FERNANDA CARVAJAL G.
Associate

Fernanda Carvajal is part of the Personal Data Protection, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence team.

She is a specialist in Personal Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Regulatory Law, and Compliance, Fernanda has advised both national and international clients on various matters, including support for their day-to-day operations, regulatory compliance assessment, market entry strategies, and the design and implementation of technology projects or initiatives involving technologies that may impact processes or individuals.

Among other activities, Fernanda has provided support on various matters to different actors in the insurance industry, participated in the establishment of agencies or branches of national and international holdings in Chile, assisted in corporate restructuring, M&A processes, and Due Diligence, and contributed to the design of technological tools aimed at supporting the industry or providing services to the public. She has also advised on the drafting and negotiation of technology-related contracts and the development of data management strategies. Additionally, she has conducted risk assessment processes and supported the implementation of Crime Prevention Models in response to the Economic Crimes Law.

Currently, her work focuses on the implementation of new data protection, cybersecurity, and information management laws and regulations. She also supports the industry in compliance matters and disputes involving technological aspects, data management, or cybersecurity, providing comprehensive legal advice to organizations in their compliance assessment, process development, strategy formulation, and adaptation of policies, contracts, and other legal documents.

Fernanda joined Prieto in 2025. Before that, she worked at Alessandri Abogados as an associate in the intellectual property area and at Kennedys Law, where she served as an associate in the Insurance, Compliance, Corporate, and Regulatory Law areas.

EDUCATION

  • Master’s candidate in Cybersecurity at the University of Barcelona and OBS Business School. (April 2024- Currently)
  • Advanced Course on Cybercrime for Judges and Prosecutors, organized by the European Council within the GLACY+ Program. (2019)
  • Law degree, University of Chile (2022).

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

  • Speaker on Big Data regulation at the XIX Congress of the Chilean Network of Technology Managers (RedGT).
  • Teaching assistant for the Criminal Law course taught by Professor María Inés Horvitz at Universidad de Chile (2016-2020)
  • Participated in organizing the VI Student Congress on Constitutional Theory at the University of Chile. (2017)

RELATED NEWS AND TRANSACTIONS

September 17, 2025 in Data Protection, Data Protection, Data Protection Publications, Featured, Fernanda Carvajal, Josefina Navarrete, Legal News, Publications, Romina Garrido

Agencia Nacional de Ciberseguridad publica nómina preliminar de Operadores de Importancia Vital (OIV)

La lista corresponde al primer proceso de calificación y da inicio a consulta pública Con fecha 16 de septiembre de 2025, el Diario Oficial publicó la Resolución Exenta N°50, donde…
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August 14, 2025 in Christian von Bergen, Cristóbal Raby, Data Protection, Data Protection, Data Protection Publications, Featured, Fernanda Carvajal, Kilian Vargas, Labor, Labor Publications, Legal News, Romina Garrido, Valentina Flen

En el marco del tratamiento de datos personales:
Dirección del Trabajo establece que “certificado de antecedentes laborales” vulnera el derecho a la no discriminación

El pasado 11 de agosto, la Dirección del Trabajo (“DT”) emitió un dictamen sobre el uso de un “certificado de antecedentes laborales” que registra información referida a empleos anteriores, licencias…
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June 5, 2025 in Data Protection, Data Protection, Data Protection Publications, Featured, Fernanda Carvajal, José Minoletti, Legal News, Newsletter, Publications, Romina Garrido

Ley Marco de Ciberseguridad:
ANCI publica Instrucción General N°1 sobre inscripción de prestadores de servicios esenciales

El 4 de junio fue publicada en el Diario Oficial la Instrucción de carácter general N° 1 de la ANCI que imparte instrucciones relativas a la inscripción prestadores de servicios esenciales en…
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February 27, 2025 in Agustín Prado, Data Protection, Data Protection, Data Protection Publications, Featured, Fernanda Carvajal, Josefina Navarrete, Judicial, Legal News, Newsletter, Publications, Romina Garrido

Corte Suprema establece límites para el tramitamiento de datos biométricos de menores de edad

Al igual que en varios países, Worldcoin, ha generado controversia en Chile por recopilar datos biométricos del iris a cambio de dinero mediante su criptomoneda. Aunque la transacción es voluntaria,…
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December 13, 2024 in Carolina Soto, Data Protection, Data Protection Publications, Featured, Josefina Navarrete, Kilian Vargas, Legal News, Romina Garrido

Law No. 21.719 on Personal Data Protection is publish

After seven years of legislative proceedings, on December 13, 2024, the law that regulates the protection and processing of personal data and establishing the Personal Data Protection Agency was published…
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August 27, 2024 in Carolina Soto, Data Protection, Data Protection, Data Protection Publications, Featured, Romina Garrido

Se despacha Ley de Protección de Datos Personales

Luego de siete años de tramitación, este lunes 26 de agosto de 2024 el Congreso Nacional despachó y envió a control preventivo de Constitucionalidad, el proyecto de ley que regula…
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