Global Data and Cyber Handbook

Saudi Arabia

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Is an identified legal basis required in order to collect or process personal data or sensitive personal data in the employment context?

Last review date: 31 December 2024

No, under the PDPL there is no specific identified legal basis required in order to collect or process personal/sensitive data in an employment context.

Can consent be validly obtained in the employment context?

Last review date: 31 December 2024

☒         Yes, same as for data subjects outside the employment context.

Has the data privacy regulator issued guidance on use of artificial intelligence, automated decision making or profiling in an employment context – for example, relating to use in employee monitoring or hiring?

Last review date: 31 December 2024

No.

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