The terms authorise Google to process Customer Personal Data in any country where Google or its subprocessors operate facilities, subject to the transfer mechanism provisions contained in the jurisdiction-specific Additional Terms.
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This provision authorises global data processing and storage across all Google and subprocessor facility locations, with applicable transfer safeguards governed by the Additional Terms rather than by this main body of the DPT, which requires compliance teams to review the Additional Terms for their specific jurisdiction.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of transfer mechanisms for specific jurisdictions depends on the content of the Additional Terms and Appendix 3A, which are referenced by URL rather than reproduced in this document.
Under this provision, Customer Personal Data processed through Google Ads services may be transferred to and stored in any country where Google or its subprocessors maintain data centre facilities, with the applicable transfer mechanisms and safeguards for each jurisdiction addressed in the Additional Terms rather than in this core document.
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REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Chapter V (international transfers of personal data), which requires that personal data transferred outside the EU/EEA is subject to adequate protection through mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses, adequacy …
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This provision authorises global data processing and storage across all Google and subprocessor facility locations, with applicable transfer safeguards governed by the Additional Terms rather than by this main body of the DPT, which requires compliance teams to review the Additional Terms for their specific jurisdiction.
Under this provision, Customer Personal Data processed through Google Ads services may be transferred to and stored in any country where Google or its subprocessors maintain data centre facilities, with the applicable transfer mechanisms and safeguards for each jurisdiction addressed in the Additional Terms rather than in this core document.
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