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Data Processing Addendum
Last Revised: 9/27/2021
This Data Processing Addendum (this Addendum ) is executed
by and between Processor Jiinubi.com. and its Affiliates ( Jiinubi ) and you ( Controller , Customer ) and is annexed
to and supplements our Universal Terms of Service, Privacy
Policy and any and all agreements governing Covered Services
(collectively, the Terms of Service ). Unless otherwise defined in this
Addendum, all capitalized terms not defined in this Addendum will have the
meanings given to them in the Terms of Service.
1. Definitions
2. Data Processing
2.1 Scope and Roles.
This Addendum applies when Customer Data is processed by Jiinubi. In this context, Jiinubi
will act as the Data Processor on behalf of the Customer as the Data Controller
with respect to Customer Data.
2.2 Details of Data Processing.
The subject matter of processing of Customer Data by Jiinubi is the performance of the Covered Services pursuant
to the Terms of Service and product-specific agreements. Jiinubi
shall only Process Customer Data on behalf of and in accordance with Customer s
documented instructions following purposes: (i)
Processing in accordance with the Terms of Service or applicable
product-specific agreement; (ii) Processing initiated by end users in their use
of the Covered Services; (iii) Processing to comply with other documented,
reasonable instructions provided by Customers (ex. via email) where such
instructions are consistent with the terms of the Agreement. Jiinubi shall not be required to comply with or observe
Customer s instructions if such instructions would violate the GDPR or any
other applicable data privacy laws. 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 Addendum are further specified in Appendix 1
( Details of the Processing ) to this Addendum.
For the avoidance of doubt, Customer s instructions for the
Processing of Personal Data shall comply with all applicable data privacy laws.
Customer shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and legality
of Personal Data and the means by which Customer acquired Personal Data. Jiinubi shall not be required to comply with or observe
Customer s instructions if such instructions would violate Data Protection
Laws. 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
Addendum are further specified in Annex 1 ( Details of the Processing ) to this
Addendum.
3. Confidentiality of Customer Data
Jiinubi does not voluntarily
provide governments with access to any data about users for surveillance
purposes, and Jiinubi will not disclose Customer Data
to any government or any other third party, except as necessary to comply with
the law or a valid and binding order of a law enforcement agency (such as a
subpoena or court order). All legal process is carefully reviewed to ensure
that it meets or exceeds required legal standards, and Jiinubi
interprets legal process as narrowly as possible. Jiinubi
rejects or challenges any requests that have no legal basis or are unclear,
overbroad or otherwise inappropriate.
4. Security
4.1 Jiinubi has
implemented and will maintain the technical and organizational measures for the
Jiinubi Network as described here in this Section and
as further described in SCCs Annex II to this Addendum, Security Standards. In
particular, Jiinubi has implemented and will maintain
the following technical and organizational measures that address the (i) security of the Jiinubi
Network; (ii) physical security of the facilities; (iii) controls around
employee and contractor access to (i) and/or (ii);
and (iv) processes for testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of
technical and organizational measures implemented by Jiinubi.
4.2 Jiinubi makes
available a number of security features and functionalities that Customer may
elect to use in relation to the Covered Services. Customer is responsible for
(a) properly configuring the Covered Services, (b) using the controls available
in connection with the Covered Services (including the security controls) to
ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of
processing systems and services, (c) using the controls available in connection
with the Covered Services (including the security controls) to allow the
Customer to restore the availability and access to Customer Data in a timely
manner in the event of a physical or technical incident (e.g. backups and
routine archiving of Customer Data), and (d) taking such steps as Customer
considers adequate to maintain appropriate security, protection, and deletion
of Customer Data, which includes use of encryption technology to protect
Customer Data from unauthorized access and measures to control access rights to
Customer Data.
