FERNANDA CARVAJAL G.
Senior 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 in Cybersecurity at the University of Barcelona and OBS Business School.
  • 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

February 17, 2026 in Benjamín Rillón, Christian von Bergen, Cristóbal Raby, Data Protection, Data Protection, Data Protection Publications, Featured, Fernanda Carvajal, Josefina Navarrete, Labor, Labor, Labor Publications, Legal News, Newsletter, Publications

Dirección del Trabajo valida uso de dispositivos personales de trabajadores: implicancias laborales y desafíos desde protección de datos personales

Con fecha 29 de enero de 2026, la Dirección del Trabajo emitió el Ordinario N°75, mediante el cual aplicó doctrina respecto del uso de teléfonos móviles personales de los trabajadores en…
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January 30, 2026 in Data Protection, Data Protection, Data Protection Publications, Featured, Fernanda Carvajal, Josefina Navarrete, Legal News

Cuarto y último informe de la Comisión de Implementación de la Ley de Protección de Datos Personales

La Comisión Asesora Ministerial para la Implementación de la Ley N°21.719 ha publicado su cuarto informe, recomendando lineamientos críticos para la aplicación de la nueva normativa de protección de datos…
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December 15, 2025 in Data Protection Publications, Featured, Fernanda Carvajal, Josefina Navarrete, Publications

Ministry of Economy Approves Standard Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers

Today, the Ministry of Economy issued an Exempt Resolution approving the first Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for the international transfer of personal data, in line with the recommendations of the implementation committee…
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September 17, 2025 in Data Protection, Data Protection, Data Protection Publications, Featured, Fernanda Carvajal, Josefina Navarrete, Legal News, Publications

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, 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

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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