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    <p>Wonderful, and thanks so much for doing this Raphael!</p>
    <p>Stephanie<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2020-05-18 1:23 p.m., Raphael
      Beauregard-Lacroix wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Hi all
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        <div>So things are taken care of with Robhost without any
          issues. I'll be in touch with Josh for the logistics of the
          transfer and keep you in the loop.</div>
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        <div>Best, </div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 7:15
          PM Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <<a
            href="mailto:rbeauregardlacroix@gmail.com"
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          <div dir="ltr">Hi all
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            <div>So it turns out that the hosting provider used by Wapix
              (Linode LLC) is GDPR compliant, at least to the extent
              that they are part of Privacy Shield. I have plenty of
              reservations about the scheme from an academic
              perspective, but as far as positive law goes I guess that
              still flies. </div>
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            <div>So if I don't have any further comments/oppositions
              within the next 24h I will reach out tomorrow to Robhost
              to request the termination.</div>
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            <div>Have a nice evening, </div>
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            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 13, 2020 at
              10:25 PM Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <<a
                href="mailto:rbeauregardlacroix@gmail.com"
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              <div dir="ltr">Hi all
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                <div>I've gotten a reply from Josh, I'll just have to
                  look into it a bit more. I was planning to do that
                  yesterday but things have been pretty hectic at home.
                  I should be back to you tomorrow with a clearer course
                  of action. </div>
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                <div>Have a nice evening,</div>
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                <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, May 9, 2020 at
                  12:45 PM Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <<a
                    href="mailto:rbeauregardlacroix@gmail.com"
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">rbeauregardlacroix@gmail.com</a>>
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                  <div dir="ltr">Hi Steph
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                    <div>To be more specific (and succinct), I don't
                      read us in any of the exceptions of Art 2.2. Hence
                      what we do must be within the material scope;
                      being unincorporated or otherwise "informal" does
                      appear to change anything to me. And while the
                      bowling league might arguably fall within the
                      household exception, that exception is construed
                      quite strictly by the CJEU and I honestly don't
                      think we qualify. Mostly based on the fact that we
                      are a "we" (albeit informal) and not just one guy
                      keeping tabs on the bowling league folks in an
                      excel sheet. </div>
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                    <div>As for Wapix I'd be surprised, but what I want
                      to make sure of is that they do not "do" anything
                      with the data on their own. If they simply take
                      our orders, then they are confined to the role of
                      processor. As long as Wapix does not plan or does
                      not seek to interpose anything between the
                      commitments we take and what they themselves do,
                      then I think they do not have to be "compliant."
                      But who knows - they might have some policy lying
                      somewhere that says they will comply anyway. They
                      might have European customers. </div>
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                    <div>To be clear, I don't think their compliance
                      status matters so much, to the extent that they
                      don't anything else with the data besides what we
                      ask them to do for <i>our </i>purposes.</div>
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                    <div>Have a nice day, </div>
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                    <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, May 9,
                      2020 at 12:04 PM Stephanie Perrin via NCSG-EC <<a
                        href="mailto:ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is</a>>
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                                <td>Re: [NCSG-EC] Termination with our
                                  current host, and GDPR issues re
                                  transfer</td>
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                                <td>Sat, 9 May 2020 12:00:57 -0400</td>
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                                <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap"
                                  align="RIGHT">From: </th>
                                <td>Stephanie Perrin <a
                                    href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"><stephanie.perrin@mail.utoronto.ca></a></td>
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                                <td><a
                                    href="mailto:ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is"
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                                    moz-do-not-send="true">ncsg-ec@lists.ncsg.is</a></td>
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                          <p>I am so sorry we delayed on this, Raphael! 
                            My fault.  <br>
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                          <p>I rather doubt that a Colorado IT firm is
                            GDPR compliant.  I also rather doubt that it
                            applies to NCSG as we are an informal
                            association.  Not an NGO.  So more like a 
                            bowling league or a bridge club
                            (deliberately selecting 50's era clubs). 
                            But if you think belonging to NCSG is a
                            covered activity, fire away, I am interested
                            in the legal reasoning.  (this opinion of
                            course by means reflects my concerns about
                            our privacy policies, as yet not form<br>
                          </p>
                          <div>On 2020-05-09 11:46 a.m., Raphael
                            Beauregard-Lacroix via NCSG-EC wrote:<br>
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                            <div dir="ltr">Hi all
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                              <div>So it is possible to terminate with
                                Robhost. The next bill (for 12 months)
                                is due on June 17th. The ToS posted on
                                their wesbite mention that we can
                                terminate by the end of the ongoing
                                billing term, subject to notice period
                                (unspecified). Now presuming German law
                                governs, that would be six weeks. Now if
                                you count, that means we'd be too late
                                already.</div>
                              <div><br>
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                              <div>In addition, Tapani has raised an
                                issue regarding the GDPR-compliant
                                character of such a Germany-US data
                                transfer. After a few hours (re)reading
                                the GDPR and looking into this, it
                                appears to me that we NCSG as the
                                'controller' have to bind ourselves to
                                provide our (EU, at least) members with
                                their GDPR rights, wherever the data may
                                be. Given that we can do that, there is
                                no requirement for individualized
                                consent by each member. </div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>That brings up another issue which is
                                that of Wapix as a processor (i.e. we
                                call the shots and they execute). They
                                have been, and will continue to be. Yet
                                they do have to abide by the GDPR when
                                it comes to their role as a processor of
                                personal data of EU persons. In turn, as
                                controllers, we have to make sure they
                                do. I do not know what their stance is
                                when it comes to GDPR compliance.
                                Couldnt find anything on their website;
                                in any case I have inquired with them
                                and they usually come back quickly.</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>So here's my plan: </div>
                              <div><br>
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                              <div>-Ensure that everything is
                                GDPR-kosher on Wapix's side</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>-Attempt to negotiate a termination
                                with Robhost; hopefully we manage to
                                reach an alternative solution which does
                                not involve paying a full 12 months</div>
                              <div><br>
                              </div>
                              <div>-Make a post on the list regarding
                                the transfer, reminding our members of
                                1) who is controller, who is processor,
                                and what kind of processing is being
                                done, for what purposes, etc. 2)
                                reminding them of their rights and 3)
                                that the transfer will have no effect on
                                these processings and purposes, nor on
                                their rights, and so that we will abide
                                with any GDPR-bound request by any
                                member (and, for what it's worth, with
                                any DPA request, although honestly I
                                hope we never get there. But who knows!)</div>
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                              <div>Let me know of any comments,
                                suggestions, issues, etc. And if you
                                care enough to have a more detailed
                                legal reasoning as to what our
                                obligations are I'll happily provide.</div>
                              <div><br>
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                              <div>Have a nice day, </div>
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