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The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework The legal admissibility of data transfers in the United States The new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework has been adopted by the European Commission on July 10th 2023. The framework ensures a legal basis for transfer of personal data to US companies, if these companies have joined the EU-U.S. Data Privacy […]

Privacy Shield invalidated – What to do now!

Today, the ECJ declared the EU-US Privacy Shield invalid with immediate effect in the case Schrems v. Facebook (Case C-311/18). This has significant consequences for data transfers to the US. There is a need for action!!! A data transfer to the USA is therefore currently only possible if a special data transfer agreement containing the […]

New EU standard contractual clauses