Dropbox Team account administrators may access, disclose, restrict, or remove content within team accounts, and may restrict or terminate user access. Users who convert a personal account to a team account may be prevented from later disassociating that account from the team.
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This provision grants organizational administrators broad access and control powers over team account content and user access, including the ability to disclose account contents. Users who merge personal accounts into a Dropbox Team should be aware that the Terms state they may not be able to later separate those accounts.
Under this clause, employees or team members using Dropbox Team accounts operate under organizational administrator control, which includes potential access to and disclosure of their stored content. The agreement states that personal accounts converted to team accounts may be permanently associated with the organization at administrator discretion.
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Compare across platforms →"If you join a Dropbox Team, you must use it in compliance with your organization's terms and policies. Please note that Dropbox Team accounts are subject to your organization's control. Your administrators may be able to access, disclose, restrict, or remove information in or from your Dropbox Team account. They may also be able to restrict or terminate your access to a Dropbox Team account. If you convert an existing Dropbox account into part of a Dropbox Team, your administrators may prevent you from later disassociating your account from the Dropbox Team.Excerpt from Dropbox's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The administrator access provision engages GDPR Articles 6 and 88 regarding lawful basis for employer processing of employee data in the EU.
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This provision grants organizational administrators broad access and control powers over team account content and user access, including the ability to disclose account contents. Users who merge personal accounts into a Dropbox Team should be aware that the Terms state they may not be able to later separate those accounts.
Under this clause, employees or team members using Dropbox Team accounts operate under organizational administrator control, which includes potential access to and disclosure of their stored content. The agreement states that personal accounts converted to team accounts may be permanently associated with the organization at administrator discretion.
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