5. Data Subject Rights
Taking into account the nature of the Covered Services, Jiinubi offers Customer certain security standards as
described in the Security section of this Addendum. Customer may use these
stated technical and organizational measures to assist it in connection with
its obligations under applicable privacy laws, including its obligations
relating to responding to requests from Data Subjects. As commercially
reasonable, and to the extent lawfully required or permitted, Jiinubi shall promptly notify Customer if Jiinubi directly receives a request from a Data Subject to
exercise such rights under any applicable data privacy laws ( Data Subject
Request ). In addition, where Customer s use of the Covered Services limits its
ability to address a Data Subject Request, Jiinubi
may, where legally permitted and appropriate and upon Customer s specific
request, provide commercially reasonable assistance in addressing the request,
at Customer s cost (if any). Data Subject Rights are further specified in SCCs
incorporated herein.
6. Sub-processing
6.1 Authorized Sub-processors.
Customer agrees that Jiinubi may
use Sub-processors to fulfill its contractual obligations under its Terms of
Service and this Addendum or to provide certain services on its behalf, such as
providing support services. Customer hereby consents to Jiinubi s
use of Sub-processors as described in this Section. Except as set forth in this
Section or as otherwise explicitly authorized by you, Jiinubi
will not permit any other sub-processing activities.
6.2 Sub-processor Obligations.
Where Jiinubi uses any authorized
Sub-processor as described in Section 6.1:
7. Security Incident
7.1 Security Incident.
If Jiinubi becomes aware of a
Security Incident, Jiinubi will without undue delay:
(a) notify Customer of the Security Incident; and (b) take reasonable steps to
mitigate the effects and to minimize any damage resulting from the Security
Incident.
7.2 Jiinubi Assistance.
To assist Customer in relation to any personal data breach
notifications Customer is required to make under any applicable privacy laws, Jiinubi will include in the notification under section 8.1
such information about the Security Incident as Jiinubi
is reasonably able to disclose to Customer, taking into account the nature of
the Covered Services, the information available to Jiinubi,
and any restrictions on disclosing the information, such as confidentiality.
7.3 Failed Security Incidents.
Customer agrees that:
7.4 Communication.
Notification(s) of Security Incidents, if any, will be
delivered to one or more of Customer s administrators by any means Jiinubi selects, including via email. It is Customer s sole
responsibility to ensure Customer s administrators maintain accurate contact
information on the Jiinubi account panel and secure
transmission at all times.
8. Customer Rights
8.1 Independent Determination.
Customer is responsible for reviewing the information made
available by Jiinubi relating to data security and
its Security Standards and making an independent determination as to whether
the Covered Services meets Customer s requirements and legal obligations as
well as Customer s obligations under this Addendum. The information made
available is intended to assist Customer in complying with Customer s
obligations under applicable privacy laws, including the GDPR, in respect of
data protection impact assessments and prior consultation.
8.2 Customer Audit Rights.
Customer has the right to confirm Jiinubi s
compliance with this Addendum as applicable to the Covered Services, including
specifically Jiinubi s compliance with its Security
Standards. Customer may do so by exercising a reasonable right to conduct an
audit or inspection, including under the Standard Contractual Clauses if they
apply. If Jiinubi declines to follow any instruction
requested by Customer regarding a properly requested and scoped audit or
inspection, Customer is entitled to terminate this Addendum and the Terms of
Service. If the Standard Contractual Clauses apply, nothing in this Section
varies or modifies the Standard Contractual Clauses nor affects any supervisory
authority s or data subject s rights under the Standard Contractual Clauses. This
Section will also apply insofar as Jiinubi carries
out the control of Sub-processors on behalf of the Customer.
9. Transfers of Personal Data
9.1 U.S. Based Processing. Customer agrees that,
except where specifically noted in the Terms of Service, Jiinubi
may transfer Customer Data to the United States for processing. Transfers will
be made in accordance with legally enforceable transfer mechanisms where
required by applicable Data Protection Laws.
9.2 Application of Standard Contractual Clauses.
The Standard Contractual Clauses will apply to Customer Data that is
transferred outside the EEA, either directly or via onward transfer, to any
country not recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate
level of protection for personal data (as described in the GDPR). The Standard
Contractual Clauses will not apply to Customer Data that is not transferred,
either directly or via onward transfer, outside the EEA. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Standard Contractual Clauses will not apply where the data is
transferred in accordance with a recognized compliance standard for the lawful
transfer of Personal Data outside the EEA, such as when necessary for the
performance of Covered Services pursuant to the Terms of Service or with your
consent. Additional information relating to EEA-US transfers of personal data
can be found here.
