This Data Processing Agreement (“DPA”) forms a part of the Customer Terms of Service found at https://en.kaiten.io/terms-of-service, unless Customer has entered into a superseding written master subscription agreement with Flowfast, in which case, it forms a part of such written agreement (in either case, the “Agreement”).
By signing the DPA, Customer enters into this DPA on behalf of itself and, to the extent required under applicable Data Protection Laws, in the name and on behalf of its Controller Affiliates (defined below). For the purposes of this DPA only, and except where indicated otherwise, the term “Customer” shall include Customer and Controller Affiliates. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.
In the course of providing the Services under the Agreement, Flowfast may Process certain Personal Data (such terms defined below) on behalf of Customer and where Flowfast Processes such Personal Data on behalf of Customer the Parties agree to comply with the terms and conditions in this DPA in connection with such Personal Data.
HOW TO EXECUTE THIS DPA:
To complete this DPA, Customer must contact Flowfast to go through signing process, upon receipt of the validly completed DPA by Flowfast and in accordance with the instructions provided below in the Section entitled “How this DPA Applies to Customer and its Affiliates”, this DPA will become legally binding.
HOW THIS DPA APPLIES TO CUSTOMER:
If the Customer entity signing this DPA is a party to the Agreement, this DPA is an agreement to and forms part of the Agreement. In such case, the Flowfast entity that is party to the Agreement is party to this DPA.
If the Customer entity signing this DPA has executed an Order Form with Flowfast or its Affiliate pursuant to the Agreement, but is not itself a party to the Agreement, this DPA is an agreement to that Order Form and applicable renewal Order Forms, and the Flowfast entity that is party to such Order Form is party to this DPA.
If the Customer entity signing this DPA is neither a party to an Order Form nor the Agreement, this DPA is not valid and is not legally binding. Such entity should request that the Customer entity who is a party to the Agreement executes this DPA.
1. DEFINITIONS
  • “Flowfast” means the Flowfast entity which is a party to this DPA, as specified in the section “HOW THIS DPA APPLIES” above, being Flowfast Software (Cyprus), LTD. a company constituted under the laws of Cyprus, as applicable.
  • “Flowfast Group” means Flowfast and its Affiliates engaged in the Processing of Personal Data.

    “Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the subject entity. “Control,” for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.
  • “Controller” means the entity which determines the purposes and means of the Processing of Personal Data.
  • “Controller Affiliate” means any of Customer’s Affiliate(s) (a) (i) that are subject to applicable Data Protection Laws of the European Union, the European Economic Area and/or their member states, Switzerland and/or the United Kingdom, and (ii) permitted to use the Services pursuant to the Agreement between Customer and Flowfast, but have not signed their own Order Form and are not a “Customer” as defined under the Agreement, (b) if and to the extent Flowfast processes Personal Data for which such Affiliate(s) qualify as the Controller.
  • “Data Protection Laws” means all laws and regulations, including laws and binding regulations of the European Union, the European Economic Area and their member states, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, applicable to the Processing of Personal Data under the Agreement.
  • “Controller Affiliate” means any of Customer’s Affiliate(s) (a) (i) that are subject to applicable Data Protection Laws of the European Union, the European Economic Area and/or their member states, Switzerland and/or the United Kingdom, and (ii) permitted to use the Services pursuant to the Agreement between Customer and Flowfast, but have not signed their own Order Form and are not a “Customer” as defined under the Agreement, (b) if and to the extent Flowfast processes Personal Data for which such Affiliate(s) qualify as the Controller.
  • “GDPR” means the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).
  • “Personal Data” means any Customer Data that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person, to the extent that such information is protected as personal data under applicable Data Protection Laws.
  • “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon Personal Data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
  • “Processor” means the entity which Processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller.
  • “Standard Contractual Clauses” means the agreement executed by and between Customer and Flowfast Software (Cyprus), LTD. and attached hereto as Exhibit C pursuant to the European Commission’s decision (C(2010)593) of 5 February 2010 on Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries which do not ensure an adequate level of data protection.
