International Data Transfers
A Solvable Challenge – With the Right Expertise
What’s It All About?
“International data transfers” may sound like a topic for large corporations and global enterprise networks. But even small or medium-sized businesses can quickly find themselves in situations covered by the GDPR’s specific rules for data transfers to third countries:
- Company branches located outside the EU
- Use of cloud services with servers based outside the EU
- Access by employees or service providers from non-EU countries
- Sales teams operating internationally
The GDPR provides a clear legal framework for such scenarios – and it’s crucial that companies ensure proper implementation.
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What Do Companies Need to Do?
The GDPR provides several mechanisms to ensure the lawful transfer of personal data to countries outside the EU.
Der erste Schritt ist davon aber losgelöst. Wichtig ist es zunächst, Transparenz bezüglich der Datenströme innerhalb des Unternehmens und ggf. nach außen zu gewinnen:
- Which countries are involved?
- What types of data and categories of data subjects are affected?
- What IT systems are used in the process?
With this understanding and further details, organizations can analyze and assess their transfer processes. The GDPR offers a range of tools, each with varying levels of complexity and administrative effort.
How CORE Supports You:
CORE has extensive experience handling international data transfers. As with many areas of data protection, this involves not only legal assessments but also evaluating and accounting for technical conditions.
In addition to our in-house expertise, we benefit from the broader knowledge within our corporate group, which has provided MS Office 365 and cloud services for many years – and is well-versed in the compliance expectations of both corporations and SMEs.
Our guiding principle in data protection applies equally to international transfers:
We stand for a pragmatic approach. Our clients shouldn’t have to make data protection their core focus. They should be able to concentrate fully on their business. We make sure data protection doesn’t fall by the wayside – pragmatic, efficient, and solutions-oriented.
