Coinbase transfers your personal data internationally, including from the EU and UK to the United States, relying on mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to legitimize these transfers.
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The clause establishes the operational framework for Coinbase's global data infrastructure and identifies the geographic locations where user personal information may be processed. By disclosing reliance on legal mechanisms for European Personal Data transfers, the provision addresses cross-border data flow compliance requirements applicable to EEA, Swiss, and UK residents.
EU and UK users' personal data — including transaction history and identity documents — is transferred to US servers where it may be accessible to US government agencies under FISA and other surveillance laws with fewer protections than EU law provides.
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"To facilitate our global operations, Coinbase, its Affiliates, third-party partners, and service providers may transfer, store, and process your personal information throughout the world, including Ireland, Germany, Singapore, the UK, the US, and the Philippines. If you reside in the EEA, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, we rely upon a variety of legal mechanisms to facilitate these transfers of your personal information (collectively, 'European Personal Data').— Excerpt from Coinbase's Coinbase Privacy Policy
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: GDPR Chapter V (Arts. 44–49) governs transfers of personal data to third countries. Following Schrems II (C-311/18, CJEU 2020), transfers to the US must rely on SCCs (EU Commission Decision 2021/914) with a Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) documenting US surveillance law risks. The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (adequacy decision, July 2023) provides an alternative transfer mechanism but is subject to ongoing legal challenge (NOYB). UK transfers are governed by UK GDPR Chapter V and the UK-US Data Bridge (adequacy regulations, October 2023).
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The clause establishes the operational framework for Coinbase's global data infrastructure and identifies the geographic locations where user personal information may be processed. By disclosing reliance on legal mechanisms for European Personal Data transfers, the provision addresses cross-border data flow compliance requirements applicable to EEA, Swiss, and UK residents.
EU and UK users' personal data — including transaction history and identity documents — is transferred to US servers where it may be accessible to US government agencies under FISA and other surveillance laws with fewer protections than EU law provides.
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