Roblox may transfer your personal data to the United States and other countries, which may have different privacy protections than your home country. The policy states that by using Roblox, you agree to these transfers.
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The policy asserts consent to cross-border data transfers as a basis for transferring data from jurisdictions such as the EU/EEA to the US; under GDPR, reliance on broad consent embedded in a terms of service or privacy policy for international transfers may not satisfy the requirements of a valid transfer mechanism under Chapter V of GDPR, and this provision may require evaluation against the adequacy framework or Article 46 standard contractual clauses.
Interpretive note: The specific legal transfer mechanism relied upon for EU/EEA-to-US transfers (SCCs, adequacy decision, etc.) is not specified in the reviewed policy text; the legal sufficiency of the consent-based approach for ongoing transfers is subject to GDPR interpretation.
Removal of explicit cross-border transfer disclosure may indicate relocation to location-specific policies or compliance with stricter regional data localization requirements.
View full change record →This new provision discloses international data transfers and acknowledges varying data protection standards globally, which is significant for users in jurisdictions with strict data localization requirements.
View full change record →Your personal data may be transferred to and stored in the United States or other countries as part of Roblox's operations. For EU/EEA users, applicable law may provide additional protections for such transfers that the policy's broad consent language does not fully address.
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"Roblox is based in the United States, and your personal information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or other countries where Roblox or its service providers operate. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from the laws of your home country. By using the Roblox platform, you consent to the transfer of your personal information to countries outside your home country, including to the United States.— Excerpt from Roblox's Roblox Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Chapter V (international data transfers), which requires either an adequacy decision, standard contractual clauses (SCCs), binding corporate rules, or other Article 46 mechanisms for transfers from the EU/EEA to the US. The provision also engages UK GDPR's transfer requirements and similar provisions under Brazil's LGPD and South Korea's PIPA. Reliance on consent as a transfer mechanism under GDPR is permissible only under limited conditions (Article 49(1)(a)), not as a general ongoing transfer basis. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for EU/EEA and UK operations. The policy asserts broad consent-based authorization for cross-border transfers embedded in the privacy policy, which may not satisfy GDPR's requirements for a valid transfer mechanism for ongoing transfers. The policy does not specify reliance on SCCs or other Article 46 mechanisms in the text reviewed. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA (GDPR Chapter V, enforcement by national DPAs), UK (UK GDPR, ICO enforcement), Brazil (LGPD), South Korea (PIPA), and other jurisdictions with data localization or transfer restrictions. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Data processing agreements with service providers receiving EU/EEA personal data must include Module 2 or Module 3 SCCs (or equivalent UK transfer mechanisms) where transfers occur to non-adequate countries. Compliance teams should map all cross-border data flows and confirm appropriate transfer mechanisms are documented and implemented. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should confirm whether Roblox relies on SCCs, an adequacy decision (for US transfers, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework), or another Article 46 mechanism for EU/EEA-to-US transfers, and ensure this is disclosed in the privacy policy. The use of consent as a transfer basis should be evaluated against GDPR Article 49 conditions, which require consent to be specific, informed, and given for a particular transfer.
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The policy asserts consent to cross-border data transfers as a basis for transferring data from jurisdictions such as the EU/EEA to the US; under GDPR, reliance on broad consent embedded in a terms of service or privacy policy for international transfers may not satisfy the requirements of a valid transfer mechanism under Chapter V of GDPR, and this provision may …
Your personal data may be transferred to and stored in the United States or other countries as part of Roblox's operations. For EU/EEA users, applicable law may provide additional protections for such transfers that the policy's broad consent language does not fully address.
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