Legal Bases for Processing of Personal Data
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Is an identified legal basis required in order to collect or process non-sensitive personal data?

Last review date: 10 December 2024

Yes.

The following are potential legal bases for processing personal data:

☒   the data subject has provided consent to the processing for the identified purposes

Any collection, use, transfer, storage or processing of personal data requires prior, express and informed consent from the data subject. This qualified consent is the backbone of the Colombian data protection system.

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

Last review date: 10 December 2024

Yes

The following are potential legal bases for processing sensitive personal data:

☒   the data subject has given consent to the processing, where consent is measured to a higher standard than for non-sensitive personal data (for example, additional requirement for consent to be "explicit")

☒   processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person where the data subject is physically or legally incapable of giving consent

☒   processing is necessary for reasons of public interest in the area of public health

☒   processing is necessary to fulfill legitimate interest of the data subject and the data is proportional to these needs.

Are there special requirements that apply to the collection or processing of personal data from minors?

Last review date: 10 December 2024

Yes.

A minor within the meaning of data privacy laws is a person below the age of 18.

In what circumstances do these special requirements apply?

Last review date: 10 December 2024

☒   generally

What are the special requirements that apply to collecting or processing personal data from minors?

Last review date: 10 December 2024

☒   consent must be given or authorized by the holder of parental responsibility over the child

The applicable data protection laws prohibit the processing of personal data of minors. However, based on the ruling of the Colombian Constitutional Court, which declared the Data Protection Law to be compliant with the Constitution, Decree 1377 of 2013 (compiled in the Decree 1074 of 2015) provided for exceptions allowing the data of minors to be processed, where processing of data is necessary for the protection of the minor's fundamental rights. Whenever it is possible, minors' opinions concerning the processing of their data must be taken into account.