Klarna may send your personal data to the United States and other countries outside the EU and UK, and uses standard legal contracts to try to ensure your data remains protected under European standards.
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When your data is transferred outside the EU or UK, it may be subject to government access or privacy standards that are different from those in your home country, even if contractual protections are in place.
Interpretive note: The policy does not enumerate all destination countries or the specific transfer mechanisms used for each, making a complete adequacy assessment difficult from the policy text alone.
Previous version had no excerpt; current version adds specific detail about standard contractual clauses and explicitly mentions United States as transfer destination.
View full change record →Your personal and financial data may be processed in countries including the US where data protection laws differ from EU or UK standards; while Klarna states it uses standard contractual clauses to address this, the practical protection available to you in those jurisdictions may be more limited than at home.
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"Your personal data may be transferred to, and processed in, countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, including the United States. We ensure that such transfers are made in accordance with applicable data protection laws, for example by using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.— Excerpt from Klarna's Klarna Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Cross-border data transfers from the EU and UK engage GDPR Chapter V and the UK GDPR equivalent, which require an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, or other appropriate safeguards. The EU-US Data Privacy Framework adopted in 2023 provides a current adequacy mechanism for transfers to certified US organizations, but its long-term legal stability has been subject to ongoing legal challenge. Relevant enforcement authorities include national DPAs and the European Data Protection Board. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The policy's reference to standard contractual clauses as the primary transfer mechanism is consistent with common practice, but the adequacy of transfer impact assessments and supplementary measures for transfers to jurisdictions without adequate protection requires ongoing review, particularly in light of evolving regulatory guidance. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users are most directly affected by this provision given the GDPR Chapter V requirements. UK users are subject to the UK GDPR's equivalent transfer rules and the ICO's international data transfer guidance. Transfers to countries that have not received adequacy decisions from the European Commission require case-by-case assessment. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement and legal teams should confirm that updated standard contractual clauses incorporating the 2021 European Commission versions are in place for all relevant data transfers, and that transfer impact assessments have been conducted for transfers to the US and other high-risk jurisdictions. B2B partners receiving Klarna user data through cross-border transfers should be assessed for their own compliance posture. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should maintain a current data transfer mapping that identifies all third countries to which user data is transferred, the legal mechanism relied upon for each transfer, and the results of any transfer impact assessments. The policy should be reviewed to confirm it discloses all countries to which data is transferred, not just the US as an example.
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When your data is transferred outside the EU or UK, it may be subject to government access or privacy standards that are different from those in your home country, even if contractual protections are in place.
Your personal and financial data may be processed in countries including the US where data protection laws differ from EU or UK standards; while Klarna states it uses standard contractual clauses to address this, the practical protection available to you in those jurisdictions may be more limited than at home.
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