UK DPA, national implementations), North America (CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, US state privacy laws), Asia (PIPL, APPI, PIPA), South America (LGPD and national data protection laws), Africa (POPIA, NDPR, and emerging frameworks), the Middle East, the Caribbean, and the Pacific
- AI-specific legislation tracking emerging regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence governance as governments worldwide introduce dedicated AI laws
- Both active and pending laws with yearly updates as new legislative measures pass globally, including the latest enactments through 2024 and beyond
- Key frameworks include GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, PIPEDA, POPIA, PDPA, PIPL, APPI, FADP, KVKK, UK DPA, and dozens more from over 95 countries and territories
How It Works
- Browse the directory by law type (privacy law or AI law) using dedicated toggle buttons to switch between the two categories instantly
- Filter by nine geographic regions or by law status (active or pending) to narrow results to specific areas or enforcement timelines
- Each entry displays the law name, country flag, region, enactment year, current status, and maximum statutory penalty in local currency for quick reference
- Laws are presented alphabetically by country within each region, with consistent formatting across all entries for easy comparison
Key Capabilities
- Penalty reference: each law entry includes the maximum financial penalty in its local currency, enabling quick comparison of regulatory severity and enforcement risk across countries at a glance
- Status tracking: distinguish between active and pending legislation at a glance to understand which regulations are currently enforceable versus those that are forthcoming
- Historical perspective: laws are organized by enactment year, allowing users to trace the evolution of privacy regulation from early frameworks in the 1990s through todays comprehensive regimes
- Regional grouping: laws organized into nine geographic regions (Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, North America, Pacific, and South America) simplifying targeted compliance research within specific areas
Intended Users
- Compliance teams researching applicable privacy regulations when entering new markets or launching products across multiple jurisdictions
- Legal professionals comparing penalty structures, regulatory approaches, and enforcement trends across different countries and regions
- Organizations tracking pending legislation to prepare for upcoming compliance requirements and avoid regulatory gaps before new laws take effect
- Privacy officers building or updating global data protection programs with accurate and current regulatory references
- Students and researchers studying comparative privacy law and the global evolution of data protection regulation
Pricing
- The directory is a publicly accessible free resource that does not require account registration or payment to browse and search
