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Standard Contractual Clauses are the stated legal basis for intra-affiliate data transfers, which determines the framework governing data protection obligations when data moves between OpenAI's related entities.
Data transferred between OpenAI's affiliate entities is governed by Standard Contractual Clauses as the stated legal transfer mechanism.
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"We use the Standard Contractual Clauses as a valid transfer mechanism among affiliates.Excerpt from OpenAI's Sub-Processor List
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Standard Contractual Clauses are the stated legal basis for intra-affiliate data transfers, which determines the framework governing data protection obligations when data moves between OpenAI's related entities.
Data transferred between OpenAI's affiliate entities is governed by Standard Contractual Clauses as the stated legal transfer mechanism.
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