• The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence will commit in writing that Europeans’ personal data will not be subject to indiscriminate mass surveillance • The European Commission and the US Department of Commerce will review the system annually • Companies will face sanctions and exclusion from the Safe Harbor system for violations of the applicable rules The actual text of the EU-US Privacy Shield has yet to be agreed upon. Womble Carlyle will keep you apprised of all developments relating to Safe Harbor in the coming weeks. Contact Information To learn more about Safe Harbor or the EU-US Privacy Shield, or how these changes may affect your company, please contact Ted Claypoole at TClaypoole@wcsr.com or 704.331.4910 or Cameron Stoll at CStoll@wcsr.com or 843.720.4656. __________________ Womble Carlyle client alerts are intended to provide general information about significant legal developments and should not be construed as legal advice regarding any specific facts and circumstances, nor should they be construed as advertisements for legal services. 2 .