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Understanding and Completing a Transfer Impact Assessment

Learn what a Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) is and how to complete it for Zendesk services.

What is a Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) and how is it completed?

A Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) evaluates whether the importing country provides an equivalent level of data protection as the EU. This includes assessing local government surveillance laws and any practical evidence of government access requests. If necessary, supplementary measures are implemented to achieve essential equivalency.

Zendesk offers a guide to assist in completing TIAs for their services, which includes information on government surveillance laws in countries where Zendesk processes data. You can request this guide from your Zendesk account executive.


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