Your personal data may be transferred to the United States or other countries where privacy laws are less protective than where you live. MetaMask says it uses standard contractual clauses as a safeguard where legally required.
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For EU and UK users, data transferred to the US must be protected by appropriate legal mechanisms; while SCCs are an accepted GDPR transfer tool, their adequacy in practice depends on the specific supplementary measures implemented alongside them.
Interpretive note: The specific SCC modules used and whether supplementary measures have been implemented are not disclosed in the policy text, creating uncertainty about the adequacy of transfer protections in practice.
EU and UK users' personal data, including IP addresses and wallet addresses, may be transferred to the United States and stored there, subject to US law, with GDPR-required protections theoretically in place through standard contractual clauses.
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Your personal information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction.
Your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries outside of your country of residence, which may have data protection laws that are different from those in your country.
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"Consensys operates globally and may transfer your personal information to countries outside of your own, including to the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses to protect your personal information during such transfers.— Excerpt from MetaMask's MetaMask Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Chapter V governs international transfers and requires either an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses, or other approved mechanisms. The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (established 2023) may also be relevant if Consensys has self-certified. Following Schrems II, supplementary measures alongside SCCs are required where US surveillance laws create risk to EU data subject rights. UK GDPR has parallel transfer restriction requirements. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. SCC reliance is standard practice, but the adequacy of supplementary measures for financial data transfers is a recurring area of regulatory scrutiny. The Irish DPA and other EU supervisory authorities have ongoing enforcement interest in US-based technology companies' transfer mechanisms. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users face the most direct exposure. UK users face similar requirements under the UK GDPR's international transfer regime, including the UK's International Data Transfer Agreement. Users in other jurisdictions with cross-border transfer restrictions (e.g., Brazil, India) may also be affected. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations processing EU employee data through MetaMask should verify that Consensys's SCC implementation includes appropriate supplementary measures, particularly given the financial and location data involved. Request transfer impact assessments from Consensys if available. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should confirm whether Consensys participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, the specific SCC modules used (controller-to-controller or controller-to-processor), and whether a transfer impact assessment has been conducted for Infura's US-based processing of EU user data.
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For EU and UK users, data transferred to the US must be protected by appropriate legal mechanisms; while SCCs are an accepted GDPR transfer tool, their adequacy in practice depends on the specific supplementary measures implemented alongside them.
EU and UK users' personal data, including IP addresses and wallet addresses, may be transferred to the United States and stored there, subject to US law, with GDPR-required protections theoretically in place through standard contractual clauses.
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