For each listed sub-processor, the document discloses the country or region where data processing occurs, enabling customers to identify cross-border data transfers and assess applicable transfer mechanism requirements.
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This provision provides the geographic processing location data that enterprise customers require to conduct transfer impact assessments and to verify that international transfers of personal data are covered by adequate mechanisms under GDPR Chapter V or equivalent frameworks.
Interpretive note: The full list of processing locations was not fully extractable from the truncated document, so the specific countries listed for each sub-processor cannot be confirmed from the provided source text.
The document establishes the geographic location of processing for each sub-processor, which enterprise customers must evaluate to determine whether personal data crosses international borders and whether appropriate transfer safeguards are in place under their governing data protection framework.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Geographic processing location disclosures engage GDPR Chapter V (international transfers), which requires that personal data transferred to non-adequate third countries be covered by Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules, or another approved transfer mechanism. The UK GDPR imposes equivalent requirements via the UK International Data Transfer Agreement. Enforcement authority rests with EU supervisory authorities and the UK ICO. US-specific transfer obligations under CCPA/CPRA are less prescriptive but may be relevant for California-based customers. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for EU and UK customers. Where a listed sub-processor processes data in a country without an EU adequacy decision, customers must verify that Snowflake has implemented Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards covering that transfer chain. This verification obligation falls on the customer as controller, and failure to confirm adequate safeguards may constitute a GDPR violation independent of Snowflake's own compliance posture. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA customers face heightened exposure for any sub-processor located in the United States, India, or other non-adequate countries. UK customers must evaluate transfers under the UK GDPR framework separately from EU GDPR. Customers in regulated sectors such as financial services or healthcare may face additional data sovereignty restrictions that further limit permissible processing locations. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should use this disclosure to update data flow maps and to confirm that Snowflake's DPA incorporates transfer mechanisms covering each non-EEA processing location. Where a newly listed sub-processor is located in a previously unassessed jurisdiction, a transfer impact assessment may be required before the customer can continue lawfully relying on Snowflake's processing. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should document which listed sub-processors operate in non-adequate countries and confirm the applicable transfer mechanism for each. Transfer impact assessments should be maintained and updated whenever a new sub-processor in a non-adequate country is added to this list. Customers with data residency contractual commitments to their own clients should verify that Snowflake's disclosed processing locations remain consistent with those commitments.
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This provision provides the geographic processing location data that enterprise customers require to conduct transfer impact assessments and to verify that international transfers of personal data are covered by adequate mechanisms under GDPR Chapter V or equivalent frameworks.
The document establishes the geographic location of processing for each sub-processor, which enterprise customers must evaluate to determine whether personal data crosses international borders and whether appropriate transfer safeguards are in place under their governing data protection framework.
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