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The DMA Safe Harbor Program

Welcome to The DMA Safe Harbor Program Home Page. As you may know, the United States and European Union (EU) have negotiated a Safe Harbor framework that allows U.S. companies to export personal information from Europe. As part of the Safe Harbor framework companies must subscribe to an outside, third-party dispute resolution mechanism that will address any unresolved European data privacy complaints.

The DMA has developed The DMA Safe Harbor Program to assist those companies that wish to comply with the Safe Harbor enforcement requirements by providing an independent third-party dispute resolution mechanism. The DMA has also developed educational materials for companies and consumers interested in finding out more about the Safe Harbor framework and the DMA Safe Harbor Program.

The DMA is pleased to offer this program to DMA members at:

Annual Safe Harbor Contract Fee:
$1,000 fee, for companies with annual revenue over $50,000,000
$500 fee, for companies with annual revenue between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000
$250 fee, for companies with annual revenue under $5,000,000

Interested in finding out more about The DMA Safe Harbor Program?

Additional resources:

U.S. Department of Commerce Web Site at:
www.export.gov/safeharbor
provides further information and background about the Safe Harbor framework and how to self-certify with the U.S. Department of Commerce
European Union Web Site at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/privacy/index_en.htm
provides further information about EU data protection laws and other relevant information