This Data Processing Addendum forms part of the Agreement.
- Definitions. Unless otherwise set out in this DPA, any capitalized terms not defined in this DPA shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Agreement.
- “Customer Personal Data” means personal data or personal information (as defined in Data Protection Laws) contained within Customer Data.
- “Data Protection Laws” means all laws relating to the use, protection and privacy of Customer Personal Data (including, without limitation, the privacy of electronic communications) which are from time to time applicable to Customer, V, or the Services.
- “Individual” means an individual who is the subject of Customer Personal Data (or to whom the Customer Personal Data relates).
- “Individual Request” means a request made by an Individual to exercise a right conferred on them in relation to Customer Personal Data by Data Protection Laws.
- “Security Incident” means a breach of security leading to the accidental, unlawful or unauthorized loss or disclosure of Customer Personal Data.
- “Sub-processor” means any sub-contractor engaged by V that agrees to receive from V any Customer Personal Data.
- Data Processing.
- V will only process Customer Personal Data in accordance with: (i) the Agreement, to the extent necessary to provide the Services; and (ii) the Customer’s written instructions, unless required by applicable laws.
- The Agreement (subject to any changes to the Services agreed between the parties), including this DPA, shall be the Customer’s complete and final instructions to V in relation to the processing of Customer Personal Data.
- Customer is responsible for ensuring that all individuals who provide written instructions to V are authorized by Customer to issue instructions to V.
- Customer is solely responsible for its compliance with the Data Protection Laws, including without limitation the lawfulness of any transfer of personal data to V and any subsequent use required to provide the Services.
- Customer shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and legality of Customer Personal Data and the means by which Customer acquired or obtained the Customer Personal Data, including providing any required notices, or obtaining any required consents, to Individuals.
- Customer takes full responsibility to keep the amount of Customer Personal Data provided to V to the minimum necessary for V to administrate the contractual relationship and to provide Customer with the Services.
- CCPA.
- The parties acknowledge and agree that V is a service provider for the purposes of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) (to the extent it applies) and is receiving Customer Personal Data in order to provide the Services pursuant to the Agreement, which constitutes a business purpose.
- V shall not sell any Customer Personal Data and V shall not retain, use or disclose any Customer Personal Data except as necessary for the purpose of performing the Services for Customer pursuant to the Agreement, or otherwise as set forth in the Agreement or as permitted by the CCPA.
- Sub-Processors.
- Customer agrees that V may engage Sub-processors to process Customer Personal Data in accordance with this DPA in connection with providing the Services.
- Customer acknowledges that a list of Sub-processors can be found at this link: V Sub-processor List. V may update such Sub-processors list from time to time as required to provide the Services which Customer is encouraged to review periodically.
- When engaging Sub-processors, V shall enter into agreements with the Sub-processors to bind them to obligations which are substantially similar to those set out in this DPA.
- Data Security.
- V will implement the technical and organizational measures set out in Annex 1 to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk posed by the processing of Customer Personal Data.
- V may update such measures from time to time to reflect changes in operations, practices and any new or increasing risks provided that the level of security shall not be reduced or diminished in any way.
- V shall notify Customer without undue delay upon becoming aware of a Security Incident, and shall provide Customer with reasonable assistance to allow Customer to notify Individuals or applicable regulatory authorities of the Security Incident where required by applicable Data Protection Laws.
- Audits.
- V will provide reasonable information to help Customer to assess V’s compliance with its obligations in this DPA and, save as expressly and specifically mandated by Data Protection Laws, no audits are allowed within a data center for security and compliance reasons.
- As specifically required by applicable Data Protection Laws and subject to the below, only a legally mandated entity (such as a governmental regulatory agency having oversight of Customer’s operations) may conduct an on-site visit of the facilities used to provide the Services.
- After conducting an audit under this Section 6 or after receiving a V report under this Section 6, Customer must notify V of the specific manner, if any, in which V does not comply with any of the data protection obligations in this DPA, if applicable.
