“we apply the protections described in this policy to your Personal Data regardless of where it is processed, and only transfer that data pursuant to legally valid transfer mechanisms.”
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OpenAI commits to using only legally valid mechanisms for international data transfers, which provides a baseline legal protection for transferred Personal Data.
Your Personal Data will only be transferred by OpenAI using mechanisms that are legally valid at the time of transfer.
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"we apply the protections described in this policy to your Personal Data regardless of where it is processed, and only transfer that data pursuant to legally valid transfer mechanisms.Excerpt from OpenAI's Privacy Policy (ROW)
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OpenAI commits to using only legally valid mechanisms for international data transfers, which provides a baseline legal protection for transferred Personal Data.
Your Personal Data will only be transferred by OpenAI using mechanisms that are legally valid at the time of transfer.
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