The Personal Data Protection Law recognises the need for special controls in regard to certain types of datasets such as health and biometric data due to their sensitivity. This blog post will outline the provisions relating to this sensitive data. It is worth noting that the law has also other categories of personal data that have their own controls, namely children data, which will not be covered by this post.
Author: Iman Al-Lawati
Iman Al Lawati is a legal intern at Decree and a recent LLB Law graduate from the University of Leeds. Prior to joining Decree, Iman trained in private practice and non-profits, gaining experience across corporate, commercial, immigration and criminal law sectors. She has an interest in corporate and commercial law, as well as the integration of technology in the legal field.
Now that the Social Protection Fund has issued the Executive Regulation of the Social Protection Law, it is important for employers as well as female employees in Oman to make themselves familiar with the rights of expecting mothers under the Social Protection Law and the new regulation.