- Any information provided by V under this Section 6 will be deemed Confidential Information of V.
- Customer may not audit V’s Sub-processors without V’s and V’s Sub-processor’s prior agreement and, in relation to its Sub-processors, V will only exercise its audit rights (pursuant to meeting any applicable requirements under Data Protection Laws) to the extent to what it has agreed with its Sub-processors.
- Without prejudice to the foregoing, Customer agrees its requests to audit Sub-processors may be satisfied by V or V’s Sub-processors presenting up-to-date attestations, reports or extracts from independent bodies, including without limitation external or internal auditors, V’s data protection officer or IT security personnel, data protection or quality auditors, or other mutually agreed-to third parties, or certification by way of an IT security or data protection audit.
- On-site audits at Sub-processors’ premises may be performed by V acting on behalf of Customer (though V is not under an obligation to do so).
- Save as otherwise required by Data Protection Laws, Customer may request a summary audit report(s) or audit V no more than once annually provided that Customer provides at least six (6) weeks’ prior written notice to V of a request for summary audit report(s) or request to audit.
- he Customer agrees that the scope of any audit will be limited to V’s policies, procedures and controls relevant to the protection of Customer Personal Data.
- Save as otherwise required by Data Protection Laws, all audits will be conducted during normal business hours, at V’s principal place of business or other V location(s) where Customer Personal Data is accessed, processed or administered, and will not unreasonably interfere with V’s day-to-day operations.
- The Customer agrees that any audit will be conducted at Customer’s sole cost and by a mutually agreed upon third party who is engaged and paid by Customer, and is under a non-disclosure agreement containing confidentiality provisions substantially similar to those set forth in the Agreement, obligating it to maintain the confidentiality of all V Confidential Information and all audit findings.
- Before the commencement of any such on-site audit, V and Customer shall mutually agree upon the timing, scope, and duration of the audit and V will reasonably cooperate with the audit, including providing auditor the right to review but not to copy V security information or materials during normal business hours.
- Customer shall, at no charge, provide to V a full copy of all findings of such audit.
- V Personnel.
- V shall ensure it has in place written agreements with its personnel to maintain the confidentiality of Customer Personal Data.
- V shall use commercially reasonable efforts to limit access to Customer Personal Data to those personnel who require such access to perform the Agreement.
- Individual Rights.
- Customer shall respond to inquiries from Individuals and from applicable regulatory authorities concerning the processing of the Customer Personal Data, and will alert V of any inquiries from Individuals or from applicable regulatory authorities that relate to V’s processing of the Customer Personal Data.
- V shall, save as required (or where prohibited) under applicable law, promptly notify Customer if it receives an Individual Request and, to the extent applicable and insofar as possible, V shall provide Customer with commercially reasonable cooperation and assistance as is necessary for Customer to comply with its obligations under the Data Protection Laws in relation to any such Individual Request.
- Customer shall use its best efforts to respond to and resolve promptly all Individual Requests which V provides to Customer.
- To the extent legally permitted, Customer shall be responsible for any reasonable costs arising from V’s provision of assistance under this Section 8.
- Data Deletion. Unless otherwise required by applicable laws to which V or its Sub-processors are subject, Customer Personal Data will be deleted at the same time and manner in which Customer Data is deleted pursuant to the Agreement.
Annex 1
Technical and Organizational Security Measures
- V maintains internal policies and procedures, and procures that its Sub-processors do so, which are designed to:
- secure any Customer Personal Data processed by V against accidental or unlawful loss, access or disclosure;
- identify reasonably foreseeable and internal risks to security and unauthorized access to the Customer Personal Data processed by V; and
- minimize security risks, including through risk assessment and regular testing.
- V will, and will use reasonable efforts to procure that its Sub-processors periodically will:
- conduct periodic reviews of the security of its network and the adequacy of its information security program as measured against industry security standards and its policies and procedures; and
- evaluate the security of its network and associated services to determine whether additional or different security measures are required to respond to new security risks or findings generated by the periodic reviews.