  • “Sub-processor” means any entity engaged by Flowfast or a member of the Flowfast Group to Process Personal Data in connection with the Services.
  • “Supervisory Authority” means an independent public authority which is established by an EU Member State pursuant to the GDPR.
2.PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
  • 2.1 Roles of the Parties. The parties acknowledge and agree that with regard to the Processing of Personal Data, Customer is the Controller, Flowfast is the Processor and that Flowfast or members of the Flowfast Group will engage Sub-processors pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 4 “Subprocessors” below.
    ‍2.2 Customer’s Processing of Personal Data. Customer shall, in its use of the Services and provision of instructions, Process Personal Data in accordance with the requirements of applicable Data Protection Law. Customer shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and legality of Personal Data and the means by which Customer acquired Personal Data.
    ‍2.3 Flowfast’s Processing of Personal Data. As Customer’s Processor, Flowfast shall only Process Personal Data for the following purposes: (i) Processing in accordance with the Agreement and applicable Order Form(s); (ii) Processing initiated by Authorized Users in their use of the Services; and (iii) Processing to comply with other reasonable instructions provided by Customer (e.g., via email or support tickets) that are consistent with the terms of the Agreement (individually and collectively, the “Purpose”). Flowfast acts on behalf of and on the instructions of Customer in carrying out the Purpose.
    ‍2.4 Details of the Processing. The subject-matter of Processing of Personal Data by Flowfast is as described in the Purpose in Section 2.3. The duration of the Processing, the nature and purpose of the Processing, the types of Personal Data and categories of Data Subjects Processed under this DPA are further specified in Exhibit B (Description of Processing Activities) to this DPA.
3. RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS
  • 3.1 Data Subject Requests. Flowfast shall, to the extent legally permitted, promptly notify Customer if Flowfast receives any requests from a Data Subject to exercise Data Subject rights afforded to the Data Subject under applicable Data Protection Law in relation to Personal Data, including, as applicable, the following: access, rectification, restriction of Processing, erasure (“right to be forgotten”), data portability, objection to the Processing, or to not be subject to an automated individual decision making (each, a “Data Subject Request”). Taking into account the nature of the Processing, Flowfast shall assist Customer by appropriate technical and organizational measures, insofar as this is possible, for the fulfilment of Customer’s obligation to respond to a Data Subject Request as required by applicable Data Protection Laws. In addition, to the extent Customer, in its use of the Services, does not have the ability to address a Data Subject Request, Flowfast shall, upon Customer’s request, provide commercially reasonable efforts to assist Customer in responding to such Data Subject Request, to the extent Flowfast is legally permitted to do so and the response to such Data Subject Request is required under applicable Data Protection Laws. To the extent legally permitted, Customer shall be responsible for any costs arising from Flowfast’s provision of such assistance, including any fees associated with provision of additional functionality.
4. SUB-PROCESSORS
  • 4.1 Appointment of Sub-processors. Customer acknowledges and agrees that (a) Flowfast’s Affiliates may be retained as Sub-processors through written agreement with Flowfast and (b) Flowfast and Flowfast’s Affiliates respectively may engage third-party Sub-processors in connection with the provision of the Services. As a condition to permitting a third-party Sub-processor to Process Personal Data, Flowfast or a Flowfast Affiliate will enter into a written agreement with each Sub-processor containing data protection obligations that provide at least the same level of protection for Personal Data as those in this DPA, to the extent applicable to the nature of the Services provided by such Sub-processor. Customer acknowledges that Flowfast Software (Cyprus), LTD. is located in Cyprus and is involved in providing the Services to Customer either directly or through the provision of support to Flowfast Software Limited. In the event Customer enters into the Standard Contractual Clauses set forth in Exhibit C, then Customer agrees that Flowfast may appoint Sub-processors in accordance with Clause 11 of Exhibit C and section 10.2 below.
