When Slack transfers your personal data from Europe, the UK, or Switzerland to the United States, it relies on Standard Contractual Clauses, adequacy decisions, or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework as legal safeguards.
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For EU, UK, and Swiss users, these transfer mechanisms are what legally permits your data to flow to Slack's U.S.-based infrastructure, and their validity is subject to ongoing legal developments at the EU and national level.
EU, UK, and Swiss users' personal data is transferred to the United States under legal frameworks that have been subject to legal challenge historically, meaning the adequacy of these protections could be affected by future court or regulatory decisions.
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"When we transfer personal data outside of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we use a variety of legal mechanisms to help ensure your data is appropriately protected, including standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement, or an adequacy decision by the European Commission or the UK Secretary of State. We also comply with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce.Excerpt from Slack's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages GDPR Chapter V (international data transfers), UK GDPR, and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection.
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For EU, UK, and Swiss users, these transfer mechanisms are what legally permits your data to flow to Slack's U.S.-based infrastructure, and their validity is subject to ongoing legal developments at the EU and national level.
EU, UK, and Swiss users' personal data is transferred to the United States under legal frameworks that have been subject to legal challenge historically, meaning the adequacy of these protections could be affected by future court or regulatory decisions.
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