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  • China Human Genetic Resources Approval & Filing Pathway Finder

  • China Cybersecurity Incident Regulatory Notification Tracker

  • Cross-Border Data Transfer Assessment

  • Digital platforms & data compliance

    Platform data governance, PIPL/Data Security Law duties and interfaces with e-commerce operations.

  • Cross-Border Data Transfers from China

    Sending or making China-origin data available to an organization or person outside mainland China can trigger China’s data-export rules. Remote access, overseas hosting, group pla…

  • Data Processing Agreements Under China’s PIPL

    A China-facing data processing agreement should begin with role mapping. Under the Personal Information Protection Law, a vendor processing personal information on a customer’s in…

  • Advanced PIPL processing

    Joint processing, automated decisions and employee data under PIPL.

  • Children's Personal Information in China

    PI of minors under 14 is PIPL sensitive PI: guardian consent, strict purpose limits, and CAC children’s-PI rules on notice and storage. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct answerUnder-14 P…

  • China Data Security Law

    China’s Data Security Law is the classification and important-data statute — not PIPL and not CSL. Catalogues and export gates sit beside it. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct answerDSL…

  • Joint Processing Under PIPL

    PIPL joint processing is two or more handlers deciding purpose and means together — not a vendor, and not two silent controllers. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct answerJoint processing…

  • Automated Decision-Making Under PIPL

    PIPL automated decision-making covers profiling and algorithmic decisions that affect people: transparency, fairness, a PIA, and an opt-out of marketing ADM. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.D…

  • Facial Recognition Rules in China

    Facial images are PIPL sensitive PI. Public-space and workplace cameras need necessity, notice, separate consent in many cases, and a PIA — not a hidden lobby camera. Reviewed 6 S…

  • Employee Data Protection in China

    Employee data remains personal information under China’s Personal Information Protection Law. The law permits processing necessary for human-resources management carried out under…

  • Generative AI Rules in China

    China generative-AI rules (CAC interim measures and related labelling/corpus duties) apply to public-facing services: filing, security, and content — not a free pass because the m…

  • Algorithm Filing in China

    CAC algorithm filing applies to public recommendation, ranking and similar engines: file the algorithm, disclose controls, and do not treat ISO as a filing. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Di…

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