Legally binding instruments are a safeguard which can be put in place when transfering personal data to a none adequate country. Performing an international data transfer requires either the receiving country to be deemed adequate or appropriate safeguards to be in place. One such safeguard is a legally binding instrument, which needs to be in place between public authorities or bodies, to some degree this can be considered to be the public sector version of standard data protection clauses.
This safeguard only applies to data transfers between public bodies or authorities. They must be legally binding, such as a contract and must provide legally binding obligations on the parties to protect the data subjects personal data.
How can ProvePrivacy Help?
Whilst this may appear to be a complex subject, ProvePrivacy helps to guide the Data Champion in understanding what safeguards can be applied through it’s dynamic activity workflows.
