Coinbase may transfer your personal data to other countries, including the United States, and uses Standard Contractual Clauses as the legal mechanism to authorize these transfers for EU and UK users.
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For EU and UK users, data transferred to the US is subject to US surveillance laws and the adequacy of Standard Contractual Clauses as a safeguard depends on Coinbase conducting and maintaining transfer impact assessments documenting risks and mitigations.
Interpretive note: The policy references SCCs as the transfer mechanism but does not disclose whether a transfer impact assessment has been conducted or whether the EU-US Data Privacy Framework is also used, creating uncertainty about the completeness of the transfer safeguard framework.
Current version removes focus on US-only transfers, broadens to any cross-border transfers, removes consent language, downgraded from high to medium severity, and adds reassurance about Standard Contractual Clauses safeguards.
View full change record →The policy states your data may be processed in countries with different privacy standards, and that Standard Contractual Clauses are used for EU transfers; whether these safeguards are operationally adequate in practice is a matter of ongoing regulatory guidance rather than solely document disclosure.
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"Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the country in which you are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. We have taken appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information will remain protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including through the use of Standard Contractual Clauses.Excerpt from Coinbase's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: EU data transfers to third countries are governed by GDPR Chapter V, requiring an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses, or other approved safeguards.
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For EU and UK users, data transferred to the US is subject to US surveillance laws and the adequacy of Standard Contractual Clauses as a safeguard depends on Coinbase conducting and maintaining transfer impact assessments documenting risks and mitigations.
The policy states your data may be processed in countries with different privacy standards, and that Standard Contractual Clauses are used for EU transfers; whether these safeguards are operationally adequate in practice is a matter of ongoing regulatory guidance rather than solely document disclosure.
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