PDPL Compliance Services in Pakistan
PDPL stands for Personal Data Protection Law. Introduced by Saudi Arabia, it is a data privacy law that is used to protect the personal data and regulate how businesses collect customer data and process it and store it. Ensuring compliance with PDPL can help your business meet all the rules and regulations. Whether your business operates in Saudi Arabia or manages data of Saudi residents, PDPL compliance is a must.
Apprise Cyber, a cybersecurity compliance provider from Pakistan, delivers PDPL compliance services. Expert cybersecurity professionals supervise these services.
Local and foreign business owners can now achieve PDPL compliance with Apprise.
Why does PDPL Compliance Matters for Pakistan?
A vast majority of companies in Pakistan provide business process outsourcing, IT and digital services to customers in Saudi Arabia. They must ensure compliance with Saudi Arabia PDPL compliance rules. If your business fails to comply with PDPL, you could end up facing legal actions and fines. Since most businesses lack legal and technical expertise, they seek help from PDPL compliance consultants to meet all the requirements of PDPL compliance.
How Apprise Cyber Helps With PDPL Compliance?
Apprise Cyber provides professional PDPL compliance services in Pakistan. Our team consists of certified PDPL compliance consultants and data protection officers.
Our Services:
- PDPL compliance audit
- Gap analysis
- Policy drafting and review
- Data mapping and classification
- PDPL awareness training
- Third-party risk assessments
- Ongoing monitoring and support
What Businesses Need PDPL Compliance?
If you are a business that has clients from Saudi Arabia, you should ensure PDPL compliance. This includes:
- IT companies
- Call centers
- E-commerce stores
- Healthcare providers
- Financial services
- Software vendors
- Education platforms
If your business collects, stores and processes personal information of Saudi citizens then you don’t have any choice but to ensure PDPL compliance. You can seek help from PDPL consulting services.
What Are the Key PDPL Rules?
- Take permission before collecting personal data
- Use data only for the stated purpose
- Keep data secure and confidential
- Allow users to access, update, or delete their data
- Inform users of data breaches
- Limit cross-border data transfers
- Appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO)
- Report to the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA)
How PDPL Affects Pakistani Businesses?
Whether you are a service provider or business, if your services and products cater to Saudi clients, you should ensure PDPL compliance. You need to comply with the rules of how data is collected, stored and shared.
Apprise Cyber provides PDPL compliance and data protection solutions to local companies working with Saudi businesses.
How Apprise Cyber Helps You Achieve PDPL Compliance?
Here are eight steps Apprise Cyber takes to help you ensure PDPL compliance.
- Understand the PDPL framework
- Perform a data inventory
- Identify gaps
- Create internal policies
- Train staff
- Appoint a DPO
- Set up monitoring systems
- Conduct regular audits
Apprise Cyber has helped hundreds of businesses ensure PDPL compliance through this process.
What Is PDPL Consulting?
Our PDPL consulting service helps businesses ensure PDPL compliance. Here is what our PRPL consultant will do for you.
- Analyze your data policies
- Evaluate legal risks
- Create a roadmap for compliance
- Monitor and enhance your data protection practices
Why Apprise Cyber Is the Right Choice for PDPL Compliance?
Here are some of the reasons why you should choose Apprise Cyber.
- We specializes in Saudi Arabia’s PDPL compliance
- Our consultants are well versed in international privacy laws
- We offer pocket friendly plans
- Apprise Cyber support businesses not only in Pakistan but also in the Middle East
- We deliver consistent results
PDPL and Cross-Border Data Transfers
PDPL limits your ability to send data outside Saudi Arabia unless:
- The country ensures a similar level of protection
- The data subject consents
- The SDAIA approves the transfer
Apprise Cyber not only helps you ensure compliance but can do so while ensuring seamless data transfer.
PDPL Compliance Framework Overview
Apprise Cyber’s PDPL framework includes:
- Legal review
- Data lifecycle mapping
- Policy and documentation
- Risk assessment
- Incident response plan
- Audit and reporting
How to Manage PDPL Compliance in Pakistan?
Here is a step by step process we use to help businesses ensure PDPL compliance in Pakistan.
- Appoint a PDPL expert or consultant
- Build internal awareness
- Set up controls for data access
- Maintain compliance documentation
- Partner with Apprise Cyber
Ready to Start Your PDPL Compliance?
We help your organization meet PDPL Compliance standards with ease and confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
PDPL is the Personal Data Protection Law of Saudi Arabia. It protects individuals' personal data.
PDPL makes sure that the personal data of customers is handled responsibly by businesses. It can help your business win the trust of your customers, Additionally, it can protect your business from legal issues as well.
Businesses must create policies, train staff, secure data and follow Saudi Data and AI Authority rules and regulations.
PDPL rules in Saudi Arabia include consent, data rights, breach reporting as well as cross-border transfers.
PDPL compliance service providers like Apprise Cyber offer comprehensive PDPL consulting services in Pakistan.
PDPL consultants can guide businesses through laws, audit risks, and help implement compliance plans.
Always opt for certified professionals who are experienced in Saudi PDPL and fully understand PDPL compliance laws..
Fines range from warnings to 5 million SAR, or more for repeated offenses.
Yes, PDPL is similar to GDPR but tailored to Saudi Arabia’s needs.
It requires stronger data controls, clear policies, and legal accountability.
Maintain documents, train staff, and ensure data protection measures are active.
Rights include data access, correction, deletion, and consent withdrawal.
Use expert services like Apprise Cyber to follow PDPL rules.
Use expert services like Apprise Cyber to follow PDPL rules.
Conduct workshops, create guides, and offer ongoing refresher courses.
Transfers require legal safeguards and possibly SDAIA approval.
Stay updated, audit your systems, and hire a compliance consultant.
Initial enforcement started in 2023, with full application in September 2024.
Use encryption, access controls, and regular audits.
Assess, plan, train, implement, and monitor.
Identify data types, user rights, and legal responsibilities. Document clearly.
A framework includes rules, procedures, and tools to meet PDPL goals.
Vet third parties and include privacy clauses in contracts.
Limit data collection, protect storage, and document every action.
Keep data only as long as needed. Set clear deletion policies.
Tech, finance, healthcare, education, and any business handling Saudi data.
Update policies regularly and perform internal audits.
A Data Protection Officer (DPO) is responsible for:
- Ensuring PDPL compliance
- Advising staff on privacy matters
- Managing data subject requests
- Liaising with regulators
At Apprise Cyber, we offer data protection officers as a service to provide external support to clients.
