Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
Pre-approved contract terms that provide a lawful basis for transferring personal data out of a jurisdiction (used under the GDPR and, in a filed form, under China's PIPL) where no adequacy decision exists. They are a common "ship with modifications" condition for a feature that moves data across a border.
Defined in 3 GAGE programs, which carry 3 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in AI Governance: Applied Mastery.
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
European Commission-approved contract terms that organizations use to provide safeguards for transferring personal data to a country without an adequacy decision. Per the Schrems II doctrine, SCCs alone are insufficient if the destination country's own government-access laws undermine the protections the clauses promise.
Pre-approved contract terms that provide a lawful basis for transferring personal data out of a jurisdiction (used under the GDPR and, in a filed form, under China's PIPL) where no adequacy decision exists. They are a common "ship with modifications" condition for a feature that moves data across a border.
EU-approved contract templates providing a legal basis for transferring personal data to countries lacking an adequacy decision, requiring a Transfer Impact Assessment.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- Privacy and Data Rights in AI Systems · Ethical and Responsible AI and Operational Governance, AI Literacy & Professional Conduct
- The cross-border decision: where your organization may ship its AI feature, defended with citations · The World's Rulebooks, AI Governance: Applied Mastery
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.