8x8 Announces Compliance With US-EU/EEA and US-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework
February 05 2015 - 8:15AM
Business Wire
Latest Certification from U.S. Department of
Commerce Validates Data Privacy Compliance of 8x8’s Cloud
Communications Solutions in the US and Europe
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), a leading provider of cloud-based
unified communications and contact center solutions, today
announced it has now been listed in the US Department of Commerce
Safe Harbor Registry as having services that are in compliance with
the US-EU/EEA and US-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework developed in
coordination with the European Commission.
Regarded as more rigorous than those found in many other areas
of the world, the European Union’s Data Privacy protection laws
specify that companies operating in the European Union and European
Economic Area are not permitted to send personal data to countries
outside the European Economic Area unless there is a
guarantee that it will receive adequate levels of protection and
comply with the seven cardinal rules set by Safe Harbor. The
U.S.-EU/EEA and US-Swiss Safe Harbor Frameworks requires U.S.
organizations to comply with these requirements regarding the
collection, use and retention of personal information from European
Union member countries. To become Safe Harbor compliant, 8x8
verified its adherence to the seven cardinal privacy principles
required to meet the EU and Swiss privacy standards, including
Notice, Choice, Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity, Access
and Enforcement, and established an independent recourse mechanism
for dispute resolution with TRUSTe.
“As a global cloud communications provider, we want our
customers to be assured that all personal data transmitted over
8x8’s network is protected,” said Mehdi Salour. Senior Vice
President of Network Operations and Support at 8x8. “Our Safe
Harbor listing, along with HIPAA, FISMA/FIPS 140-2, PCI-DSS v3.0
and FCC-CPNI compliances, confirms our commitment to securing
communications for our customers, their associates and partners not
only in the US, but also globally.”
For more information about the Safe Harbor Framework and to view
8x8’s certification, please visit the U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Safe Harbor website: http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/. To
learn more about how 8x8 safeguards the security and compliance of
mission-critical communications, go to
https://www.8x8.com/why-8x8/security-and-compliance.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the trusted provider of secure
and reliable cloud-based unified communications and virtual contact
center solutions to more than 40,000 businesses operating in over
40 countries across six continents. 8x8's out-of-the-box cloud
solutions replace traditional on-premises PBX hardware and
software-based systems with a flexible and scalable Software as a
Service (SaaS) alternative, encompassing cloud business phone
service, contact center solutions, and conferencing. For additional
information, visit www.8x8.com, or www.8x8.com/UK or
connect with 8x8
on Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
8x8, Inc.Tim Polakowski, 408-883-8434tim.polakowski@8x8.com
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