Algeria
AI behavior law: bot and agent disclosure, crawler and training-data rules, automated-agent transactions, and algorithmic decision-making.
Summary
Algeria presents moderate-to-high risk for web crawling. Law No. 18-07 (2018, as amended by Law No. 25-11 of 24 July 2025) is the principal data-protection statute, establishing consent-based processing rules enforced by the National Authority for Personal Data Protection (ANPDP). The 2025 amendment introduces mandatory DPOs, DPIAs, a five-day breach-notification window, and expanded ANPDP oversight powers. Law No. 09-04 (2009) governs cybercrime and, read together with the Penal Code, criminalises unauthorised access to information systems, following the Budapest Convention framework (though Algeria has not acceded to it). Secondary implementing decrees under Law 09-04 have not been activated, creating an enforcement gap in practice. Algeria has no EU-style sui generis database right; databases receive only compilation-originality copyright protection under Ordinance No. 03-05 (2003). No TDM exception exists. Algeria has neither signed nor ratified the AU Malabo Convention as of May 2026. The overall statutory position is now adequately sourced at medium confidence; ongoing fast-moving amendment and limited scraping case law still warrant a review flag.
Automated-access legality
Carried forward from the crawler-law index. Governs whether automated clients may access public websites in this jurisdiction.
| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorization test | unsettled |
| Public-page carve-out | unsettled |
| Terms-of-service browsewrap enforceable | notice dependent |
| Terms-of-service clickwrap enforceable | yes |
| Copyright exception model | closed list |
| Text and data mining — commercial status | prohibited |
| Text and data mining — opt-out mechanism | none |
| robots.txt legal weight | non binding notice |
| AI training-specific law | none |
| Privacy regime | Law No. 18-07 on Personal Data Protection (2018), as amended by Law No. 25-11 (24 July 2025); enforced by ANPDP (Autorité Nationale de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel) |
| Trespass to chattels | not recognized |
Last reviewed: 2026-05-24. Confidence: medium. Fast-moving area — verify before relying. Not legal advice.