9.3 With respect to Customer Data transferred
from the United Kingdom for which United Kingdom law (and not the law in any
EEA jurisdiction) governs the international nature of the transfer, and such
law permits use of the UK SCCs but not use of the SCCs, the UK SCCs form part
of this DPA and take precedence over the rest of this DPA, as set forth in the
UK SCCs, until such time that the United Kingdom adopts new Standard
Contractual Clauses, in which case new, Standard Contractual Clauses will
control. For purposes of the UK SCCs, they shall be deemed completed as
follows:
The UK Standard Contractual Clauses will not apply to
Customer Data that is not transferred, either directly or via onward transfer,
outside the United Kingdom. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the UK Standard
Contractual Clauses will not apply where the data is transferred in accordance
with a recognized compliance standard for the lawful transfer of Customer Data
outside the United Kingdom, such as when necessary for the performance of
Covered Services pursuant to the Terms of Service or with your consent.
9.4 With respect to Personal Data transferred
from the European Economic Area, the SCCs incorporated herein shall apply and
form part of this DPA. In the event of a conflict between any provision of the
SCCs and any provision of this DPA, the SCCs will control to the extent of
conflicts.
10. Termination of the Addendum
This Addendum will continue in force until the termination
of our processing in accordance with the Terms of Service (the Termination
Date ).
11. Return or Deletion of Customer Data
Any deletion of Customer Data will be governed by the terms
of the particular Covered Services and Universal Terms of Service.
12. Limitations of Liability
The liability of each party under this Addendum will be
subject to the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in the Terms of
Service and the SCCs. Customer agrees that any regulatory penalties incurred by
Jiinubi in relation to the Customer Data that arise
as a result of, or in connection with, Customer s failure to comply with its
obligations under this Addendum and any applicable privacy laws will count
towards and reduce Jiinubi s liability under the
Terms of Service as if it were liability to the Customer under the Terms of
Service.
13. Entire Terms of Service; Conflict
This Addendum supersedes and replaces all prior or
contemporaneous representations, understandings, agreements, or communications
between Customer and Jiinubi, whether written or
verbal, regarding the subject matter of this Addendum, including any data
processing addenda entered into between Jiinubi and
Customer with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free
movement of such data. Except as amended by this Addendum, the Terms of Service
will remain in full force and effect. If there is a conflict between any other
agreement between the parties including the Terms of Service and this Addendum,
the terms of this Addendum will control. In the event of a conflict between any
provision of the SCCs and any provision of this DPA, the SCCs will control to
the extent of conflicts.
[See Section 9.2 of the Addendum for the
applicability of these SCCs]
Appendix 1
STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES
SECTION I
Clause 1
Purpose and scope
a. The purpose of these standard contractual clauses is to
ensure compliance with the requirements of 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 (General Data Protection Regulation)1 for
the transfer of personal data to a third country.
b. The Parties:
I. the natural or legal person(s), public authority/ies, agency/ies or other body/ies (hereinafter entity/ies )
transferring the personal data, as listed in Annex I.A. (hereinafter each data
exporter ), and
II. the entity/ies in a third
country receiving the personal data from the data exporter, directly or
indirectly via another entity also Party to these Clauses, as listed in Annex
I.A. (hereinafter each data importer ) have agreed to these standard
contractual clauses (hereinafter: Clauses ).
c. These Clauses apply with respect to the transfer of
personal data as specified in Annex I.B.
d. The Appendix to these Clauses containing the Annexes
referred to therein forms an integral part of these Clauses.
Clause 2
Effect and invariability of the Clauses
Clause 3
Third-party beneficiaries
a. Data subjects may invoke and enforce these Clauses, as
third-party beneficiaries, against the data exporter and/or data importer, with
the following exceptions:
b. Paragraph (a) is without prejudice to rights of data
subjects under Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Clause 4
Interpretation
Clause 5
Hierarchy
In the event of a contradiction between these Clauses and
the provisions of related agreements between the Parties, existing at the time
these Clauses are agreed or entered into thereafter, these Clauses shall
prevail.
