Data Protection in Ecuador

Ecuador is currently positioned as the country with the highest penalties in the region for breaches of the Organic Law on Personal Data Protection (LOPDP), a regulation that came into force in 2021 and that today generates a growing impact on public and private organisations that do not comply with its provisions.

In this context, Christian F. Espinosa-Velarde, partner of the Data Protection and Privacy area of ECIJA GPA, analyses the current state of implementation of the LOPDP in the country, the main challenges for companies, and the risks to which those that have not yet adapted their processes to the requirements of the current regulatory framework are exposed.

From ECIJA GPA, the firm provides customised legal solutions, aimed at ensuring compliance with data protection regulations, offering technical and legal support in diagnostics, implementation of measures and defence before the regulatory authority.

The firm has been recognised for the second consecutive year as a leader in the Ecuadorian market, reaffirming its commitment to legal innovation, legal certainty and strengthening the culture of compliance in the country's business environment.