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The documents
listed and published below constitute the "safe harbor"
privacy framework that the Department of Commerce has negotiated
with the European Commission. The safe harbor privacy framework
includes the final documents issued by the United States and
published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2000 and September
19, 2000, and by the European Commission on July 28, 2000.
The safe harbor framework is set forth in a set of seven privacy
principles, 15 frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs),
the European Commission's adequacy decision, the exchange
of letters between the Department and the European Commission,
and letters from the Department of Transportation and Federal
Trade Commission on their enforcement powers.
FINAL SAFE
HARBOR DOCUMENTS
I.
U.S. DOCUMENTS - JULY 21, 2000
A. Cover
letter from Acting Under Secretary Robert S. LaRussa to U.S.
organizations - July 21, 2000
B. Safe
Harbor Privacy Principles
Annex
C. Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs)
- Sensitive Data
- Journalistic
Exceptions
- Secondary
Liability
- Investment
Banking and Audits
- The
Role of Data Protection Authorities
- Self-Certification
- Verification
- Access
- Human
Resources
- Article
17 contracts
- Dispute
Resolution and Enforcement
- Choice
- Timing of Opt-out
- Travel
Information
- Pharmaceutical
and Medical Products
- Public
Record and Publicly Available Information
D. Letter
from U.S. Department of Commerce to Commission Services transmitting
the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles and FAQs, etc.
E. Safe
Harbor Enforcement Overview
F. Department
of Commerce Memorandum on Damages for Breaches of Privacy,
Legal Authorizations and Mergers and Takeovers in U.S. Law
G. Letter
from the Federal Trade Commission concerning its jurisdiction
over consumer privacy issues
H. Letter
from the Department of Transportation concerning its authority
in protecting the privacy of consumers with respect to information
provided to airlines
II.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DOCUMENTS - July 28, 2000
A. Letter
from Commission Services transmitting the European Commission's
Adequacy Finding
B. European Commission's
decision C(2000) 2441 finding the safe harbor to provide adequate
protections
C. Text
on Non-Discrimination adopted by the Article 31 Committee
on May 31, 2000
D. Text
on Non-Discrimination adopted by the Article 29 Working Party
on February 3, 2000
*Click Here
to View Documents and Public Comments Provided Through the
Duration of the Safe Harbor Negotiations (From November 1998
Through June 2000
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