Essential Guide on Personal Data Protection in Chile and Costa Rica
Reports7 October 2025
This new edition seeks to guide compliance officers, legal advisors and technology teams in understanding the main similarities and divergences between the two regulatory frameworks, highlighting the practical implications of Law No. 21.719 in Chile and Law No. 8968 in Costa Rica.
ECIJA has developed a comparative guide that analyses the main regulatory obligations and key differences between the data protection regulations in Chile and Costa Rica.
This material was developed by our Associate Martín Basualdo from ECIJA Chile together with Partner Mauricio Paris from ECIJA Costa Rica, elaborating a guide that analyses the main similarities and differences between the data protection regulations in Chile (Law No. 19.628 as amended by Law No. 21.719) and Costa Rica (Law No. 8968).
What will you find?
- Comparison of regulatory frameworks
- Data subjects' rights (BARSOP vs. ARCO)
- Compliance and security duties
- Impact assessments and risk management
- Sanctions and practical recommendations
