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Cross-borderdata transfer

Moving personal data from one country to another, which some laws restrict.

Growth Score · Capital & Scale

Definition

What it means

GDPR limits sending EU personal data to countries without adequate protection unless safeguards apply, such as standard contractual clauses or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Check where your vendors store and process data. Record the mechanism you rely on.

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FAQ

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What is Cross-border data transfer?

Moving personal data from one country to another, which some laws restrict.

Where does it sit in Growth Score?

It belongs to the Capital & Scale pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.

What should I read next?

Start with GDPR and Subprocessor, then browse the other terms in Capital & Scale.

How does your site score?

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