  • 4.2 List of Current Sub-processors and Notification of New Sub-processors. A current list of our Subprocessors for the Services is accessible all times via privacy Customer may receive notifications of new Sub-processors by email before authorizing such new Sub-processor(s) to Process Personal Data in connection with the provision of the applicable Services.
  • 4.3 Objection Right for New Sub-processors. Customer may reasonably object to Flowfast’s use of a new Sub-processor (e.g., if making Personal Data available to the Sub-processor may violate applicable Data Protection Law or weaken the protections for such Personal Data) by notifying Flowfast promptly in writing within ten (10) business days after receipt of Flowfast’s notice in accordance with the mechanism set out in Section 4.2. Such notice shall explain the reasonable grounds for the objection. In the event Customer objects to a new Sub-processor, as permitted in the preceding sentence, Flowfast will use commercially reasonable efforts to make available to Customer a change in the Services or recommend a commercially reasonable change to Customer’s configuration or use of the Services to avoid Processing of Personal Data by the objected-to new Sub-processor without unreasonably burdening Customer. If Flowfast is unable to make available such change within a reasonable period of time, which shall not exceed thirty (30) days, either party may terminate without penalty the applicable Order Form(s) with respect only to those Services which cannot be provided by Flowfast without the use of the objected-to new Sub-processor by providing written notice to Flowfast. Flowfast will refund Customer any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of such Order Form(s) following the effective date of termination with respect to such terminated Services, without imposing a penalty for such termination on Customer.
  • 4.4 Liability. Flowfast shall be liable for the acts and omissions of its Sub-processors to the same extent Flowfast would be liable if performing the Services of each Sub-processor directly under the terms of this DPA.
5. SECURITY
  • Controls for the Protection of Personal Data. Flowfast shall maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures for protection of the security (including protection against unauthorized or unlawful Processing and against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss or alteration or damage, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, Personal Data), confidentiality and integrity of Personal Data, as set forth in Flowfast’s Security Practices. Flowfast regularly monitors compliance with these measures. Flowfast will not materially decrease the overall security of the Services during a subscription term.
6. PERSONAL DATA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND NOTIFICATION
  • Flowfast maintains security incident management policies and procedures. Flowfast shall notify Customer without undue delay of any breach relating to Personal Data (within the meaning of applicable Data Protection Law) of which Flowfast becomes aware and which may require a notification to be made to a Supervisory Authority or Data Subject under applicable Data Protection Law or which Flowfast is required to notify to Customer under applicable Data Protection Law (a “Personal Data Incident”). Flowfast shall provide commercially reasonable cooperation and assistance in identifying the cause of such Personal Data Incident and take commercially reasonable steps to remediate the cause to the extent the remediation is within Flowfast’s control. Except as required by applicable Data Protection Law, the obligations herein shall not apply to incidents that are caused by Customer, Authorized Users and/or any Non-Flowfast Products.
7. RETURN AND DELETION OF PERSONAL DATA
  • Upon termination of the Services for which Flowfast is Processing Personal Data, Flowfast shall, upon Customer’s request, return all Personal Data in Flowfast’s possession to Customer or securely destroy such Personal Data and demonstrate to the satisfaction of Customer that it has taken such measures, unless applicable law prevents it from returning or destroying all or part of Personal Data. For clarification, depending on the Service plan purchased by Customer, access to export functionality may incur additional charge(s) and/or require purchase of a Service upgrade.
8. CONTROLLER AFFILIATES
  • 8.1 Contractual Relationship. The parties acknowledge and agree that, by executing the DPA, Customer enters into the DPA on behalf of itself and, as applicable, in the name and on behalf of its Controller Affiliates, thereby establishing a separate DPA between Flowfast and each such Controller Affiliate subject to the provisions of the Agreement and this Section 8 and Section 9. Each Controller Affiliate agrees to be bound by the obligations under this DPA and, to the extent applicable, the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, a Controller Affiliate is not and does not become a party to the Agreement, and is only a party to the DPA. All access to and use of the Services by Controller Affiliates must comply with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and any violation of the terms and conditions of the Agreement by a Controller Affiliate shall be deemed a violation by Customer.
