Where is information I save in Google Apps @ Cambridge stored?
Any information you save in Google Apps @ Cambridge is stored by Google on Google’s servers. It is not stored on any systems operated by the University Computing Service. Google complies with the US Department of Commerce’s ‘Safe Harbor’ framework and holds ‘Safe Harbor’ certification. Google has undertaken to retain this certification and to comply with the ‘Safe Harbor’ principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, access, security and data integrity, and enforcement issued by the US Department of Commerce or a comparable framework for cross-border data transfer agreed with the European Union. Under the terms of the contract Google may store and process your data in the United States or any other country in which Google maintains facilities. The University has confirmed with the Information Commissioner that such data transfers are acceptable within the terms of the Data Protection Act (1998) whilst the Safe Harbor framework principles are met.
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