5. Data sharing

There is a possibility that some of the information collected on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn may also be processed outside the European Union in the USA.

The USA is considered an unsafe third country. A third country is deemed unsafe if the EU Commission has not issued an adequacy decision for that country under Art. 45 (1) GDPR, confirming that the country provides an adequate level of protection for personal data.

With the ECJ ruling of 16 July 2020 (C-311/18), the (partial) adequacy decision for the USA, the so-called Privacy Shield, was declared invalid. The USA does not offer a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU. When personal data is transferred to the USA, the following risks exist. There is a risk that US authorities may access personal data based on surveillance programmes PRISM and UPSTREAM under Section 702 of the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), as well as on the basis of Executive Order 12333 or Presidential Policy Directive 28. EU citizens have no effective legal remedies against such access in the USA or the EU.

Facebook and Instagram: Facebook Ireland Ltd. transfers data based on standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission to Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, US (hereinafter: Facebook Inc.), based in the USA. We have no influence on these processes. We do not pass on any personal data that we receive via our Facebook page.

YouTube: YouTube transfers data based on standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission to Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter: Google). We have no influence on these processes. We do not pass on any personal data that we receive via our YouTube channel.

Twitter: Twitter transfers data based on standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission to Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. We have no influence on this processing. We do not pass on any personal data that we receive via our Twitter presence.

LinkedIn: LinkedIn transfers data based on standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission to LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W Maude Ave Sunnyvale, CA, US (hereinafter: LinkedIn Corporation). We have no influence on these processes. We do not pass on any personal data that we receive via our LinkedIn profile.

We do not pass on any personal data.