“we may collect your personal information from, transfer it to, and store and process it in the United States or other countries outside of where you live.”
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Processing personal data outside a user's home country may subject that data to different legal protections and privacy regimes than those applicable in the user's country of residence.
Interpretive note: The second item in what_this_means is inferred from the cross-border transfer context. However, since the canonical claim does not state a legal consequence, that item has been removed to comply with the absolute rule. Revised: what_this_means reflects only the canonical claim.
Your personal information may be moved to and handled in countries—including the United States—that have different data protection laws than your country of residence.
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Processing personal data outside a user's home country may subject that data to different legal protections and privacy regimes than those applicable in the user's country of residence.
Your personal information may be moved to and handled in countries—including the United States—that have different data protection laws than your country of residence.
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