Data Management Policy

Colombia's data protection framework is built on the constitutional right of Habeas Data — every person's fundamental right to know, update, and rectify information collected about them in databases. Law 1581 of 2012 (Ley de Protección de Datos Personales) codifies this right into a comprehensive data protection regime enforced by the SIC (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio), with fines reaching up to 2,000 monthly minimum wages (approximately USD 435,000) for non-compliance.

Under Law 1581, any company that collects, stores, or processes personal data — whether as a Data Controller (Responsable) or Data Processor (Encargado) — must obtain prior, express, and informed consent from data subjects, implement security measures to protect data confidentiality, register their databases with the National Registry of Databases (RNBD), and establish clear policies for data handling, retention, and deletion. This applies to all businesses operating in Colombia, including foreign companies processing data of Colombian residents.

At Legal Diligence Medellín, we create complete data management policy packages tailored to your business — from privacy notices and internal data handling procedures to data processing agreements with third parties and incident response plans. We ensure your company meets every requirement of Law 1581 and its regulatory Decree 1377 of 2013, protecting you from SIC sanctions and building trust with your customers and partners.