From the Introduction:
“The objective of this document is to discuss the question of the international application of EU data protection law to the processing, in particular the collection, of personal data by web sites, which are based outside the European Union. This working document aims at being a useful tool and point of reference for controllers and those advising them when considering cases involving processing of personal data on the Internet by non-EU based web sites. As this is a very complicate area and Internet a very dynamic environment, this document will not offer definitive solutions concerning all possible issues related to this question.”
Referenced Authority: Directive 95/46/EC
The full text is available at http://ec.europa.eu…