    8.2 Communication.     The Customer that is the contracting party to the Agreement shall remain responsible for coordinating all communication with Flowfast under this DPA and be entitled to make and receive any communication in relation to this DPA on behalf of its Controller Affiliates.
    ‍8.3 Rights of Controller Affiliates. If a Controller Affiliate becomes a party to the DPA with Flowfast, it shall, to the extent required under applicable Data Protection Laws, also be entitled to exercise the rights and seek remedies under this DPA, subject to the following:
        8.3.1 Except where applicable Data Protection Laws require the Controller Affiliate to exercise a right or seek any remedy under this DPA against Flowfast directly by itself, the parties agree that (i) solely the Customer that is the contracting party to the Agreement shall exercise any such right or seek any such remedy on behalf of the Controller Affiliate, and (ii) the Customer that is the contracting party to the Agreement shall exercise any such rights under this DPA not separately for each Controller Affiliate individually but in a combined manner for all of its Controller Affiliates together (as set forth, for example, in Section 8.3.2, below).
    ‍      8.3.2 The parties agree that the Customer that is the contracting party to the Agreement shall, if carrying out an on-site audit of the Flowfast procedures relevant to the protection of Personal Data, take all reasonable measures to limit any impact on Flowfast by combining, to the extent reasonably possible, several audit requests carried out on behalf of different Controller Affiliates in one single audit.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
  • Each party’s and all of its Affiliates’ liability, taken together in the aggregate, arising out of or related to this DPA, and all DPAs between Controller Affiliates and Flowfast, whether in contract, tort or under any other theory of liability, is subject to the ‘Limitation of Liability’ section of the Agreement, and any reference in such section to the liability of a party means the aggregate liability of that party and all of its Affiliates under the Agreement and all DPAs together.
  • For the avoidance of doubt, Flowfast’s and its Affiliates’ total liability for all claims from the Customer and all of its Controller Affiliates arising out of or related to the Agreement and each DPA shall apply in the aggregate for all claims under both the Agreement and all DPAs established under the Agreement, including by Customer and all Controller Affiliates, and, in particular, shall not be understood to apply individually and severally to Customer and/or to any Controller Affiliate that is a contractual party to any such DPA.
10. EUROPEAN SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
  • 10.1 GDPR. Flowfast will Process Personal Data in accordance with the GDPR requirements directly applicable to Flowfast’s provisioning of the Services.
                 10.1.1 Data Protection Impact Assessment. Upon Customer’s request, Flowfast shall provide Customer with reasonable           cooperation and assistance needed to fulfil Customer’s obligation under the GDPR to carry out a data protection impact           assessment related to Customer’s use of the Services, to the extent Customer does not otherwise have access to the relevant           information, and to the extent such information is available to Flowfast. Flowfast shall provide reasonable assistance to           Customer in the cooperation or prior consultation with the Supervisory Authority, to the extent required under the GDPR.
  • 10.2 Transfer Mechanisms. For transfers of Personal Data under this DPA from the European Union, the European Economic Area and/or their member states and Switzerland to countries which do not ensure an adequate level of data protection within the meaning of applicable Data Protection Laws of the foregoing territories, to the extent such transfers are subject to such applicable Data Protection Laws, the Standard Contractual Clauses set forth in Exhibit C to this DPA apply, subject to Exhibit A.
11. GOVERNING LAW
  • This DPA and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Cyprus.  
