The rapid and constant evolution of information technologies provides increasingly significant and unprecedented opportunities for economic growth, efficient data processing, including personal data management, improvements in quality of life, as well as enhanced innovation and the transformation of administrative, social, and cultural processes across industries.
However, the misuse of these technologies or the inadequate governance of data-driven operations may result in significant legal and regulatory liabilities, including financial, commercial, reputational, and moral hazards, together with exposure to different types of damages and other remedies asserted by data subjects, as well as administrative sanctions.
Ibarra del Paso Gallego has established a specialized Privacy and Data Protection practice dedicated to protecting personal data as a vital asset for any organization, and to advising organizations on its lawful, secure, and strategic use within complex operational and regulatory environments.
Our expertise focuses on the following matters aligned with privacy and data protection, ensuring full alignment with applicable frameworks, with a strong emphasis on risk management, accountability, and practical implementation:
- Compliance with data protection laws, privacy notices, privacy policies, and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs). Our legal team works hand in hand with IT, systems, and cybersecurity teams in connection with the coordination of cybersecurity and information security audits.
- Legal advice and review regarding the processing of personal and sensitive personal data across different industries, such as hospitality, automotive and manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, banking, among others, particularly in highly regulated and data-intensive business models.
- Supporting companies in rights-protection proceedings before the SABG (Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno), including handling ARCO rights requests from individuals, responses to verification and inspection procedures initiated by the authorities, and designing legal strategies in enforcement proceedings.
- Guidance to clients to adopt and implement self-regulation schemes recognized under Mexican data protection law, including binding corporate rules, privacy management programs, and SABG-approved certification mechanisms.
- Structuring and implementation of cross-border data transfer mechanisms, including contractual clauses, intra-group agreements, compliance with international standards, and alignment with multinational data protection frameworks.
- Advice on data processing and data transfer agreements (Data Processing Agreements – DPAs and Data Transfer Agreements – DTAs), and on accountability frameworks governing relationships with service providers, processors, and third-party data recipients.
- Incident response and security incident management, including immediate legal support before authorities in the event of incidents involving personal data, such as vulnerabilities or system failures, including regulatory notifications and mitigation of legal and reputational exposure.
- Privacy compliance audits and training programs for executives and employees, aimed at fostering a culture of privacy and reducing legal and reputational risks through tailored programs aligned with organizational risk profiles and operational realities.
