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Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy · Advanced

Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA)

Assessment of whether a destination country's laws and practices undermine protections of a transfer mechanism.

Definition

A TIA evaluates the transfer's circumstances, the legal framework of the third country (especially government access), and whether supplementary technical, contractual, or organizational measures ensure essentially equivalent protection. It is required when relying on SCCs or BCRs.

Example

A TIA concludes that end-to-end encryption with EU-held keys adequately protects backups stored in a third country.

Exam tip

TIAs are needed for SCC and BCR transfers, not for adequacy-based transfers.

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