EXHIBIT A: ADDITIONAL DATA TRANSFER TERMS
1. ADDITIONAL TERMS TO STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES
  • 1.1. Customers covered by the Standard Contractual Clauses. The Standard Contractual Clauses and the additional terms specified in this Exhibit A apply to (i) the legal entity that has executed the Standard Contractual Clauses as a data exporter and its Controller Affiliates and, (ii) all Affiliates of Customer established within the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, which have signed Order Forms for the Services. For the purpose of the Standard Contractual Clauses and this Section 1, the aforementioned entities shall be deemed “data exporters”.
    ‍1.2. Instructions. This DPA and the Agreement are Customer’s complete and final instructions at the time of execution of the DPA for the Processing of Personal Data. Any additional or alternate instructions must be agreed upon separately. For the purposes of Clause 5(a) of the Standard Contractual Clauses, the processing described in Section 2.3 of the DPA (“Flowfast’s Processing of Personal Data”) is deemed an instruction by the Customer to process Personal Data.”
    ‍1.3. Appointment of new Sub-processors and List of current Sub-processors. Pursuant to Clause 5(h) of the Standard Contractual Clauses, Customer acknowledges and expressly agrees that Flowfast will appoint Sub-processors in accordance with Section 4.1 (“Appointment of Sub-processors”) of the DPA. Flowfast shall make available to Customer the current list of Sub-processors in accordance with Section 4.2 of the DPA.
    ‍1.4. Notification of New Sub-processors and Objection Right for new Sub-processors. Pursuant to Clause 5(h) of the Standard Contractual Clauses, Customer acknowledges and expressly agrees that Flowfast may engage new Sub-processors as described in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the DPA.
    ‍1.5. Conflict. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the body of the DPA, this Exhibit, and any of its Schedules (not including the Standard Contractual Clauses) and the Standard Contractual Clauses in Exhibit C, the Standard Contractual Clauses shall prevail.
EXHIBIT B: DESCRIPTION OF PROCESSING ACTIVITIES
Data subjects
Customer may submit personal data to the Services, the extent of which is determined and controlled by Customer and which may include, but is not limited to, personal data relating to the following categories of data subject:
  • Authorized Users;
  • employees of Customer;
  • consultants of Customer;
  • contractors of Customer;
  • agents of Customer; and/or
  • third parties with which Customer conducts business.
Categories of data
The personal data transferred concern the following categories of data:
Any personal data comprised in Customer Data, as defined in the Agreement.
Special categories of data
Customer may submit personal data to Flowfast through the Services, the extent of which is determined and controlled by Customer in compliance with applicable Data Protection Law and which may concern the following special categories of data, if any:
  • racial or ethnic origin;  
  • political opinions;  
  • religious or philosophical beliefs;  
  • trade-union membership;  
  • genetic or biometric data;
  • health; and
  • sex life.
Processing operations
The personal data transferred will be processed in accordance with the Agreement and any Order Form and may be subject to the following processing activities:
  • storage and other processing necessary to provide, maintain, and update the Services provided to Customer;
  • to provide customer and technical support to Customer; and
  • disclosures in accordance with the Agreement, as compelled by law.
EXHIBIT C: Standard Contractual Clauses (processors)
For the purposes of Article 26(2) of Directive 95/46/EC for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries which do not ensure an adequate level of data protection, each a “party”; together “the parties”,
HAVE AGREED on the following Contractual Clauses (the Clauses) in order to adduce adequate safeguards with respect to the protection of privacy and fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals for the transfer by the data exporter to the data importer of the personal data specified in Appendix 1.
