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Is transfer based on explicit consent no longer possible?

Explicit consent survives in a limited form among the incidental cases; for continuous flows, however, an appropriate safeguard (such as the standard contract) is essential. Legacy consent-…

Updated · July 20261 min readCategory · Cross-Border Data Transfers
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Explicit consent survives in a limited form among the incidental cases; for continuous flows, however, an appropriate safeguard (such as the standard contract) is essential. Legacy consent-based arrangements should be…

Explicit consent survives in a limited form among the incidental cases; for continuous flows, however, an appropriate safeguard (such as the standard contract) is essential. Legacy consent-based arrangements should be reviewed.

The instrument depends on the flow: incidental, one-off transfers can still rest on explicit consent, but periodic or continuous flows need an appropriate safeguard — the KVKK standard contract, binding corporate rules, or an undertaking. The standard contract must be notified to the Authority within five business days of signing, so calendar that step into the rollout.

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