The PDPL explicitly includes phone numbers as personal data. Its core principles include:
Lawful Processing: Personal data can only be processed with a lawful basis, primarily the explicit and valid consent of the data subject.
Purpose Limitation: Data must be collected for specific, legitimate, and transparent purposes, and not further processed in a way incompatible with those purposes.
Data Minimization: Only necessary data should be collected and retained only as long as its purpose is fulfilled, unless required by law.
Transparency: Data subjects must be informed about why their data is being collected and how it will be used.
Data Subject Rights: Individuals have comprehensive rights, including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object to processing, and withdraw consent.
Confidentiality and Security: Data controllers and processors are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of collected data.
Cross-Border Data Transfer: Transfer of portugal phone number library personal data outside Jordan is restricted if the recipient country does not provide an adequate level of protection, unless specific conditions (like explicit consent and documented records of transfer) are met.
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Given this new, stringent legal framework, what might one realistically refer to when discussing "Jordan phone numbers"?
Publicly Available Directories (Limited): While some historical directories might exist, current public phone directories for individuals are highly restricted due to privacy laws. Business directories (e.g., those found via "Yellow Pages Jordan" or "Amman Chamber of Commerce" websites, or international business databases like GlobalDatabase.com) may list corporate phone numbers. These are typically for official business contact and are compiled from public company registrations.
Telecommunications Regulatory Information: The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) manages Jordan's national numbering plan (country code +962). Jordanian phone numbers are generally 7 or 8 digits long, following an area code (e.g., '6' for Amman, '2' for Irbid, '3' for Aqaba). Mobile numbers typically start with prefixes like '77', '78', '79'. While the TRC provides information on the structure of numbers, it does not provide databases of individual subscriber numbers.