Clause 1
Definitions
For the purposes of the Clauses:
  • (a) ‘personal data’, ‘special categories of data’, ‘process/processing’, ‘controller’, ‘processor’, ‘data subject’ and ‘supervisory authority’ shall have the same meaning as in Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data;
  • (b) ‘the Data Exporter’ means the controller who transfers the personal data;
  • (c) ‘the Data Importer’ means the processor who agrees to receive from the Data Exporter personal data intended for processing on his behalf after the transfer in accordance with his instructions and the terms of the Clauses and who is not subject to a third country’s system ensuring adequate protection within the meaning of Article 25(1) of Directive 95/46/EC;
  • (d) ‘the subprocessor’ means any processor engaged by the Data Importer or by any other subprocessor of the Data Importer who agrees to receive from the Data Importer or from any other subprocessor of the Data Importer personal data exclusively intended for processing activities to be carried out on behalf of the Data Exporter after the transfer in accordance with his instructions, the terms of the Clauses and the terms of the written subcontract;
  • (e) ‘the applicable data protection law’ means the legislation protecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals and, in particular, their right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data applicable to a data controller in the Member State in which the Data Exporter is established;
  • (f) ‘technical and organisational security measures’ means those measures aimed at protecting personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, in particular where the processing involves the transmission of data over a network, and against all other unlawful forms of processing.
Clause 2
Details of the transfer
The details of the transfer and in particular the special categories of personal data where applicable are specified in Appendix 1 which forms an integral part of the Clauses.
Clause 3
Third-party beneficiary clause
  • The data subject can enforce against the Data Exporter this Clause, Clause 4(b) to (i), Clause 5(a) to (e), and (g) to (j), Clause 6(1) and (2), Clause 7, Clause 8(2), and Clauses 9 to 12 as third-party beneficiary.
  • The data subject can enforce against the Data Importer this Clause, Clause 5(a) to (e) and (g), Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8(2), and Clauses 9 to 12, in cases where the Data Exporter has factually disappeared or has ceased to exist in law unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the Data Exporter by contract or by operation of law, as a result of which it takes on the rights and obligations of the Data Exporter, in which case the data subject can enforce them against such entity.
  • The data subject can enforce against the subprocessor this Clause, Clause 5(a) to (e) and (g), Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8(2), and Clauses 9 to 12, in cases where both the Data Exporter and the Data Importer have factually disappeared or ceased to exist in law or have become insolvent, unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the Data Exporter by contract or by operation of law as a result of which it takes on the rights and obligations of the Data Exporter, in which case the data subject can enforce them against such entity. Such third-party liability of the subprocessor shall be limited to its own processing operations under the Clauses.
  • The parties do not object to a data subject being represented by an association or other body if the data subject so expressly wishes and if permitted by national law.
Clause 4
Obligations of the Data Exporter
The Data Exporter agrees and warrants:
  • (a) to process the personal data only on behalf of the Data Exporter and in compliance with its instructions and the Clauses; if it cannot provide such compliance for whatever reasons, it agrees to inform promptly the Data Exporter of its inability to comply, in which case the Data Exporter is entitled to suspend the transfer of data and/or terminate the contract;
  • (b) that it has no reason to believe that the legislation applicable to it prevents it from fulfilling the instructions received from the Data Exporter and its obligations under the contract and that in the event of a change in this legislation which is likely to have a substantial adverse effect on the warranties and obligations provided by the Clauses, it will promptly notify the change to the Data Exporter as soon as it is aware, in which case the Data Exporter is entitled to suspend the transfer of data and/or terminate the contract;
  • (c) that it has implemented the technical and organisational security measures specified in Appendix 2 before processing the personal data transferred;
  • (d) that it will promptly notify the Data Exporter about:
  • (i) any legally binding request for disclosure of the personal data by a law enforcement authority unless otherwise prohibited, such as a prohibition under criminal law to preserve the confidentiality of a law enforcement investigation,
  • (ii) any accidental or unauthorised access, and
  • (iii) any request received directly from the data subjects without responding to that request, unless it has been otherwise authorised to do so;
  • (e) to deal promptly and properly with all inquiries from the Data Exporter relating to its processing of the personal data subject to the transfer and to abide by the advice of the supervisory authority with regard to the processing of the data transferred;
  • (f) at the request of the Data Exporter to submit its data processing facilities for audit of the processing activities covered by the Clauses which shall be carried out by the Data Exporter or an inspection body composed of independent members and in possession of the required professional qualifications bound by a duty of confidentiality, selected by the Data Exporter, where applicable, in agreement with the supervisory authority;
  • (g) to make available to the data subject upon request a copy of the Clauses, or any existing contract for subprocessing, unless the Clauses or contract contain commercial information, in which case it may remove such commercial information, with the exception of Appendix 2 which shall be replaced by a summary description of the security measures in those cases where the data subject is unable to obtain a copy from the Data Exporter;
  • (h) that, in the event of subprocessing, it has previously informed the Data Exporter and obtained its prior written consent;
  • (i) that the processing services by the subprocessor will be carried out in accordance with Clause 11;
  • (j) to send promptly a copy of any subprocessor agreement it concludes under the Clauses to the Data Exporter.
