They obviously don’t have a valid claim to be able to tell everyone who wants to put a website on the internet that they have to do it the EU way, which is what we’re actually talking about.
No they don’t. The GDPR is location scoped so the data of an EU citizen given to an hotel while on vacation in the US isn’t protected by GDPR but the data of an US citizen giving their data to a hotel in the EU while on vacation is.
What they don’t do. They claim that the GDPR applies if you provide your service in the EU, and that’s a valid claim.
They obviously don’t have a valid claim to be able to tell everyone who wants to put a website on the internet that they have to do it the EU way, which is what we’re actually talking about.
If the site can be viewed in the EU, it has to follow EU rules. Not different from other countries.
What do you think why the normal polymarket site is blocked for US users.
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They claim it applies to EU citizens when both they and the service are outside the EU as well.
No they don’t. The GDPR is location scoped so the data of an EU citizen given to an hotel while on vacation in the US isn’t protected by GDPR but the data of an US citizen giving their data to a hotel in the EU while on vacation is.
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