French Translation of a Letter to the CNIL Regarding a Personal Data Transfer

We recently translated from English into French a formal letter addressed to the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), drafted by an e-commerce company in the context of a transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

An Official Exchange Under GDPR

The letter addressed, among other things:

• the processing of personal data,

• the appointment of processors located outside the EEA,

• the use of standard contractual clauses,

• the technical and organizational measures implemented to ensure data security,

• and the rights of data subjects under applicable data protection laws.

The objective was to inform the CNIL transparently while justifying the compliance of the transfer operation with the GDPR.

A Precision Translation for a Regulatory Authority

This type of document requires:

• full command of GDPR legal vocabulary,

• the ability to maintain the institutional and formal tone expected by a supervisory authority,

• and constant attention to consistency between European and Anglo-Saxon legal concepts.

📌 Key Contextual Translations

• personal data transfer → transfert de données à caractère personnel

• processing → traitement

• processors → sous-traitants

• standard contractual clauses → clauses contractuelles types

• European Economic Area → Espace économique européen

• data protection laws → législation relative à la protection des données

• technical and organizational measures → mesures techniques et organisationnelles

• data subjects → personnes concernées

❓ FAQ: translating a letter to the CNIL on a data transfer