Clause 6
Liability
  • The parties agree that any data subject, who has suffered damage as a result of any breach of the obligations referred to in Clause 3 or in Clause 11 by any party or subprocessor is entitled to receive compensation from the Data Exporter for the damage suffered.
  • If a data subject is not able to bring a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1 against the Data Exporter, arising out of a breach by the Data Importer or his subprocessor of any of their obligations referred to in Clause 3 or in Clause 11, because the Data Exporter has factually disappeared or ceased to exist in law or has become insolvent, the Data Importer agrees that the data subject may issue a claim against the Data Importer as if it were the Data Exporter, unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the Data Exporter by contract of by operation of law, in which case the data subject can enforce its rights against such entity.
    The Data Importer may not rely on a breach by a subprocessor of its obligations in order to avoid its own liabilities.
  • If a data subject is not able to bring a claim against the Data Exporter or the Data Importer referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, arising out of a breach by the subprocessor of any of their obligations referred to in Clause 3 or in Clause 11 because both the Data Exporter and the Data Importer have factually disappeared or ceased to exist in law or have become insolvent, the subprocessor agrees that the data subject may issue a claim against the data subprocessor with regard to its own processing operations under the Clauses as if it were the Data Exporter or the Data Importer, unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the Data Exporter or Data Importer by contract or by operation of law, in which case the data subject can enforce its rights against such entity. The liability of the subprocessor shall be limited to its own processing operations under the Clauses.
Clause 7
Mediation and jurisdiction
  • 1. The Data Importer agrees that if the data subject invokes against it third-party beneficiary rights and/or claims compensation for damages under the Clauses, the Data Importer will accept the decision of the data subject:
  • (a) to refer the dispute to mediation, by an independent person or, where applicable, by the supervisory authority;
  • (b) to refer the dispute to the courts in the Member State in which the Data Exporter is established.
  • 2. The parties agree that the choice made by the data subject will not prejudice its substantive or procedural rights to seek remedies in accordance with other provisions of national or international law.
Clause 8
Cooperation with supervisory authorities
  • The Data Exporter agrees to deposit a copy of this contract with the supervisory authority if it so requests or if such deposit is required under the applicable data protection law.
  • The parties agree that the supervisory authority has the right to conduct an audit of the Data Importer, and of any subprocessor, which has the same scope and is subject to the same conditions as would apply to an audit of the Data Exporter under the applicable data protection law.
  • The Data Importer shall promptly inform the Data Exporter about the existence of legislation applicable to it or any subprocessor preventing the conduct of an audit of the Data Importer, or any subprocessor, pursuant to paragraph 2. In such a case the Data Exporter shall be entitled to take the measures foreseen in Clause 5 (b).
Clause 9
Governing Law
The Clauses shall be governed by the law of the Member State in which the Data Exporter is established.
Clause 10
Variation of the contract
The parties undertake not to vary or modify the Clauses. This does not preclude the parties from adding clauses on business related issues where required as long as they do not contradict the Clause.
