If you are in the EU, UK, or Switzerland, your personal data may be transferred to and stored in the United States, and Okta states it uses Standard Contractual Clauses as the legal mechanism for doing so.
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Cross-border data transfers from the EU and UK to the US remain a significant regulatory concern following the Schrems II ruling, and the adequacy and current status of Okta's SCCs and any supplementary measures are important for both individual data subjects and enterprise customers.
Interpretive note: The visible document text references SCCs but does not confirm whether Okta also relies on EU-US Data Privacy Framework certification, and whether TIAs are available; the full policy and DPA would need to be reviewed to confirm.
Added specific geographic focus on EEA, UK, and Switzerland; changed framing from conditional safeguards to affirmative reliance on Standard Contractual Clauses and European Commission approval.
View full change record →Your personal data may be stored and processed in the United States under privacy standards that differ from EU or UK law, with Standard Contractual Clauses serving as the stated legal safeguard for this transfer.
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"Okta is based in the United States and we process and store information in the United States and other countries. If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries that do not provide the same level of data protection as your home country. When we transfer personal data from these regions, we rely on legal transfer mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.Excerpt from Auth0's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Cross-border data transfers from the EU to the US are governed by GDPR Chapter V, with Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as the primary transfer mechanism following the invalidation of Privacy Shield in the …
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Cross-border data transfers from the EU and UK to the US remain a significant regulatory concern following the Schrems II ruling, and the adequacy and current status of Okta's SCCs and any supplementary measures are important for both individual data subjects and enterprise customers.
Your personal data may be stored and processed in the United States under privacy standards that differ from EU or UK law, with Standard Contractual Clauses serving as the stated legal safeguard for this transfer.
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