Cross-border transfer
Also known as: data export, foreign hosting, international data transfer, international transfer, offshore processing, overseas transfer, transborder data flow
In plain language
Sending personal data outside Zimbabwe — including using cloud services hosted abroad. The CDPA restricts this and usually requires safeguards.
For example
Using an overseas email or CRM provider counts as a transfer.
Go deeper
A cross-border transfer occurs when personal data is sent, stored, accessed or otherwise made available across national or regulatory borders in circumstances covered by the applicable law. It can arise through cloud hosting, overseas support, group-company access or an external processor. The destination, recipient, safeguards, purpose and transfer mechanism should be assessed before the transfer begins.
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