Safe Harbor Principles

In consultation with the European Commission, the American Department of Commerce elaborated the Safe Harbor Principles, intended to facilitate the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United States. If companies make a statement to the American Department of Commerce agreeing with these principles and declaring they are prepared to respect them (meaning, among other things, that the American Federal Trade Commission can check whether theyr respect these principles), they are considered as companies ensuring adequate safeguards for data protection.