The new legal situation for data transfers to the USA

Personal data may be transferred to a recipient in the USA if special guarantees are provided for an adequate level of data protection. Such guarantees can be provided above all in the conclusion of so-called EU standard contractual clausesthe existence of binding internal data protection regulations (binding corporate rules) at the recipient company or in a decision of the European Commissionin which the recipient's compliance with an appropriate data protection standard is confirmed.

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