E-commerce Law And Cybersecurity In Iran

• Law Firm: Asgari & Associates
• Subject Matter: Criminal Law, Privacy, Technology, Data Protection, Privacy Protection, White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud, Security
• Author: Ms Anahita Asgari Fard
• Published date: 10 March 2023

Nowadays, businesses are delegating more and more of their operations to the online arena, while the advertising and marketing activities are now predominantly conducted online, particularly on social networks. At the same time, a growing number of startups are fully established and managed in cyberspace.

It goes without saying that any venue and platform dedicated to trade naturally requires some form of security. Since e-commerce is conducted mainly over the Internet, it is inherently intertwined with cybersecurity. The security of cyberspace is governed by international laws such as the European Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest, 2004) alongside national laws. The security of E-commerce in Iran is ensured via national laws: Electronic Commerce Act (2004), Computer Crimes Act (2009), and the law on Publicizing and Access to Data (LPAD. 2010).

These laws are intended to provide protection for sensitive business data against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, and/or destruction.

Measures against computer crimes are generally undertaken by the Cyber Police of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FETA).

Even though cyberattacks originally targeted government agencies, today e-businesses are not immune from such attacks. Even individuals may be targeted for their credit card numbers and personal data. Especially with the increasing importance of personal and financial data, websites will remain a hot target. E-commerce business owners are fully aware of the repercussions of these threats in terms of loss of both data and customer trust. This is why the majority of e-businesses purchase the latest security products and increase their security staff.

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Electronic Commerce Act

E-commerce Law and Cybersecurity in Iran Act address data messages (Art 10-16) and the obligations of parties entering into contracts in the virtual space. It also addresses consumer rights including the obligation of service and good providers to present the consumers with information affecting their decisions regarding purchasing or accepting service terms of the agreement.

1. 1. Article 67- 77 discusses fraud and forgery of e-commerce transactions, violation of consumer
2. 2. rights and advertising regulations, breach of the protection of personal "data message", violation of author's rights, trade secrets, and trademarks.
3. 3. Civil liability is discussed in article 78 under the E-commerce Law of Iran.

Computer Crimes Act

"The Computer Crimes Act (CCA) describes...