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On Aug. 20, 2021, China promulgated the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which took effect Nov. 1, 2021. Together, the PIPL, the Cybersecurity Law (which came into force June 1, 2017), and the Data Security Law (DSL, which came into force Sept. 1, 2021) form the fundamental legal framework that governs data security and processing of personal information (PI) and non-personal information (mainly the data other than PI) in mainland China.

In 2021, China enacted Personal Information Protection Law and Data Security Law to regulate personal information and data processing activities. They both have extraterritorial application to overseas entities, including international franchisors.

China’s Cybersecurity Law (the “Cybersecurity Law”) took effect on June 1, 2017. The Cybersecurity Law consists of 79 articles in total. According to Article 2 thereof, the...

In 2021, China enacted Personal Information Protection Law and Data Security Law to regulate personal information and data processing activities. They both have extraterritorial application to overseas entities, including international franchisors.

The Cybersecurity Law would apply to the construction, operation, maintenance and use of cyberspace within the territory of China, as well as to the supervision and administration of cybersecurity within the territory of China.