The Law on Electronic Commerce provides a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions.

Azerbaijan has acceded to the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Azerbaijan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Art. 31 of the Law on Media stipulates that an on‑demand media service provider must operate under a licence. Such a provider makes its programme catalogues available either through the transmission mechanisms of a platform operator or directly via the Internet, including through mobile applications. The on‑demand media service provider is required to furnish the Council with information concerning all programmes included in its programme catalogue, as well as the agreements establishing the broadcasting rights acquired for the dissemination of these programmes.
Art. 32.1 of the Law on Media stipulates that a platform operator must hold a licence in order to conduct its activities. Art. 1.1.21 defines a platform operator as any natural or legal person that retransmits programmes, including on‑demand media services, via cable, IPTV, OTT, mobile television, or satellite by means of encoded broadcast signals. Pursuant to Art. 12.4, a platform operator is required to submit to the Council a copy of the agreement concluded between itself and a foreign audiovisual broadcaster, or a person authorised to contract on the broadcaster’s behalf, for the purpose of retransmitting the programmes of foreign audiovisual broadcasters.

Appendix No. 1 to the Law on Licences and Permits enumerates the categories of activities for which a licence is required, including IP telephony.

Appendix No. 1 to the Law on Licences and Permits enumerates the categories of activities for which a licence is required, including data transmission.

Appendix No. 2 to the Law on Licences and Permits sets out the categories of activity requiring a licence in cases relating to State security, including the establishment of personal data information resources, the development and maintenance of information systems, activities in the field of design and manufacturing of information security products, and the development of biometric technologies and the maintenance of such technologies.
Art. 9.14 of the Law on Personal Data provides that the establishment of personal data information resources and the development of information systems, as well as the provision of related services, may be undertaken only pursuant to a special permit (licence) issued in accordance with Azerbaijani legislation. Art. 15 further requires that personal data information systems be registered with the competent executive authority, and, save for certain limited exceptions, the collection and processing of personal data is prohibited in the absence of such state registration. Under Arts. 2.1.3 and 2.1.4, personal data information resources are defined as personal data contained within information systems in the manner and to the extent prescribed by law, as well as distinct information resources in which personal data is collected, whereas a personal data information system refers to an information system that ensures the collection, processing, and storage of personal data in accordance with legislative requirements.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, indicates that electronics are subject to import licensing requirements.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, specifies that computing technology is subject to import and re‑import licensing requirements. The term computing technology is not defined in the text of the Decision. The issuance of special permits involves the Ministry of Energy, with respect to installations, equipment, and their components, and the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, with respect to software and related technologies.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, stipulates that telecom and information security systems are subject to import and re‑import licensing requirements. With regard to telecom security systems, the issuance of special permits is entrusted to the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan. With regard to information security, special permits are issued on the basis of conclusions provided by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the State Security Service and the Special State Protection Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, includes electronics among the items subject to export controls.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, specifies that computing technology is subject to export and re‑export licensing requirements. The term computing technology is not defined in the text of the Decision.The issuance of special permits involves the Ministry of Energy, in relation to installations, equipment and their components, and the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, in relation to software and associated technologies.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, stipulates that telecom and information security systems are subject to export and re‑export licensing requirements. With regard to telecom security systems, the issuance of special permits is entrusted to the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan. With regard to information security, special permits are issued on the basis of conclusions provided by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the State Security Service and the Special State Protection Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Section 4.14 of the "Rules for the Certification of Telecommunications Equipment and Devices in Azerbaijan" stipulates that telecommunications equipment and devices (TE) lacking a certificate of conformity and imported without recognition under the national certification system shall not be permitted for release into the customs territory of Azerbaijan, and their sale and operation are prohibited. Section 6.1 further provides that the second and third phases of the TE certification process include the selection of a sample and its submission for testing to the Telecommunications Equipment Certification Centre (TECC) of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport and, where necessary, to accredited testing laboratories of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Emergency Situations or other relevant authorities.

The indicator "6.2.4 - Government Internet shut down in practice" of the V-Dem Dataset, which measures whether the government has the technical capacity to actively make internet service cease, thus interrupting domestic access to the internet or whether the government has decided to do so, has a score of 3 in Azerbaijan. This corresponds to "Rarely but there have been a few occasions throughout the year when the government shut down domestic access to Internet."