Google transfers personal data from the EU, UK, and Switzerland to the US and other countries using standard contractual clauses and other legal mechanisms to maintain data protection standards across borders.
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EU, UK, and Swiss users should know their data may be transferred to the United States, but Google states it uses legal transfer mechanisms to maintain applicable protections.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of standard contractual clauses as a transfer mechanism continues to evolve following Schrems II; the sufficiency of Google's stated mechanisms may depend on jurisdiction-specific transfer impact assessments and regulatory developments.
EU, UK, and Swiss users' personal data processed by Google Cloud may be transferred to the United States or other jurisdictions with different privacy standards, with Google asserting that standard contractual clauses and other mechanisms preserve applicable rights during such transfers.
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"When we transfer personal data from the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland to other countries, including the United States, where data protection laws may not be as comprehensive as those in the EEA, we use a variety of legal mechanisms to help ensure your rights and protections travel with your data, including signing Standard Contractual Clauses with our partners.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Privacy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages GDPR Chapter V (transfers to third countries), the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, UK adequacy decisions, and Swiss data transfer requirements.
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EU, UK, and Swiss users should know their data may be transferred to the United States, but Google states it uses legal transfer mechanisms to maintain applicable protections.
EU, UK, and Swiss users' personal data processed by Google Cloud may be transferred to the United States or other jurisdictions with different privacy standards, with Google asserting that standard contractual clauses and other mechanisms preserve applicable rights during such transfers.
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