Abstract
The worlds nowadays witness the emerge of information and communication revolution, which is resulted in the
flourish of electronic trade. One of the revolution’s manifestations lies in that an increase in electronic (digital) stores by
which a considerable consumers prefer to deal with a merchant via the internet and other means of communications.The
circumstances surrounding the contracts of electronic the provision of goods and services necessitates from a consumer
to provide a merchant with his personal data. The risk is stem from that the merchant may exercise illegal exploitation
on a consumer’s personal data, and thus could cause reluctant by the later to deal with him via such an expedient. This
consequence may affect negatively on the flourish of electronic trade. So, the vast majority of laws of electronic trade,
including the Iraqi Regulation of Electronic Trade No. (4) of 2025, have imposed on a merchant the obligation to protect
a consumer’s personal data ( hereinafter the O.P.C.D). In this study, a comparison has been made between the aforementioned Iraqi legislation with the law of Saudi Arabian and the U.A.E, which has revealed a considerable lacunas and
shortcomings shaping the regulation of the O.P.C.D. The Article author is of the view that the review and reform the
O.P.C.D. is of considerable significance for the sake of reinforce the electronic trade.
flourish of electronic trade. One of the revolution’s manifestations lies in that an increase in electronic (digital) stores by
which a considerable consumers prefer to deal with a merchant via the internet and other means of communications.The
circumstances surrounding the contracts of electronic the provision of goods and services necessitates from a consumer
to provide a merchant with his personal data. The risk is stem from that the merchant may exercise illegal exploitation
on a consumer’s personal data, and thus could cause reluctant by the later to deal with him via such an expedient. This
consequence may affect negatively on the flourish of electronic trade. So, the vast majority of laws of electronic trade,
including the Iraqi Regulation of Electronic Trade No. (4) of 2025, have imposed on a merchant the obligation to protect
a consumer’s personal data ( hereinafter the O.P.C.D). In this study, a comparison has been made between the aforementioned Iraqi legislation with the law of Saudi Arabian and the U.A.E, which has revealed a considerable lacunas and
shortcomings shaping the regulation of the O.P.C.D. The Article author is of the view that the review and reform the
O.P.C.D. is of considerable significance for the sake of reinforce the electronic trade.
Keywords
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Keywords
data
privacy
Psrotection
Store
the Internet
Trade