The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) marked a turning point in privacy and data protection practices globally and transformed how American companies approach the protection of personal data....more
The EU and US recently announced that they have reached “an agreement in principle” on a new framework to enable EU-US data transfers following the highly impactful EU ruling that dismantled the prior Privacy Shield...more
Most New Year’s resolutions can fall by the wayside, but there is one you will need to keep in 2022 – updating your privacy contracts. This year, privacy professionals will need to spend a significant amount of time updating...more
Long-awaited SCCs for EU Data Transfers Adopted by European Commission with 18-month Transition Period -
The EU has a cross-border data transfer framework gift for you! On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (“EC”)...more
1. Schrems II requires parties relying on the SCCs to implement additional measures ensuring that transferred personal data is adequately protected.
The Schrems II decision did not affirmatively invalidate the SCCs, but...more
Any organization that relies on certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework and/or entering into the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs” or “Model Clauses”) to effectuate personal data transfers from the...more
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