Contractual Obligations as a Tool for International Transfers of Personal Data under the GDPR

Abstract

The blog post, originally prepared for the European Association of Private International Law, underlies the role played by contractual mechanisms for international transfers of personal data in promoting the "migration" of European data protection law, thus contributing to the worldwide dissemination of the European standard of data protection. Furthermore, it is argued that the proper functioning of these mechanisms requires a better understanding of the private international law regime applicable to these contracts, notably in relation to choice of court agreements and the parties' freedom of choosing the applicable law.