Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are pre-approved contractual templates issued by the European Commission that provide legal safeguards for transferring personal data from the EU/EEA to countries that have not received an adequacy decision.
SCCs impose specific data protection obligations on both the data exporter and the data importer, ensuring that personal data receives equivalent protection regardless of where it is processed.
Following the Schrems II ruling in 2020, the European Commission adopted modernised SCCs in June 2021 that reflect GDPR requirements and introduce a modular approach covering controller-to-controller, controller-to-processor, processor-to-processor, and processor-to-controller transfers.
Organisations using SCCs must conduct a Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) to evaluate whether the data importer’s country provides adequate legal protection for the transferred data. If gaps are identified, supplementary measures such as encryption, pseudonymisation, or contractual restrictions must be implemented.
SCCs cannot be modified, but supplementary clauses can be added as long as they do not contradict the standard terms. Organisations must also maintain documentation demonstrating their compliance with SCC obligations.
Seers.ai supports organisations managing cross-border data transfers by maintaining detailed records of consent and data processing activities. These records help demonstrate that data transfers are conducted lawfully and in accordance with SCC requirements.
Seers’ geolocation-based consent management ensures that visitors from jurisdictions requiring SCCs receive appropriate consent notices, and the platform’s audit trail provides evidence of compliance during regulatory reviews.
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