The policy discloses that Grindr has no EU/EEA/UK/Swiss establishments and that personal information of users in those jurisdictions is transferred to and processed in the United States and other third countries, with stated reliance on EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework certification and Standard Contractual Clauses as transfer mechanisms.
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This provision establishes the cross-border data transfer mechanisms Grindr relies on for GDPR-compliant transfers of personal information from the EU/EEA, UK, and Switzerland to the United States and other third countries; the absence of EU/EEA/UK/Swiss establishments means all processing is conducted from the U.S., with EDPO appointed as representative in each jurisdiction.
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View full change record →Under these terms, personal information of EU/EEA, UK, and Swiss users is transferred to and processed in the United States and other third countries; the policy states transfers are conducted under EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework certification or Standard Contractual Clauses as applicable.
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"Grindr is a U.S.-based company with no EEA/EU/UK/Swiss establishments at this time. When you use the Services, your personal information will be processed by Grindr and its service providers in countries outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland, including in the United States. The United States and other third countries may not afford the same privacy protections as your country of residence. We will take steps to ensure that transfers of personal information are in accordance with applicable law, carefully managed to protect your rights, and are either: limited to recipients in countries that are recognized as providing an adequate level of protection by the European Commission or under UK or Swiss data protection laws (as applicable), including recipients in the U.S. that are certified to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and UK or Swiss Extension; or governed by agreements that incorporate standard contractual clauses approved for the transfer of personal information to recipients in third countries by the European Commission or under UK or Swiss data protection laws (as applicable).Excerpt from Grindr's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes the cross-border data transfer mechanisms Grindr relies on for GDPR-compliant transfers of personal information from the EU/EEA, UK, and Switzerland to the United States and other third countries; the absence of EU/EEA/UK/Swiss establishments means all processing is conducted from the U.S., with EDPO appointed as representative in each jurisdiction.
Under these terms, personal information of EU/EEA, UK, and Swiss users is transferred to and processed in the United States and other third countries; the policy states transfers are conducted under EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework certification or Standard Contractual Clauses as applicable.
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