Clause 11
Subprocessing
  • The Data Importer shall not subcontract any of its processing operations performed on behalf of the Data Exporter under the Clauses without the prior written consent of the Data Exporter. Where the Data Importer subcontracts its obligations under the Clauses, with the consent of the Data Exporter, it shall do so only by way of a written agreement with the subprocessor which imposes the same obligations on the subprocessor as are imposed on the Data Importer under the Clauses. Where the subprocessor fails to fulfil its data protection obligations under such written agreement the Data Importer shall remain fully liable to the Data Exporter for the performance of the subprocessor’s obligations under such agreement.
  • The prior written contract between the Data Importer and the subprocessor shall also provide for a third-party beneficiary clause as laid down in Clause 3 for cases where the data subject is not able to bring the claim for compensation referred to in paragraph 1 of Clause 6 against the Data Exporter or the Data Importer because they have factually disappeared or have ceased to exist in law or have become insolvent and no successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the Data Exporter or Data Importer by contract or by operation of law. Such third-party liability of the subprocessor shall be limited to its own processing operations under the Clauses.
  • The provisions relating to data protection aspects for subprocessing of the contract referred to in paragraph 1 shall be governed by the law of the Member State in which the Data Exporter is established.
  • The Data Exporter shall keep a list of subprocessing agreements concluded under the Clauses and notified by the Data Importer pursuant to Clause 5 (j), which shall be updated at least once a year. The list shall be available to the Data Exporter’s data protection supervisory authority.
Clause 12
Obligation after the termination of personal data processing services
  • 1. The parties agree that on the termination of the provision of data processing services, the Data Importer and the subprocessor shall, at the choice of the Data Exporter, return all the personal data transferred and the copies thereof to the Data Exporter or shall destroy all the personal data and certify to the Data Exporter that it has done so, unless legislation imposed upon the Data Importer prevents it from returning or destroying all or part of the personal data transferred. In that case, the Data Importer warrants that it will guarantee the confidentiality of the personal data transferred and will not actively process the personal data transferred anymore.
  • 2. The Data Importer and the subprocessor warrant that upon request of the Data Exporter and/or of the supervisory authority, it will submit its data processing facilities for an audit of the measures referred to in paragraph
Appendix 1 to the Standard Contractual Clauses
Data Exporter
The Data Exporter is a customer of the Data Importer’s communication and productivity software, services, systems and/or technologies, and the Data Exporter is established in the territory of an EU Member State.
Data Importer
The Data Importer is a provider of communication and productivity software, services, systems and/or technologies.
Data subjects
Data Exporter may submit personal data to the Data Importer through the Services, the extent of which is determined and controlled by the Data Exporter in compliance with applicable Data Protection Law and which may include, but is not limited to, personal data relating to the following categories of data subject:
  • Authorized Users;
  • employees of the Data Exporter;
  • consultants of the Data Exporter;
  • contractors of the Data Exporter;
  • agents of the Data Exporter; and/or
  • third parties with which the Data Exporter conducts business.
Special categories of data
Data Exporter may submit personal data to the Data Importer through the Services, the extent of which is determined and controlled by the Data Exporter in compliance with Applicable Data Protection Law and which may concern the following special categories of data, if any:
  • racial or ethnic origin;
  • political opinions;
  • religious or philosophical beliefs;
  • trade-union membership;
  • genetic or biometric data;
  • health; and
  • sex life.
Processing operations
The personal data transferred will be processed in accordance with the Agreement and any Order Form and may be subject to the following processing activities:
  • storage and other processing necessary to provide, maintain and update the Services provided to the Data Exporter;
  • to provide customer and technical support to the Data Exporter; and disclosures in accordance with the Agreement, as compelled by law.
Appendix 2 to the Standard Contractual Clauses
Technical and organisational security measures implemented by the Data Importer in accordance with Clauses 4(d) and 5(c):
The Data Importer has implemented and will maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the personal data against misuse and accidental loss or destruction.
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