Privacy enshrined in Constitution: Yes, the right to privacy is entrenched in Preamble of the Cameroonian Constitution.
DPA legislation: Cameroon enacted dedicated data protection legislation in December 2024 (Law 2024/017).
Various sectoral laws also contain relevant provisions, including:
- Law No. 2005/007 of 27 July 2005 on the Criminal Procedure Code;
- Law No. 2000/011 of 19 December 2000 on Copyright and Neighbouring;
- Law No. 2003/004 of 21 April 2003 on Banking Secrecy;
- Law No. 2010/013 of 21 December 2010 Regulating Electronic Communications in Cameroon;
- Law No. 2010/012 of 21 December 2010 on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime in Cameroon;
- Law No. 2015/006 of 20 April 2015 Amending and Completing Some Provisions of Law No. 2010/013 of 21 December 2010 Regulating Electronic Communications in Cameroon;
- Law No. 2010/021 of 21 December 2010 Regulating Electronic Commerce in Cameroon.
These laws provide various rights to data subjects, such as:
- The right to be informed: article 4(1) of the E-Communications Consumer Protection Decree states the consumer has the right to be informed of any of their information that an operator or service provider will be processing;
- The right to rectification: article 11 of the Identification Requirements Law allows for persons to be able to update or rectify data concerning them;
The Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) has also issued some legislation which is applicable. Notably, Regulation No. 01/20/CEMAC/UMAC/COBAC of 3 July 2020 on the Protection of Consumers of Banking Products and Services in CEMAC provides in article 30 for the right to erasure by allowing for a person to access information that is collected on them and to request its erasure.
