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In the ever-evolving landscape of data protection and privacy, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) stands as the most significant legislative framework for processing personal data. Known for its extraterritorial...more
Last month, the European Data Protection Board – which is composed of the national data protection authorities (‘Supervisory Authorities’) of the countries in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’), as well as the European Data...more
Quick Hits Schrems II Recap Most people are now familiar with the Schrems II requirements to “know your transfers” and to protect personal data when such information is subject to processing (including remote access to...more
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”). The Framework provides companies that opt in with a legitimate means of...more
The EDPB releases guidelines to clarify a simple but surprisingly confusing question, "What is a data transfer under the GDPR?" In light of the new guidelines, businesses should review potential transfer activities and ensure...more
Out with the old EU Standard Contractual Clauses (as of September 27th) - Organizations that use the European Union’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to govern their transfers of personal data from the European...more
Starting this fall, companies transferring personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) will likely begin to see a flurry of contract renegotiations. On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted long awaited new...more
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted two new sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs): one for data transfers from data controllers to data processors and one for data transfers from data exporters to data...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
The final version of the new standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) were published by the European Commission on June 4, 2021. Many organizations that transfer or receive personal data originating in the European Economic Area...more
Many in the world have been watching the Brexit deal closely, including privacy lawyers and others who deal with global data transfers. Under the recently-announced deal, a temporary solution will allow companies to continue...more
The UK introduced the free-standing (‘sui generis’) EU database right in 1997. This right gives protection to a maker of a database, where a substantial investment has been made in either obtaining, verifying or presenting...more
Last week saw major innovations in the law of data transfer from the European Economic Area (EEA) to other countries, including the United States. This alert covers one of them: new guidelines from the European Data...more
In addition to issuing new (draft) standard contractual clauses for transferring personal data outside of the EEA, on November 12, the European Commission published a draft decision on standard contractual clauses between...more
In Depth - With the United Kingdom having voted to leave the European Union (Brexit) on 23 June 2016, the free flow of personal data between the United Kingdom and the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) countries is at...more
Following the ECJ’s decision in the “Schrems” case which has invalidated the Safe Harbor framework multinational corporations may now face profound privacy law related compliance issues in a multitude of jurisdictions. In the...more
1. CJEU finds Safe Harbor Invalid - In a landmark ruling delivered today, Europe's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared that the EU Commission's US - EU Safe Harbour regime is...more
Thousands of U.S. and European companies who rely on the EU–US Safe Harbor Framework to permit the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S., have come a step closer to seeing the transfer mechanism struck down....more