The Data Protection Act provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in Seychelles.

Seychelles is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). However, the country does not consider itself bound by Art. 59 related to disputes.

Seychelles has a clear regime of copyright exceptions that follows the fair dealing model, which enables the lawful use of copyrighted work by others without obtaining permission. According to Sections 9-17 of the Copyright Act, the exceptions include the right to reproduce a work for personal use and purposes privately; the quotation from a work that has lawfully been made available to the public; the reproduction, broadcasting and other communication to the public for informatory purposes; the reproduction in a single copy or the adaptation of a computer programme by the lawful owner of a copy of that computer programme among others.

Seychelles has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Seychelles has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Seychelles is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996 but is not a signatory of its 2015 expansion (ITA II).

The Public Procurement Act contains several types of tendering procedures under Part VI. According to Arts. 58.2(b) and 60.2(b), procurement that is not available under competitive prices from at least three suppliers in Seychelles should be open to international bidding. Conversely, if more than three domestic suppliers are able to offer competitive prices, open international bidding is not required.

Subsection 90.2 of the Public Procurement Act establishes that a procuring entity may require bidders to be citizens of Seychelles or local bidders to be eligible to participate in a public procurement where the procurement is subject to a reservation scheme. In this regard, Regulation 153 of the Public Procurement Regulations states that the procurement of goods, works, or services may be subject to a reservation scheme consistent with the Government's economic and social policy. A reservation scheme shall have the objective of developing businesses among target groups by reserving certain public procurement contracts for such target groups.

Regulation, 152 of the Public Procurement Regulations, provides that the procurement of goods works, or services may be subject to a preference scheme aligned with the Government's economic and social policies. The primary objective of a preference scheme is to foster the development of businesses within target groups by granting them a competitive advantage. This is achieved by adding a specified margin to the evaluated price of bidders who do not qualify for the preference during the financial evaluation of bids. Any instrument or document establishing a preference scheme must specify the following:
- the eligibility for the margin of preference, in terms of ownership, location of the bidder or production facilities, the origin of labour, raw material or components, the extent of sub-contracting or association with local partners or any other relevant factor;
- the documentation required as evidence of eligibility for the margin of preference; and
- the percentage of the margin of preference and the manner in which it will be applied during the evaluation.

Seychelles is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). However, the country has been an observer of the WTO GPA since 2015.

The Seychelles Investment (Economic Activities) Regulations, 2022, states all economic activities with FDI restrictions. Sectors relevant for digital trade are not subject to restriction.

Section 10.6 of the Industrial Property Act stipulates that a patent applicant who is neither domiciled in nor has an established business in Seychelles must appoint an agent domiciled in Seychelles.

Senegal has signed but not ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.