Kling AI is operated by Kuaishou Technology, a Chinese company, meaning any personal data you submit — including photos and usage data — is likely processed on infrastructure subject to Chinese law, which may require disclosure to Chinese government authorities.
Personal data, including photographs of your face and body submitted to Kling AI, may be transferred to or accessible from China, where it could be subject to government access under Chinese national security law without your knowledge or consent.
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1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: GDPR Chapter V (Arts. 44-49) restricts transfers of personal data to third countries without adequate protections — China has no EU adequacy decision, requiring Standard Contractual Clauses or Binding Corporate Rules. China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) Art. 38-43 governs outbound data transfers from China, requiring security assessment for sensitive data exports. China's National Security Law (Art. 7) and Cybersecurity Law (Art. 28) require Chinese entities to cooperate with national security and intelligence activities. The US Executive Order 14117 on connected technology from foreign adversary countries and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review framework may apply to enterprise deployments. 2)
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