Summary
Data management is crucial to most companies’ operations. The data often include names, addresses and other information on suppliers, customers or employees. If U.S. companies receive this type of data from the European Union (EU), or collect it within the EU, they need to be aware of EU wide laws that set out how personally identifiable data can be collected, stored, processed and transferred. This report examines the provisions in the EU’s Data Protection Directive as they relate to data exports. It sets out the obligations facing U.S. companies in this area, and outlines the compliance options available to them.