The policy states that personal data is transferred to and stored in countries outside users' jurisdictions, including the United States, and that transfers from the EEA, UK, and Switzerland are conducted under adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission.
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This provision establishes that personal data of EEA, UK, and Swiss users is processed in the United States and other third countries, relying on adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses as the stated transfer mechanism. The UK's post-Brexit transfer framework and Switzerland's own adequacy assessment framework operate separately from EU GDPR and should be evaluated independently.
Under this clause, personal information of EEA, UK, and Swiss users may be transferred to and stored in countries outside those regions, including the United States. The agreement states that transfers will be conducted under adequacy recognition or standard contractual clauses, and users may inquire about specific safeguards by contacting Kick.
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Compare across platforms →"The personal information we collect may be transferred to and stored in countries outside of the jurisdiction you are in where we and our third-party service providers have operations, including in the United States. If you are accessing our Services from the European Economic Area ('EEA'), UK or Switzerland, your personal information will be processed outside of the EEA, the UK and Switzerland. In the event of such a transfer, we will ensure that: (i) the personal information is transferred to countries recognised as offering an equivalent level of protection to that of the EEA; or (ii) the transfer is made pursuant to appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission.Excerpt from Kick's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: International data transfers from the EEA engage GDPR Chapter V, which requires an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, or another permissible transfer mechanism.
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This provision establishes that personal data of EEA, UK, and Swiss users is processed in the United States and other third countries, relying on adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses as the stated transfer mechanism. The UK's post-Brexit transfer framework and Switzerland's own adequacy assessment framework operate separately from EU GDPR and should be evaluated independently.
Under this clause, personal information of EEA, UK, and Swiss users may be transferred to and stored in countries outside those regions, including the United States. The agreement states that transfers will be conducted under adequacy recognition or standard contractual clauses, and users may inquire about specific safeguards by contacting Kick.
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