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International Data Transfer Disclosure

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What it is

Your personal data may be moved to and stored in the United States or other countries, which may have weaker data protection laws than your home country.

This analysis describes what Supabase's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

For users in the EU, UK, and other jurisdictions with strong data protection laws, international transfers require specific legal safeguards; this provision acknowledges the transfer risk but does not specify which transfer mechanisms Supabase relies on.

Interpretive note: The document was truncated before the EEA-specific disclosures section, so it is unclear whether Supabase specifies transfer mechanisms (such as SCCs or DPF certification) in that section.

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Medium May 15, 2026

The updated policy discloses that Supabase may use business contact information, including email domains, to identify organizations for sales and marketing outreach. The policy now explicitly states that personal information will be shared with Customer.io, a marketing communications service provider. For marketing communications, the policy relies on user consent for three purposes: sending marketing messages, using approximate location information to determine relevant communications, and combining personal information from different sources for relevance determination. These three consents operate independently, meaning you can grant or withdraw any of them without affecting the others. You can manage these marketing-related consents separately through the consent mechanisms available in your account or in response to marketing communications.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you are outside the United States, particularly in the EU or UK, your personal data may be transferred to the US where data protection standards differ from those in your home jurisdiction. The policy does not identify the specific transfer safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) in this section.

How other platforms handle this

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At Ledger, earning and maintaining our users' trust is a top priority. That's why we are deeply committed not only to protecting your privacy and securing your personal data, but also to being fully transparent about how we handle it.

Medium Medium

Your personal information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction.

Garmin Medium

If you are located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data; the right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data; the right to data portability; and, where our processing is based on your...

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Note for International Visitors: Personal information may be transferred to, stored and processed in a country other than the one in which it was collected. For example, the Sites are primarily hosted in and provided from the United States. Please note the country to which personal data is transferred may not provide the same level of protection for personal information as the country from which it was transferred.

— Excerpt from Supabase's Supabase Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages GDPR Chapter V (restrictions on international transfers), the UK GDPR's equivalent transfer restrictions, and Swiss data protection law. Under GDPR, transfers to the US require an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), Binding Corporate Rules, or another Article 46 mechanism. The EU-US Data Privacy Framework provides one adequacy basis for qualifying US organizations. Enforcement is by EU supervisory authorities and the UK ICO. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The policy discloses that transfers occur and acknowledges the protection gap but does not specify the legal mechanism relied upon for GDPR-compliant transfers in this Notice (the EEA-specific disclosures section may provide additional detail, though the document was truncated). Failure to maintain adequate transfer mechanisms exposes Supabase and its enterprise customers to enforcement action. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EEA and UK users face the highest exposure. Post-Schrems II, SCCs must be accompanied by a Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) where US government access to data is a concern. Enterprise customers in the EU using Supabase to process their own users' data should verify the DPA includes appropriate SCCs and that a TIA has been conducted. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement and legal teams should request from Supabase documentation of the specific transfer mechanisms relied upon (for example, EU SCCs under the 2021 European Commission standard clauses) and whether Supabase is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. These documents should be incorporated or referenced in the DPA. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Enterprise customers with EEA or UK data subjects should include Supabase in their Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) as a processor and document the transfer mechanism. Any change in Supabase's transfer mechanism or data hosting location should trigger a review of the enterprise's ROPA and DPA.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC enforces US-side commitments under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and related international data transfer frameworks
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Supabase Privacy Policy
Entity
Supabase
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-007515
Document ID
CA-D-00682
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f1a49aae86810e7c5548ada85acdb8400089cd24a1df5a0605a27356562e87dc
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 08:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Supabase
Document: Supabase Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-007515
Captured: 2026-05-07 08:09:11 UTC
SHA-256: f1a49aae86810e7c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/supabase/supabase-privacy-policy/international-data-transfer-disclosure/
Accessed: June 28, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Supabase's International Data Transfer Disclosure clause do?

For users in the EU, UK, and other jurisdictions with strong data protection laws, international transfers require specific legal safeguards; this provision acknowledges the transfer risk but does not specify which transfer mechanisms Supabase relies on.

How does this clause affect you?

If you are outside the United States, particularly in the EU or UK, your personal data may be transferred to the US where data protection standards differ from those in your home jurisdiction. The policy does not identify the specific transfer safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) in this section.

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