Intellectual property law

This is neither corporate law nor intellectual property. You are only trying to provide a virtual locker so that people can store their ID proofs etc therein. Why anybody will believe someone with such personal documents? Someone wants to presevrve these can just send mail to themselves duly attaching copies of these documents and transfer them to a folder in their mail.  They are as secure there.

We intend to help the Syrian refugees store their essential documents which are always at a risk of getting misplaced while they travel. And, they do believe in us, so that's not an issue. The thing is whether this venture to create a virtual locker for them is legal or not.

Strictly speaking? If any of your computer resources are located in the European Union or the refugees have taken residence in European Union, such endeavor as you envisage shall be subject to the European Union Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and from May, 2018 onwards, the already adopted European Union General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679.

What if our computer resources are located outside the EU? And, if the refugees take shelter elsewhere?

Originally posted by : Suryasikha Ray
	What if our computer resources are located outside the EU? And, if the refugees take shelter elsewhere?

 

None that I know of. But I'd suggest you refer to the national personal data protection/information protection laws appicable to the territory where either of these are located.

EDIT: A correction/addition. In India, you'll have to conform to the requirements of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 made under the Information Technology Act, 2000.

Okay thank you

Okay thank you