![]() Interested parties can submit written comments electronically or in paper form by following the instructions in the “Invitation To Comment” part of the “Supplementary Information” section. The agreement will be subject to public comment for 30 days, beginning today and continuing through March 13, 2014, after which the Commission will decide whether to make the proposed consent order final. The FTC will publish a description of the consent agreement package in the Federal Register shortly. The Commission vote to accept the consent agreement package containing the proposed consent order for public comment were 4-0. The company was also the subject of complaints filed in 2013 by Chris Connolly and Galexia, Inc. This case is being brought with the valuable assistance of the U.S. company is a participant in the U.S-EU Safe Harbor program may visit to see if the company holds a current self-certification. Under the proposed settlement agreement, which is subject to public comment, the company is prohibited from misrepresenting the extent to which it participates in any privacy or data security program sponsored by the government or any other self-regulatory or standard-setting organization.Ĭonsumers who want to know whether a U.S. However, this does not necessarily mean that the company committed any substantive violations of the privacy principles of the Safe Harbor framework or other privacy laws. The Commission alleged that this conduct violated Section 5 of the FTC Act. The FTC complaint charges with representing that it held a current Safe Harbor certification, even though the company had allowed its certification to lapse. A participant in the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework may also highlight for consumers its compliance with the Safe Harbor by displaying the Safe Harbor certification mark on its website. To participate, a company must self-certify annually to the Department of Commerce that it complies with the seven privacy principles required to meet the EU’s adequacy standard: notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission. ![]() The U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework is a voluntary program administered by the U.S. in compliance with EU law.Īccording to a complaint filed by the FTC,, the maker of a popular multiplayer online role-playing game directed at children ages 6-16, deceptively claimed, through statements in its privacy policy, that it held current certifications under the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework. companies to transfer consumer data from the European Union to the U.S. About the FTC Show/hide About the FTC menu itemsĪ children’s online entertainment company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it falsely claimed it was abiding by an international privacy framework known as the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor that enables U.S.News and Events Show/hide News and Events menu items.Advice and Guidance Show/hide Advice and Guidance menu items.Competition and Consumer Protection Guidance Documents.Enforcement Show/hide Enforcement menu items.
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