Clause 6
Description of the transfers
The details of the transfer(s), and in particular the
categories of personal data that are transferred and the purpose(s) for which
they are transferred, are specified in Annex I.B.
Clause 7
Docking clause
SECTION II OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
Clause 8
Data protection safeguards
The data exporter warrants that it has used reasonable
efforts to determine that the data importer is able, through the implementation
of appropriate technical and organisational measures,
to satisfy its obligations under these Clauses.
8.1 Instructions
8.2 Purpose limitation
The data importer shall process the personal data only for
the specific purpose(s) of the transfer, as set out in Annex I.B, unless on
further instructions from the data exporter.
8.3 Transparency
On request, the data exporter shall make a copy of these
Clauses, including the Appendix as completed by the Parties, available to the
data subject free of charge. To the extent necessary to protect business
secrets or other confidential information, including the measures described in
Annex II and personal data, the data exporter may redact part of the text of
the Appendix to these Clauses prior to sharing a copy, but shall provide a
meaningful summary where the data subject would otherwise not be able to understand
the content or exercise his/her rights. On request, the Parties shall provide
the data subject with the reasons for the redactions, to the extent possible
without revealing the redacted information. This Clause is without prejudice to
the obligations of the data exporter under Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation
(EU) 2016/679.
8.4 Accuracy
If the data importer becomes aware that the personal data it
has received is inaccurate, or has become outdated, it shall inform the data
exporter without undue delay. In this case, the data importer shall cooperate
with the data exporter to erase or rectify the data.
8.5 Duration of processing and erasure or return of
data
Processing by the data importer shall only take place for
the duration specified in Annex I.B. After the end of the provision of the
processing services, the data importer shall, at the choice of the data
exporter, delete all personal data processed on behalf of the data exporter and
certify to the data exporter that it has done so, or return to the data
exporter all personal data processed on its behalf and delete existing copies.
Until the data is deleted or returned, the data importer shall continue to ensure
compliance with these Clauses. In case of local laws applicable to the data
importer that prohibit return or deletion of the personal data, the data
importer warrants that it will continue to ensure compliance with these Clauses
and will only process it to the extent and for as long as required under that
local law. This is without prejudice to Clause 14, in particular the
requirement for the data importer under Clause 14(e) to notify the data
exporter throughout the duration of the contract if it has reason to believe
that it is or has become subject to laws or practices not in line with the
requirements under Clause 14(a).
8.6 Security of processing
8.7 Sensitive data
Where the transfer involves personal data revealing racial
or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or
trade union membership, genetic data, or biometric data for the purpose of
uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or a person s sex
life or sexual orientation, or data relating to criminal convictions and
offences (hereinafter Sensitive Data ), the data importer shall apply the
specific restrictions and/or additional safeguards described in Annex I.B.
8.8 Onward transfers
The data importer shall only disclose the personal data to a
third party on documented instructions from the data exporter. In addition, the
data may only be disclosed to a third party located outside the European Union2 (in
the same country as the data importer or in another third country, hereinafter
onward transfer ) if the third party is or agrees to be bound by these
Clauses, under the appropriate Module, or if:
8.9 Documentation and compliance
Clause 9
Use of sub-processors
Clause 10
Data subject rights
Clause 11
Redress
Clause 12
Liability
Clause 13
Supervision
SECTION III LOCAL LAWS AND OBLIGATIONS IN CASE OF
ACCESS BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
Clause 14
Local laws and practices affecting compliance with the
Clauses
Clause 15
Obligations of the data importer in case of access by public
authorities
15.1 Notification
15.2 Review of legality and data minimisation
SECTION IV FINAL PROVISIONS
Clause 16
Non-compliance with the Clauses and termination
I. the data exporter has suspended the transfer of personal
data to the data importer pursuant to paragraph (b) and compliance with these
Clauses is not restored within a reasonable time and in any event within one
month of suspension;
II. the data importer is in substantial or persistent breach
of these Clauses; or
III.the data importer fails to
comply with a binding decision of a competent court or supervisory authority
regarding its obligations under these Clauses.
