The framework
Gabon regulates personal data through Law 001/2011 on Personal Data Protection (amended 2023), supervised by the CNPDCP.
For advertisers the consent posture matters most, and Gabon sits in the opt-in bloc, where tracking and outreach need permission up front.
Key instruments
Law 001/2011 on Personal Data Protection (amended 2023)
Gabon refreshed its 2011 law in 2023 and maintains an operating commission; declaration duties are the practical baseline.
Marketing and advertising
Consent-first; the 2023 amendment modernized definitions and duties. Most channel decisions here follow from that consent rule.
Cross-border transfers
Transfers abroad require authorization from the CNPDCP. Foreign laws with extraterritorial reach, the GDPR above all, can still govern data about residents here whenever a controller abroad is involved.
Enforcement and penalties
The law provides for fines and criminal penalties. A ceiling means little until the authority uses it, so its docket is the better guide.