“You may specify the AWS regions in which Your Content will be stored. You consent to the storage of Your Content in, and transfer of Your Content into, the AWS regions you select.”
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The region-selection right gives customers control over the geographic location of their data, while the consent mechanism ties that control to acceptance of data transfer into the chosen regions.
Customers have the right to designate specific AWS regions for their Content, and their selection constitutes consent to storage and transfer of that Content into the chosen regions.
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"You may specify the AWS regions in which Your Content will be stored. You consent to the storage of Your Content in, and transfer of Your Content into, the AWS regions you select.Excerpt from AWS's Customer Agreement
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The region-selection right gives customers control over the geographic location of their data, while the consent mechanism ties that control to acceptance of data transfer into the chosen regions.
Customers have the right to designate specific AWS regions for their Content, and their selection constitutes consent to storage and transfer of that Content into the chosen regions.
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