2025 Data Privacy Week infographic

The Data Protection Office (DPO) is set to observe National Data Privacy Week from January 27–31, 2025, with a focused campaign to raise awareness about the importance of data privacy in today’s digital world.

The theme of the week, "Ensuring Privacy and Safeguarding Personal Data in the Digital Age," emphasizes the need for both individuals and organizations to prioritize the protection of personal information.

Data Privacy Day is observed globally on January 28th as a day to raise awareness about the importance of protecting personal information and guaranteeing privacy.

Why does Data Privacy matter?

Today, personal data fuels an increasing number of businesses through personalized customer experiences, automated marketing messaging, and data-driven insights, which all depend on the quality and volume of processed information. Ensuring Data Privacy safeguards your personal integrity, promotes trust in digital interactions, and upholds the fundamental right to privacy of individuals in this increasingly data-driven world.

Why is it important for the Rwandan public?

As digital transformation accelerates in Rwanda, with increasing adoption of internet services, social media, and digital platforms for e-commerce, e-government, telemedicine and others, ensuring people’s rights are respected in the digital domain has become increasingly important. For citizens, this means understanding their rights as Data Subjects under the Rwanda Personal Data Protection and Privacy Law, enacted in October 2021. For organizations, it involves taking active steps to comply with the law and adopting responsible personal data management practices.

How can you get involved with the Data Privacy Week campaign?

National Data Privacy Week will feature a series of activities designed to inform and engage audiences across Rwanda:

  • Educational Content: Bite-sized tips and guides shared via social media and traditional media platforms.
  • Events: Discussions and community outreach programs aimed at fostering dialogue on privacy issues.
  • Make your own contribution: Citizens are encouraged to use the hashtag #PrivacyWeekRw2025 to follow the conversation and share their thoughts.

Join the movement and become an advocate for data privacy by engaging with the campaign through the following platforms:

Urwego rw’Igihugu rushizwe kurinda umutekano w’Ikoranabuhanga (NCSA) binyuze mu byarwo Ibiro bishinzwe kurinda amakuru (DPO), rwateguye icyumweru cyahariwe ubukangurambaga mu kurinda amakuru bwite n’imihereho bwite mu rwego rw’igihugu kuva kuwa 27-31 Mutarama 2025. Ub Hazibandwabwibanda gukangurira abantu akamaro ko kurinda amakuru yawe muri iyi si ya none y’ikoranabuhanga.

Insanganyamatsiko y’icyo cyumweru iragira iti: “Guharanira kurinda amakuru yawe muri iyi si y’ikoranabuhanga”, hashimangirwa ko abantu ku giti cyabo n’ibigo bakeneye gushyira imbere kurinda amakuru yabo.

Umunsi nyirizina, wizihizwa ku rwego rw’isi kuwa 28 Mutarama nk’umunsi wahariwe ubukangurambaga ku mumaro wo kurinda amakuru.

Kuki ari ngombwa kurinda amakuru yawe?

Uyu munsi, amakuru yawe afitiye umumaro umubare munini w’ibigo by’ubucuruzi binyuze mu mafishi yuzuzwa n’abakiriya, amamesaji yamamaza yikoresha, n’amakuru yose abitswe ku ikoranabuhanga bitewe byose n’uburyo amakuru atunganywa. Gushimangira kurinda amakuru yawe birinda ubusugire bwawe, bigateza kwizerana mu mikoranire ya sisitemu, kandi bigashyigikira uburenganzira bwo kugirirwa ibangamuri iyi si ishingiye ku makuru mu ikoranabuhanga.

Kuki kurinda amakuru ari ngombwa ku baturage b’u Rwanda?

Mu gihe iterambere mu ikoranabuhanga ryihuta mu Rwanda, hamwe n’ubwiyongere bw’ikoreshwa rya serivisi za murandasi, imbuga nkoranyambaga, n’izindi mbuga nk’iz’ubucuruzi bw’iyakure e-commerce, e government, ubuvuzi bukoresheje intereneti (telemedicine) n’ibindi, ni ingenzi kwizeza abantu ko uburenganzira bwabo bwo kurindirwa amakuru no kugirirwa ibanga buzubahirizwa.

Ku baturage, ibi bivuze kumva neza uburenganzira bwabo nka ba nyiramakuru nkuko bigenwa n’itegeko No 058/2021 ryo ku wa 13/10/2021 rijyanye no kurinda amakuru bwite n’imibereho bwite ryashyizweho mu Ukwakira 2021. Ku bigo, hakubiyemo gufata ingamba zihamye ku bijyamye no kubahiriza amategeko no gushyiraho uburyo bwihariye bwo kurinda amakuru yababigana.

Ni gute wagira uruhare mu bukangurambaga mu cyumweru cyahariwe amakuru bwite?

Mu bikorwa bitandukanye bigamije kumenyesha n’ubukangurambaga ku banyarwanda mu gihugu cyose:

  • Ubutumwa bwigisha: Inama n’amabwiriza ajyanye no kurinda amakuru yawee bizasangizwa ku mbuga nkoranyambaga no mu bindi bitangazamakuru bisanzwe.
  • Ibikorwa: Ibiganiro na gahunda z’ubukangurambaga zigamije kuganira ku bibazo bigaragara mu kurinda amakuru yawe.
  • Tanga umusanzu wawe: Abaturage barasabwa gukoresha hashtag #PrivacyWeekRw2025 bakurikira ibiganiro kandi banasangize ibitekerezo byabo.

Fatanya n’abandi, witabira ubukangurambaga unyuze ku mbuga zikurikira: