As a result of the United Kingdom and the European Union reaching agreement on the terms of the EU-U.K. Trade and Cooperation Agreement on December 24, 2020, the U.K. and EU have agreed to continue allowing data transfers between the two for an up-to-six-month transition period. During this time, the European Commission will complete an adequacy assessment of the U.K.’s data protection laws. The adequacy assessment is a process by which the EU certifies that a country, or sector within a country, meets EU standards for data protection.