Future Hosting has self-certified under the United States Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor framework, enabling its clients to operate freely in the European Union, Switzerland and the United States.
The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October of 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European Union countries that do not meet the European Union adequacy standard for privacy protection. The self-certification program enables United States companies to bridge the gaps in privacy regulation and operate safely within the European Union.