Mexico LFPDPPP Compliance
Mexico's Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (LFPDPPP)
requires organizations to protect personal data with adequate security measures. Learn how ImmuniWeb helps you comply.
LFPDPPP Compliance
The Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties — Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (LFPDPPP) — is Mexico's data protection law for the private sector. A new LFPDPPP entered into force on 21 March 2025, replacing the 2010 law. The official text was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF).
What Is the LFPDPPP?
The LFPDPPP governs how private parties collect, use, store and transfer the personal data of individuals in Mexico. It establishes core principles, the rights of data subjects (the ARCO rights — access, rectification, cancellation and objection) and the obligations of data controllers, including the duty to safeguard personal data.
Under the 2025 reform, supervision passed from the now-dissolved INAI to the Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno, and controller obligations — including risk assessment and security measures — were strengthened.
Who Must Comply with the LFPDPPP?
The LFPDPPP applies to any private party — company or individual — that processes the personal data of data subjects in Mexico, regardless of the organization's size or sector. Foreign organizations that process the personal data of people in Mexico are also in scope.
Key LFPDPPP Requirements for Data Security
From an information-security standpoint, the central obligation sits in Chapter II:
- Chapter II — principles and duties governing the processing of personal data.
- Article 18 — the duty to establish and maintain administrative, technical and physical security measures to protect personal data against loss, unauthorized access, alteration or disclosure. This is the Mexican counterpart to Article 32 of the EU GDPR.
- Application-security angle — because most personal-data breaches occur through vulnerable web and mobile applications or exposed internet-facing assets, application security is a core part of the required technical security measures.
How ImmuniWeb Helps You Achieve LFPDPPP Compliance
ImmuniWeb helps organizations implement and evidence the technical security measures required under Article 18 by securing the applications and external assets that process personal data.
Chapter II, Article 18 — security measures
| Requirement | What it requires | ImmuniWeb products |
|---|---|---|
| Art. 18 | Administrative, technical and physical security measures to protect personal data from loss, unauthorized access, alteration or disclosure. | ImmuniWeb On-Demand, Neuron, Discovery, Continuous |
| App data | Identify and remediate vulnerabilities in web and mobile applications that handle personal data. | ImmuniWeb On-Demand, Neuron, MobileSuite, Neuron Mobile |
| Exposure | Inventory internet-facing assets and detect leaked or exposed data, including on the dark web. | ImmuniWeb Discovery (CTEM / ASM / Dark Web Monitoring) |
ImmuniWeb On-Demand and MobileSuite deliver web and mobile penetration testing; Neuron and Neuron Mobile provide automated scanning; and ImmuniWeb Discovery continuously maps your attack surface and monitors for data leaks — together helping you demonstrate the adequate security measures the law requires.
Why Is LFPDPPP Compliance Important?
The LFPDPPP applies broadly to any organization handling the personal data of people in Mexico. The 2025 reform increased obligations and strengthened enforcement, with significant fines calculated in UMA (Unidad de Medida y Actualización).
Beyond avoiding penalties, protecting personal data preserves customer trust and brand reputation. Demonstrating strong technical security measures — including regular application testing and attack-surface monitoring — evidences the diligence regulators expect.