Data Protection

The Deputy Superintendence for Personal Data Protection of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce is the Data Protection Authority responsible for monitoring and ensuring that public and private entities respect the principles, rights and guarantees in the processing of personal data regulated in Law 1266 of 2008 and Law 1581 of 2012. 

International forums and organizations 

  • Ibero-American Data Protection Network (RIPD)
  • Consultative Committee Working Group of Convention 108 of the Council of Europe
  • Global Privacy Assembly (GPA)
  • United Nations Trade and Automation Committee (UNTAC)
  • Asia-Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) 

Deputy Superintendent for Data Protection

Juan Carlos Upegui Mejía 

Lawyer from the Externado University of Colombia. He holds a Master's degree in Public Law from the same university and from Temple University in the United States. He holds a PhD in Law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, his thesis receiving honors. He has been a professor at the Externado University of Colombia for over 20 years, specializing in public law. He is a judicial official at the Constitutional Court and an advisor to various public entities such as the Comptroller General's Office of the Republic, the Ministry of Justice, and the Agency for the Legal Defense of the State. He has published numerous articles related to habeas data and personal data protection. 

Contact point for international affairs

Daniela Angarita Jiménez

International Affairs Professional

Liaison for International Data Protection

dangarita@sic.gov.co

International Cooperation

Agreement Year of signature (2009-2020) Deputy Superintendence involved       Declaration of Technical Cooperation between ONUDI (UN) – SIC 2020 Legal Metrology Memorandum Of Understanding between OMPI (UN) - SIC 2020 Industrial Property Memorandum Of

Colombia and the OIML

The International Organization of Legal Metrology is an intergovernmental organization which: o    Develops model regulations, standards and related documents for use by legal metrology authorities and industry.o    Provides mutual recognition systems which reduce

Colombia and the Iberoamerican Data Protection Network (RIPD)

The Iberoamerican Data Protection Network (RIPD), arises from the agreement reached at the Iberoamerican Data Protection Meeting (EIPD) held in La Antigua, Guatemala, from June 1 to 6, 2003, with the assistance of representatives of 14 Ibero-American countries. Aware of the important role that data

About ICPEN

The International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN) is a membership organization consisting of consumer protection law enforcement authorities from across the globe. ICPEN provides a forum for developing and maintaining regular contact between consumer protection agencies and focusing

Colombia and ICN

The International Competition Network (ICN) is a virtual and informal network whose objective is to facilitate cooperation between worldwide competition authorities. Its creation occurred in 2001, after the publication of the Final Report of the Advisory Policy Committee on International

Colombia and OECD

Since 2011, the Government of Colombia has expressed its interest in becoming member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD is an international organism that has as primary goal the promotion of “Better Policies for Better Lives”. Founded in 1961 and has as

Colombia and WIPO

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, created in 1970,  it has 188 States Members. Colombia has been a member since May 1980. It administers twenty-six (26) multilateral treaties. Colombia is a State Party in twelve (12) of them

APPA (Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities)

APPA is a forum for privacy authorities in the Asia Pacific region. It gives privacy authorities in the region an opportunity to form partnerships, discuss best practices and share information on emerging technology, trends and changes to privacy regulation.  APPA members convene twice a year

GPA (Global Privacy Assembly)

The Global Privacy Assembly first met in 1979 as the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. The Assembly has been the premier global forum for data protection and privacy authorities for more than four decades. The Assembly seeks to provide leadership at

CAN (Andean community)

The “Andean Community” is an intergovernmental organization composed by Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru with the aim to promote the expansion of markets and guarantee an effective economic development to the region. In 2020 Colombia assumed the 2020 – 2021 Presidency of the Andean Community

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