How to Use the EU Model Clauses
The EU Commission has created model contracts for data transfers (the “Model Contracts”) and determined that organizations which use the Model Contracts offer sufficient safeguards for cross-border...
View ArticlePrivacy Shield: Safe Harbor 2.0?
As negotiators for the US Department of Commerce (“DOC”), Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and the European Commission move toward an agreement intended to allow continued US-EU data transfers, a...
View ArticleHow to Obtain EU Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) Approval
The following provides background concerning the approved Binding Corporate Rules ("BCR") procedure. BCRs are in-kind privacy rules and standards that allow multinational groups of companies to...
View ArticleHow Employers Can Prepare for the Privacy Shield
As negotiators for the US Department of Commerce (“DOC”), Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and the European Commission move towards an agreement intended to allow continued US-EU data transfers, a...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About the New General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The EU Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (“LIBE”) finally released the text of the long anticipated new data protection law. While the law has not formally been...
View ArticlePrivacy Shield Released - How Employers Can Take Advantage of the New...
Background - The EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (the “Directive”) creates the legal framework for national data-protection laws in each EU member state. The Directive states that personal data...
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