On the 16th of July 2020 the EU-US Privacy Shield was ruled invalid with immediate effect by the European Court of (“CJEU”). The steps that SaaS suppliers now need to take depend on the scale and type of international data flows and the transfer mechanisms used. If you rely solely upon the EU-US Privacy Shield for transfers to the US, you must replace the Privacy Shield with the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”).
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SaaS Agreements – Brexit – Transition Period
Brexit has now taken place and the UK has left the EU. However until the end of the transition period the UK is still treated as being part of the EU to enable an EU trade deal to be negotiated. This means that although SaaS suppliers and SaaS customers can continue to lawfully process and transfer personal data between the EU and the UK until the expiry of the transition period on the 31st of December 2020, SaaS suppliers and SaaS customers still need to take action now to amend existing documents to reflect that fact that the UK is no longer part of the EU.
Continue readingSaaS Agreements – Brexit – Need for an EU Representative
A “no deal Brexit” is looking likely for the 31st of October 2019. SaaS suppliers and SaaS customers need to take steps now to ensure that they comply with the requirement to appoint an EU Representative under the GDPR, where they will no longer have any establishment in the EU after Brexit.
Continue readingSaaS Agreements – Preparing for a No Deal Brexit
Currently a “no deal Brexit” is looking likely for the 31st of October 2019. It is therefore essential that SaaS suppliers and SaaS customers take steps now to ensure that they can continue to lawfully process and transfer personal data between the EU and the UK following a no deal Brexit.
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UK SaaS Agreements: In light of the various leaving scenarios of which a “no deal Brexit” is looking likely, it is highly advisable that SaaS suppliers and SaaS customers now take steps to ensure that they can continue to lawfully process and transfer personal data between the EU and the UK following Brexit.
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