SaaS suppliers and SaaS customers can only lawfully transfer personal data to sub-processors located outside of the UK, Switzerland or the EEA, (make a restricted transfer) if a recognized transfer mechanism is in place to protect the personal data being transferred.
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SaaS Agreements – FAQs – Restricted Transfers
Restricted transfers are a type of international data transfer to which special rules apply. SaaS suppliers and SaaS customers are responsible for complying with the relevant rules when making or permitting restricted transfers of personal data to their suppliers, customers, sub-processors, group companies and partners.
What is an international data transfer?
An international data transfer occurs when personal data is sent or transmitted from one country to another.
This includes:
Continue readingSaaS Agreements – FAQs – Transfer Mechanisms
Below is a summary of the transfer mechanisms that can be relied upon to make a lawful transfer of UK, Swiss or EEA personal data to a country outside of the UK, Switzerland or the EEA.
Adequacy is granted when a recipient country is deemed to have data protection laws and practices similar to those of the sending country.
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