Status
In force
Consent model
Opt-in
Primary law
Law 133/V/2001 as amended (2013, 2021)
Year
2001
Authority
CNPD
Marketing consent
Consent-first, Portuguese-model framework, updated repeatedly.
Transfers
Transfers abroad require authorization from the CNPD.
Penalties
The law provides for fines and criminal penalties.
The framework
Cabo Verde's framework rests on Law 133/V/2001 as amended (2013, 2021), with the CNPD as the supervisory authority.
That puts Cabo Verde in the global opt-in majority, where permission comes before processing and marketing waits for consent.
Key instruments
Law 133/V/2001 as amended (2013, 2021)
2001 · In force
One of Africa's oldest frameworks (2001), kept current through amendments and an operating CNPD.
Marketing and advertising
Consent-first, Portuguese-model framework, updated repeatedly. That single sentence decides most channel plans here.
Cross-border transfers
Transfers abroad require authorization from the CNPD. Whatever the local mechanism, EU-origin data carries the GDPR's transfer chapter with it into this market.
Enforcement and penalties
The law provides for fines and criminal penalties. Read the ceiling together with the authority's track record, which prices the risk.
Cite this page: "Cabo Verde Data Privacy Laws." Digital Privacy Regulations, September 28, 2026, https://digitalprivacyregs.com/cabo-verde.html. Accessed [date].