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Rwanda’s Law relating to the protection of personal data and privacy (DPP Law) promotes secure, lawful, and transparent data practices, both locally…

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As it is defined by Rwanda’s law relating to the protection of personal data and privacy, a data processor is a natural person, public or private…

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