Last review date: 13 January 2025
Pubic Ministry (Public Prosecutor Office)
National Cybersecurity Council
Venezuelan Courts
Ministry of Communication
Superintendency of Banking Institutions of Venezuela (Banking Information)
Last review date: 13 January 2025
Regulators in Venezuela are moderately active. Most of the time, they react to actions or claims filed by parties whose rights and interests are affected. In cases of general public interest, regulators submit a general inquiry for the public to express their consent or rejection of the proposal.
☒ Moderately active
Last review date: 13 January 2025
The National Cybersecurity Council is expected to implement cybersecurity measures to protect the nation from technology attacks and cybersecurity risks.
Last review date: 13 January 2025
We anticipate a shift in the government’s cybersecurity approach in the next 12 months, focusing on protecting government information and implementing fines and penalties for those who attack or disrupt government technology services. However, we do not expect any changes in the data privacy space in the next few months.
Regulatory investigations or direct enforcement activity by data or cyber regulators are:
☒ Rare
Class actions/group actions under data or cyber regulation are:
☒ Rare
Last review date: 13 January 2025
There are:
☒ administrative remedies from regulators and law enforcement
There is no specific administrative entity in charge of privacy matters.
Privacy cases will most likely be decided in court, which will determine any applicable precautionary measures depending on the specific case.
☒ criminal penalties from regulators and law enforcement
Failure to comply with provisions of the Law of Data Processing Crimes results in imprisonment ranging from two years to a maximum of six years.
Failure to comply with the provisions of the Law Protecting the Privacy of Communications subjects the offender to imprisonment ranging from a minimum of three months up to a maximum of five years.
☒ private remedies
The Law of Data Processing Crimes provides for civil sanctions that range from 200 tax units to 600 tax units. Currently, a tax unit is equivalent to Bs. 9 (less than 1 USD dollar), subject to subsequent annual adjustments made by the Tax Administration normally within the first quarter of each year and according to the inflation of the preceding year.
Furthermore, in case of a civil judicial procedure, the court will determine the indemnification to be awarded to a plaintiff if damages are proven.