Data Privacy

Our Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice

Our data privacy and cybersecurity practice advises Mexican and foreign companies, both regulated and non-regulated, on compliance with the Mexican data protection regulation and financial secrecy. We provide guidance on preventing, identifying, and managing data privacy and cybersecurity risks to mitigate liabilities and contingencies arising therefrom.

Our practice stands-out due to our extensive experience in international and cross-border data privacy, financial secrecy, and cybersecurity matters, including the implementation in Mexico of foreign regulations, such as the GDPR, and adapting strategies to evolving data privacy requirements and stringent privacy regulations.

In privacy, our services include:

1. Compliance with Personal  Data  Protection Regulations.  Our  lawyers  advise  on  ensuring compliance with the regulatory framework for the protection  of  personal  data  in  Mexico,  helping clients understand and navigate applicable legal framework.
2. Drafting Privacy Notices and Protection Policies. Our lawyers advise in drafting privacy notices and preparing personal data protection policies tailored to each client’s operations.
3. Sensitive and Biometric  Data.  Our  lawyers provide expert guidance on the classification and proper handling of sensitive and biometric data, designing  the  correct  structures  to  obtain  the consent to process such information in complex structures.
4. Administrative Procedures. Our lawyers support clients in addressing contingencies related to claims filed with the People’s Transparency Authority of the Secretariat for Anti-Corruption and Good Governance, the data protection authority.
5. Financial Secrecy. Our lawyers advise regulated entities on maintaining compliance with financial secrecy regulations, ensuring the confidentiality of financial transactions and data

In cybersecurity, our lawyers advise on:

1.Developing and Implementing Cybersecurity Policies. Our lawyers guide clients in creating and implementing comprehensive cybersecurity policies, including incident response plans specifically tailored to their unique risks and operational needs.

2.Managing Security Incidents and Reporting Compliance. Our team supports clients in managing security incidents, ensuring compliance with Mexican data privacy regulations, including the timely reporting of incidents and the drafting of the corresponding documentation formats.

The lawyers involved in our data privacy and cybersecurity practice have different specializations, which allows a multidisciplinary collaboration of practice areas for the benefit of our clients. Our team includes two partners and three associates from diverse practices, providing comprehensive expertise in addressing complex data privacy and cybersecurity needs.

Recent experience

Recent representative transactions in which the Firm has participated include the following:

Advisory & Compliance

• We advised an international videogame company to comply with its data privacy obligations and conducted an analysis of GDPR implementation within their data processing activities.
• We advised an insurance company in drafting a privacy notice to meet Mexican data protection regulations, ensuring that personal data from suppliers is managed in compliance with Mexican standards.
• We advised an international insurance company in implementing an integrated compliance and risk management strategy, focusing on data protection to safeguard against regulatory penalties.
• We advised one of the biggest e-commerce companies on compliance with Mexican data protection regulations regarding the use of biometric data, including drafting the necessary documents and adapting the Privacy Notice to ensure the proper consent for processing biometric data was obtained.

Legal Audit & Training

• We performed a legal audit on data privacy and financial secrecy to an insurance broker of a large automotive group and provided recommendations to comply with Mexican data protection and financial secrecy under the insurance regulation.
• We regularly provide training for companies and their employees, on personal data protection and compliance with internal policies and regulations.

Cybersecurity Incidents

• We advised a global leader in technological innovation on the analysis of implications and compliance with Mexican data protection obligations following a data incident occurred abroad, which involved personal data of Mexican individuals.
• Our services included the preparation of protocols to mitigate the incident, and drafting notices to affected data subjects.
• We advised a Mexican insurance company of an international group in managing a data incident, including the drafting of the notices and documentation to support the incident, in compliance with the Mexican data protection regulations.