Your data may be transferred to and processed in the US or other countries with weaker privacy laws than your home country. Databricks uses standard contractual clauses to try to protect EU/UK data during these transfers.
If you are in the EU, UK, or Switzerland, your personal data may be transferred to the United States where data protection standards differ — Databricks relies on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as the transfer mechanism, but the adequacy of these protections depends on proper implementation.
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Compare across platforms →International data transfers carry legal risk and regulatory scrutiny — if the transfer mechanisms are not properly implemented, your data protections under EU or UK law may not travel with your data.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Cross-border transfers are governed by GDPR Chapter V, specifically Art. 44 (general principle for transfers), Art. 46(2)(c) (Standard Contractual Clauses as appropriate safeguard), Art. 49 (derogations for specific situations), and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) adequacy decision (July 2023). UK transfers are governed by UK GDPR Art. 46 and the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) or UK addendum to EU SCCs. Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP, effective September 2023) applies for Swiss data. Enforced by EU DPAs (lead: Irish DPC for Databricks' EU operations), UK ICO, and Swiss FDPIC.
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