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"Dropbox, Inc. complies with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks... Dropbox, Inc. has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Principles of these Data Privacy Frameworks...Excerpt from Dropbox's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “Dropbox, Inc. complies with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks... Dropbox, Inc. has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Principles of these Data Privacy Frameworks...”
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