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How-to guides for PDPA, AI, cybersecurity and IP in Thailand

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How-to guides for PDPA, AI, cybersecurity and IP in Thailand The AIPDPA guide library is a set of practical answers to the questions Thai organisations ask most about the PDPA, AI governance, cybersecurity and intellectual property. Each guide opens with a short answer, then gives steps you can act on today, common problems and the sections of law it relies on.

PDPA · personal data · 16 guides

Where do you start with PDPA compliance?

Start by mapping what personal data your organisation collects, why, and on which lawful basis, and record it in a RoPA. Then build the privacy notice, security measures, a channel for data subject requests and a breach response plan. The guides in this section walk through each one in that order.

How to run CCTV in Thailand without breaching the PDPACCTV under Thailand's PDPA: put up a clear sign before the camera zone, limit angles and retention, and control footage access, following TDPG 4.0.How to Run a Cookie Consent Banner under Thailand's PDPACookie consent under Thailand's PDPA must be express, purpose-specific, refusable and easy to withdraw (Section 19). Set up your banner the TDPG 4.0 way.How to transfer personal data abroad or use overseas cloud under the PDPAYou may send data abroad if the destination is adequate or a Section 28–29 route applies. How to assess cloud services, group transfers and safeguards.How to Notify a Personal Data Breach in Thailand within 72 HoursThailand's PDPA gives you 72 hours from awareness to notify the PDPC Office. See the steps, what to report, the email channel and what to do if you are late.How to Answer Data Subject Requests (DSR) in Thailand within 30 DaysThai PDPA access requests must be met within 30 days (Section 30). See the 15-day ID check, extensions and refusal rules in the 2026 DSR notification.Does Your Organisation Need a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in Thailand?Whether you need a DPO in Thailand depends on your core activities, not headcount. Check the Section 41 tests and the 2023 notification's 100,000 threshold.Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) in Thailand: when and how to do oneWhen Thai businesses should run a DPIA, the high-risk activities TDPG 4.0 flags, such as AI profiling and biometrics, and how to finish one with evidence.How to choose a lawful basis for processing under PDPA Section 24Not everything needs consent. Section 24 of the PDPA offers 6 other bases. Learn to match each purpose to the right one and record why in your RoPA.PDPA penalties in Thailand: administrative fines, criminal liability and damagesThailand's PDPA has three layers of penalty: administrative fines up to THB 5 million, jail up to 1 year, and damages a court can double.What must a privacy notice contain under Thailand's PDPA (Section 23)?A PDPA privacy notice must cover 6 points under Section 23, before or at collection. Get the checklist plus ready-to-use Thai and English templates.How to put a data processing agreement (DPA) in place with vendors in ThailandSection 40 of Thailand's PDPA requires an agreement with every data processor. See what a DPA must cover and how to keep vendors acting on your instructions.How to set retention periods and erase personal data under Thailand's PDPASet retention periods and erase personal data under Sections 33 and 37(3), with the 90-day deadline and backup rules of the 2024 PDPC Notification.How to Build a Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) under Section 39Thailand's PDPA Section 39 requires at least 8 items in your RoPA. A step-by-step guide by department, the small-business exemption and audit-ready tips.What minimum security measures must a data controller have under the PDPA?The minimum security measures Thai law sets for data controllers under Section 37(1) and the 2022 PDPC Notification, with steps and evidence to keep.How to handle sensitive data such as health and criminal records (Section 26)Health data, fingerprints and criminal records are sensitive under PDPA Section 26. You need explicit consent or an exception. Steps, pitfalls and fixes.How to obtain valid consent under Section 19 of Thailand's PDPAPDPA consent must be explicit, separate from other terms and as easy to withdraw as to give. How to get it right under Sections 19 and 20, with evidence.

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AI governance · 3 guides

How can an organisation use AI safely and accountably?

Start with a register of the AI tools your organisation uses and the data they touch. Then give staff a Generative AI use policy, assess the risk of important systems, and build a management system around a standard such as ISO/IEC 42001. If you have customers or users in the EU, check whether the EU AI Act reaches you.

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Cybersecurity · 3 guides

What does Thai law require of organisations on cybersecurity?

It depends on what kind of organisation you are. Service providers must keep computer traffic data under the Computer Crime Act, Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) organisations have duties under the Cybersecurity Act, and state and CII bodies using public cloud follow NCSA guidance. The guides in this section help you work out which duties apply to you.

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Intellectual property · 3 guides

How can a company protect its intellectual property?

Start by listing the IP your company owns, then close three common gaps: trademarks that lapse because nobody renewed them, copyright in work your employees create, which belongs to the employee unless agreed otherwise in writing, and trade secrets with no measures in place to keep them secret.

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Written by the AIPDPA legal team · Content owner: Phuwara Krobtaku, Attorney-at-law · Thai Barrister-at-Law · technology & intellectual property counsel

Lawyer's licence no. 477/2558 · Thai Barrister-at-Law · LL.M. in Intellectual Property & IT Law (Gold Medal)