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🇲🇦 Morocco Data Privacy Laws

Morocco's CNDP is one of Africa's most active authorities, running registration, audits and public campaigns under a 2009 law; a GDPR-alignment reform has been in preparation to match the EU adequacy ambition.

Updated September 28, 2026 · digitalprivacyregs.com
Status
In force
Consent model
Opt-in
Primary law
Law No. 09-08 on Personal Data Protection
Year
2009
Authority
CNDP
Marketing consent
Consent-first with prior declaration or authorization duties; direct marketing requires prior consent.
Transfers
Transfers abroad require CNDP authorization, based on an adequacy-style assessment of the destination.
Penalties
The law provides for fines and criminal penalties.

The framework

The operative statute in Morocco is Law No. 09-08 on Personal Data Protection (2009), enforced by the CNDP.

For media planning that means an opt-in posture, with consent capture built before campaigns launch.

Key instruments

Law No. 09-08 on Personal Data Protection

2009 · In force

Morocco's CNDP is one of Africa's most active authorities, running registration, audits and public campaigns under a 2009 law; a GDPR-alignment reform has been in preparation to match the EU adequacy ambition.

Marketing and advertising

Consent-first with prior declaration or authorization duties; direct marketing requires prior consent. Treat the consent note above as the planning rule; the penalty line below is what mispricing it costs.

Cross-border transfers

Transfers abroad require CNDP authorization, based on an adequacy-style assessment of the destination.

Enforcement and penalties

The law provides for fines and criminal penalties. How often the authority actually enforces sets the real price.

Primary sources

Cite this page: "Morocco Data Privacy Laws." Digital Privacy Regulations, September 28, 2026, https://digitalprivacyregs.com/morocco.html. Accessed [date].