Asana uses Data Privacy Frameworks (EU-US, UK Extension, Swiss-US) as the primary mechanism for cross-border data transfers, with Standard Contractual Clauses serving as a contractual fallback if any applicable framework is invalidated.
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This provision establishes the transfer mechanism hierarchy for international data flows from the EU, UK, and Switzerland to the US, with SCCs automatically operative as a fallback, which is relevant given prior EU Court of Justice rulings invalidating predecessor frameworks.
This provision establishes that international transfers of personal data from the EU, UK, or Switzerland to the US rely on Data Privacy Framework self-certification and, as a fallback, Standard Contractual Clauses incorporated into the DPA. Under these terms, cross-border data transfers are supported by contractual mechanisms even if a framework is invalidated.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages GDPR Chapter V on cross-border transfers, including adequacy decisions and supplementary transfer tools.
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This provision establishes the transfer mechanism hierarchy for international data flows from the EU, UK, and Switzerland to the US, with SCCs automatically operative as a fallback, which is relevant given prior EU Court of Justice rulings invalidating predecessor frameworks.
This provision establishes that international transfers of personal data from the EU, UK, or Switzerland to the US rely on Data Privacy Framework self-certification and, as a fallback, Standard Contractual Clauses incorporated into the DPA. Under these terms, cross-border data transfers are supported by contractual mechanisms even if a framework is invalidated.
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