A Transfer Impact Assessment – or TIA – is a documented assessment of a transfer of personal data from the EU/EEA to non-EU/EEA countries that do not benefit from an adequacy decision of the European Commission (here’s the list of countries benefiting from an adequacy decision). TIAs are required to be conducted under the new Standard Contractual Clauses and serve to document a proper assessment of risks associated with the transfer. This is particularly relevant for transfers to the US, as the Privacy Shield has been invalidated by the ECJ in its “Schrems II” decision. Because Bandwidth provides its services globally, Bandwidth is committed to ensuring that if and when personal data is transferred to a non-EEA country on our watch, the relevant legal obligations are met.