{"id":4804,"date":"2018-05-27T20:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/benchmark-email-swiss-us-privacy-shield-certified\/"},"modified":"2020-06-05T18:21:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T18:21:40","slug":"benchmark-email-swiss-us-privacy-shield-certified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/benchmark-email-swiss-us-privacy-shield-certified\/","title":{"rendered":"Benchmark Email is Swiss-US Privacy Shield Certified"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the start of the year, the U.S and Switzerland governments agreed to the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.<\/p>\n

This is important for understanding how you should be handling your data. After all, you may not think you have any customers in Switzerland. However, the internet makes almost every business open to the world.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s better to be safe. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to use business tools who are certified for the Swiss-US Privacy Shield. Benchmark Email is Swiss-US Privacy Shield certified.<\/p>\n

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What is the Swiss-US Privacy Shield?<\/b><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s an agreed upon framework between the governments of the United States and Switzerland that allows certified companies to handle data between both countries. It was modeled after the regulations in the rest of the European Union with a focus on consistency in the region.<\/p>\n

The Swiss-US Privacy Shield Offers Improved Protection<\/b><\/h2>\n

This Framework, which replaces the previous Safe Harbor Framework, offers better protection than its predecessor. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n