If you use Nextdoor from the EU, UK, or Australia, your personal data — including your home address — is transferred to and stored in the United States, where privacy laws provide fewer protections than in your home country.
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The clause establishes the geographic scope of data processing operations and notifies users that their information will be subject to the data protection legal framework applicable in the United States rather than their country of residence, which may provide different regulatory protections.
The updated footer no longer includes a direct link to the 'Do not Sell or Share My Personal Data' page. Previously, this link provided quick access to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) opt-out controls from the footer menu. Users can likely still access these controls through the main Privacy Policy page or dedicated privacy settings, but the removal eliminates a prominent, footer-based navigation shortcut. You should verify whether this opt-out functionality remains accessible through other menu locations or settings.
View change record →EU, UK, and Australian users' personal data including home addresses and neighborhood activity is transferred to US servers, potentially reducing the legal protections that apply to that data under GDPR or UK GDPR.
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"Nextdoor is based in the United States, and we process and store information in the United States and other countries. If you are located outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.— Excerpt from Nextdoor's Nextdoor Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Implicates GDPR Chapter V (Arts. 44-49) governing international data transfers; post-Schrems II (Case C-311/18) requirements for supplementary measures alongside SCCs (Commission Decision 2021/914); UK IDTA and UK Addendum to EU SCCs for UK transfers; and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF, operational since July 2023) as an adequacy mechanism. Australian Privacy Act APP 8 governs cross-border disclosures. Enforced by EU DPAs (Irish DPC as lead), ICO, and OAIC. (2)
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The clause establishes the geographic scope of data processing operations and notifies users that their information will be subject to the data protection legal framework applicable in the United States rather than their country of residence, which may provide different regulatory protections.
EU, UK, and Australian users' personal data including home addresses and neighborhood activity is transferred to US servers, potentially reducing the legal protections that apply to that data under GDPR or UK GDPR.
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