Data Privacy Day: January 28, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (“PDPL”) protects individuals’ personal data, guarantees specific rights, and defines the obligations entities must fulfill to comply with its provisions. Our Personal Data Protection Team has been busy creating new training and procedures to help you apply the Personal Data Protection Law to your job duties.

New training and checklists for forms, mailing lists, chatbots, and helpdesk emails

Checklist pack and Privacy Training

Newly published privacy procedures

Privacy procedures	Summary and FAQ
Procedure on Records of Personal Data Processing Activities	Summary and FAQ
Procedure on Reporting Personal Data Breaches to Data Subjects	Summary and FAQ
Data Privacy Impact Assessment Procedure (Updated)	Summary and FAQ

Check out the following brochures to learn more about data privacy:

• What is personal data? 
• Examples of personal data
• Timely deleting personal data 
• Data minimization 
• Personal data breaches 
• Article – Data Privacy for Forms and Events

Please contact the Personal Data Protection Team at PDP@kaust.edu.sa for any questions or queries regarding personal data protection.