The policy discloses that personal information may be transferred and processed in countries outside the user's country of residence and states that Samsung has implemented safeguards to maintain protection consistent with its privacy policy.
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This provision addresses cross-border data transfers, which engage GDPR adequacy and standard contractual clause requirements for EU/EEA users and analogous frameworks in other jurisdictions. The policy asserts that appropriate safeguards are in place but does not specify the legal transfer mechanisms used.
Interpretive note: The policy does not specify the legal transfer mechanisms used for cross-border transfers, creating uncertainty for institutional users seeking to verify GDPR or other jurisdictional compliance.
New provision acknowledging international data transfers and potential differential privacy protections, which has significant compliance implications for GDPR and international data protection laws.
View full change record →This provision establishes that Samsung may transfer personal data internationally and states that safeguards are in place to maintain protection. Users in the EU/EEA and other jurisdictions with cross-border transfer restrictions operate under these transfer mechanisms when using Samsung services.
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"Your personal information may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. We have taken appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information will remain protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.— Excerpt from Samsung's Samsung Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Articles 44-49 govern cross-border data transfers from the EU/EEA, requiring adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses (SCCs), or other approved mechanisms. The UK GDPR and UK adequacy framework impose analogous requirements. The US-EU Data Privacy Framework and SCCs are the primary transfer mechanisms relevant to Samsung's operations. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The policy asserts that appropriate safeguards are in place without specifying the transfer mechanisms, which limits the ability of institutional users to verify compliance without direct inquiry to Samsung. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA and UK users have the highest exposure due to GDPR and UK GDPR transfer restriction requirements. South Korea's PIPA and Brazil's LGPD also impose cross-border transfer requirements for Samsung's operations in those markets. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: B2B customers and institutional users integrating Samsung services into their data flows should request documentation of Samsung's specific transfer mechanism (SCCs, adequacy decision reliance, or binding corporate rules) to support their own GDPR transfer impact assessments. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should verify whether the US-EU Data Privacy Framework certification status covers the Samsung entities and data flows described in this policy, and whether SCCs are executed for any Samsung affiliates or processors outside the adequacy framework.
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This provision addresses cross-border data transfers, which engage GDPR adequacy and standard contractual clause requirements for EU/EEA users and analogous frameworks in other jurisdictions. The policy asserts that appropriate safeguards are in place but does not specify the legal transfer mechanisms used.
This provision establishes that Samsung may transfer personal data internationally and states that safeguards are in place to maintain protection. Users in the EU/EEA and other jurisdictions with cross-border transfer restrictions operate under these transfer mechanisms when using Samsung services.
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