By simply using Craigslist, users outside the United States automatically agree to have their personal data transferred to and stored on servers in the U.S., regardless of their home country's privacy laws.
If you're located outside the U.S., your personal data — including name, email, phone, location, and device identifiers — will be moved to American servers where protections under GDPR or other local laws may not automatically apply.
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Compare across platforms →For users in the EU, UK, or other jurisdictions with strong cross-border data transfer restrictions, this provision may not provide a legally adequate basis for transferring their personal data to the U.S.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Chapter V (Art. 44–49), which prohibits transfers of personal data to third countries without an adequacy decision, appropriate safeguards (SCCs per Art. 46), or a derogation (Art. 49). The EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework (adequacy decision, July 2023) may provide a transfer basis if Craigslist is certified, but this is not stated. UK GDPR Chapter V applies analogously for UK users. Enforced by EU member state DPAs and the UK ICO. (2)
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