Article 3

This Law shall apply to the processing of the personal information of natural persons within the territory of the People’s Republic of China.

This Law shall also apply to the activities carried out outside the territory of the People’s Republic of China to process the personal information of natural persons within the territory of the People’s Republic of China under any of the following circumstances:

(I) where the purpose is to provide products or services to domestic natural persons;

(II) where the purpose is to analyze and evaluate the activities of domestic natural persons; and

(III) other circumstances provided by laws and administrative regulations.

Article 72

This Law shall not be applicable to the processing of personal information by a natural person by virtue of his/her personal or family affairs. Where there are legal provisions on the processing of personal information in the statistical and archive administration organized and implemented by the people’s governments at all levels and the relevant departments thereof, such provisions shall apply.