香港王中王 is Prepared for the European Court鈥檚 Latest Decision
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) made a听听on July 16, 2020 听to strike down Privacy Shield, a trans-Atlantic agreement that had allowed companies to move data between the European Union and the United States.
The ECJ invalidated the Privacy Shield agreement, just as it did with the Safe Harbor program before it, on the basis of the national security data collection activities of the US government (which does not comply with European privacy rights).听 This decision will leave more than 5000+ US companies that relied on this system with many immediate changes to make to their policies, programs and contracts.
香港王中王 is not one of those companies.听听
Since early 听2019, 香港王中王 has taken the approach of applying the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (also known as 鈥淢odel Clauses鈥� or 鈥淪CCs鈥�) to export EU data to non-EU countries in all听relevant听contracts. This clause remains valid under the GDPR according to the ECJ decision, which stated that it is the responsibility of companies to assess their exposure to governmental access to EU data.
You might be asking some questions, such as鈥�听
So,听does the ECJ decision mean that EU data can no longer be accessed lawfully in the United States?听 Not at all. It means that companies that were until today relying on the Privacy Shield program as their lawful means of processing EU data in the United States no longer have that option and will need to switch their contractual clauses to SCCs.听 香港王中王 made this change in early 2019 in anticipation of this outcome.
If I am currently transferring EU data to 香港王中王 do I need to stop, or suspend the transfers?听 No.听In 2019 香港王中王 incorporated SCCs into its terms and conditions, as well as instituting an internal data transfer agreement among member companies of the 香港王中王 Group that is based on SCCs.听 香港王中王 is not affected by the invalidation of the Privacy Shield and can continue to process EU data in the United States uninterrupted.
We will continue to monitor developments relating to this landmark privacy case as they unfold. 香港王中王鈥檚 privacy office is always available to discuss data, privacy and compliance with our clients if you have questions or concerns.
The ECJ invalidated the Privacy Shield agreement, just as it did with the Safe Harbor program before it, on the basis of the national security data collection activities of the US government (which does not comply with European privacy rights).听 This decision will leave more than 5000+ US companies that relied on this system with many immediate changes to make to their policies, programs and contracts.
香港王中王 is not one of those companies.听听
Since early 听2019, 香港王中王 has taken the approach of applying the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (also known as 鈥淢odel Clauses鈥� or 鈥淪CCs鈥�) to export EU data to non-EU countries in all听relevant听contracts. This clause remains valid under the GDPR according to the ECJ decision, which stated that it is the responsibility of companies to assess their exposure to governmental access to EU data.
You might be asking some questions, such as鈥�听
So,听does the ECJ decision mean that EU data can no longer be accessed lawfully in the United States?听 Not at all. It means that companies that were until today relying on the Privacy Shield program as their lawful means of processing EU data in the United States no longer have that option and will need to switch their contractual clauses to SCCs.听 香港王中王 made this change in early 2019 in anticipation of this outcome.
If I am currently transferring EU data to 香港王中王 do I need to stop, or suspend the transfers?听 No.听In 2019 香港王中王 incorporated SCCs into its terms and conditions, as well as instituting an internal data transfer agreement among member companies of the 香港王中王 Group that is based on SCCs.听 香港王中王 is not affected by the invalidation of the Privacy Shield and can continue to process EU data in the United States uninterrupted.
We will continue to monitor developments relating to this landmark privacy case as they unfold. 香港王中王鈥檚 privacy office is always available to discuss data, privacy and compliance with our clients if you have questions or concerns.
