Can I store GDPR data in the US?
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As the Privacy Shield is invalidated, the storage of EU data in the US is called into question.
Therefore, US companies should ensure that the personal data of EU residents are stored in the EU..
Can you process data outside the EU?
Ideally, transfers may be made where the European authorities have decided that a third country, a territory in that third country or an international organisation ensures adequate safeguards for the protection of data..
Does GDPR apply to data collected outside the EU?
The GDPR sets out detailed requirements for companies and organisations on collecting, storing and managing personal data.
It applies both to European organisations that process personal data of individuals in the EU, and to organisations outside the EU that target people living in the EU..
Does GDPR apply to processing data from outside EU?
The protection offered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) travels with the data, meaning that the rules protecting personal data continue to apply regardless of where the data lands..
Does GDPR work outside EU?
The GDPR does apply outside Europe
The whole point of the GDPR is to protect data belonging to EU citizens and residents.
The law, therefore, applies to organizations that handle such data whether they are EU-based organizations or not, known as “extra-territorial effect.”.
Is GDPR data outside EU?
The GDPR imposes restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the European Union, to third-party countries or international organisations, to ensure that the level of protection of individuals afforded by the GDPR is not undermined..
Is it still possible to transfer personal data to countries outside the EU EEA?
Personal data may only be transferred outside of the EEA in compliance with the conditions for such transfers laid down in Chapter V of the GDPR.
The conditions for transfers have to be respected in addition to the general compliance with other GDPR rules..
What non EU countries have adequate data protection?
Andorra, Argentina, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Israel, Jersey, New Zealand, Switzerland and Uruguay.
In addition, the partial findings of adequacy about: Canada – only covers data that is subject to Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)..
- For all commercial cloud services in scope for the EU Data Boundary, customer data is stored and processed in datacenters located in countries in the EU or EFTA.
- On the basis of the adequacy decision, personal data can flow freely from the EU to companies in the United States that participate in the Data Privacy Framework.
- Personal data may only be transferred outside of the EEA in compliance with the conditions for such transfers laid down in Chapter V of the GDPR.
The conditions for transfers have to be respected in addition to the general compliance with other GDPR rules.