UAE — ADGM (Abu Dhabi) — data protection and AI governance

ADGM Data Protection Regulations 2021 (ADGM DPR 2021), in force since 2021-02-14. Supervisory authority: ADGM Office of Data Protection.

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Data protection

Instrument
ADGM Data Protection Regulations 2021 (ADGM DPR 2021)
In force since
2021-02-14
Authority
ADGM Office of Data Protection
Penalties
Jusqu'à 28M USD
Key obligations
  • Aligné RGPD
  • DPO certains cas
  • Notification 72h

What the engine decides here

Indicative coverage

This jurisdiction's legal attributes are not modelled yet: no decision is staked on it. The engine flags the uncertainty in its response rather than assuming a permissive regime — not knowing is an answer, guessing is not.

Three decisions, computed just now

Same actions, this jurisdiction's context. These answers come out of the engine as the page renders — the same function the API calls.

  • Read an internal contract

    Low-risk operation

    ALLOW
  • Send a customer record to US_FED

    Low-risk operation

    ALLOW
  • Decide on a job application

    Decision reserved for a human

    DENY

Advisory decisions. StructureClerk decides; your infrastructure enforces.

Do your agents operate in UAE — ADGM (Abu Dhabi)?

The authority API makes these attributes executable: an ALLOW, APPROVE, DENY or ESCALATE decision before the agent acts, with signed evidence any third party can verify.

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