In these cases, it shall inform the competent supervisory
authority of such non-compliance. Where the contract involves more than two
Parties, the data exporter may exercise this right to termination only with
respect to the relevant Party, unless the Parties have agreed otherwise.
d. Personal data that has been transferred prior to the
termination of the contract pursuant to paragraph (c) shall at the choice of
the data exporter immediately be returned to the data exporter or deleted in
its entirety. The same shall apply to any copies of the data.The data importer shall certify the deletion of
the data to the data exporter. Until the data is deleted or returned, the data
importer shall continue to ensure compliance with these Clauses. In case of
local laws applicable to the data importer that prohibit the return or deletion
of the transferred personal data, the data importer warrants that it will
continue to ensure compliance with these Clauses and will only process the data
to the extent and for as long as required under that local law.
e. Either Party may revoke its agreement to be bound by
these Clauses where (i) the European Commission
adopts a decision pursuant to Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 that
covers the transfer of personal data to which these Clauses apply; or (ii)
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 becomes part of the legal framework of the country to
which the personal data is transferred. This is without prejudice to other
obligations applying to the processing in question under Regulation (EU)
2016/679.
Clause 17
Governing law
These Clauses shall be governed by the law of one of the EU
Member States, provided such law allows for third-party beneficiary rights. The
Parties agree that this shall be the law of Belgium.
Clause 18
Choice of forum and jurisdiction
ANNEX I
A. LIST OF PARTIES
Data exporter(s): The Data Exporter is the
entity identified as Customer in the Addendum that has entered the Terms of
Service with Jiinubi, and their contact details are
as provided by them while subscribing to the Terms of Service.
Signature and date: As of the date of Data
Exporter s acceptance of Data Importer s Terms of Service, Data Exporter is
deemed to have signed the Data Protection Addendum, including these Standard
Contractual Clauses in their entirety.
Role: Controller
Data importer(s): Jiinubi .
Contact details: Office of the Data Protection Officer [email protected]
Activities relevant to the data transferred under these
Clauses: Providing the Services to Data Exporter.
Signature and date: As of the date of Data
Exporter s acceptance of Data Importer s Terms of Service, Data Importer is
deemed to have signed the Data Protection Addendum, including these Standard
Contractual Clauses in their entirety.
Role: Processor
В. DESCRIPTION OF TRANSFER
1. Categories of data subjects whose personal data is
transferred
Customer may upload Personal Data in the course of its use
of the Covered Services, the extent to which is determined and controlled by
Customer in its sole discretion, and which may include, but is not limited to
Personal Data relating to the following categories of Data Subjects:
2. Categories of personal data transferred
Customer may upload Personal Data in the course of its use
of the Covered Services, the type of and extent to which is determined and
controlled by Customer in its sole discretion, and which may include, but is
not limited to the following categories of Personal Data of Data Subjects:
3. Sensitive data transferred (if applicable) and applied
restrictions or safeguards that fully take into consideration the nature of the
data and the risks involved, such as for instance, strict purpose limitation,
access restrictions (including access only for staff having followed
specialized training), keeping a record of access to the data, restrictions for
onward transfers or additional security measures
Jiinubi does not intentionally
collect special categories of data, but the data exporter, at its own
discretion, may collect such data. These categories may include racial or
ethnic origin, political opinions, philosophical beliefs, trade union
membership, health or sex data. Data exporter is solely responsible for meeting
all obligations regarding the collection, use, and transfer of such data.
4. The frequency of the transfer (e.g. whether the data
is transferred on a one-off or continuous basis) Data is transferred on a
continuous basis,
Data is transferred on a continuous basis, for the length of
the Agreement between the parties.
5. Nature of the processing
Jiinubi will Process Personal Data
as necessary to perform the Covered Services pursuant to the Terms of Services,
product-specific agreements, and as further instructed by Customer throughout
its use of the Covered Services.
6. Purpose(s) of the data transfer and further processing
Jiinubi s Terms of Services,
product-specific agreements, and as further instructed by Customer throughout
its use of the Covered Services.
7. The period for which the personal data will be
retained, or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that
period
Personal data shall be retained for the length of time
necessary to provide the Covered Services under the Terms of Service, or as
otherwise required by applicable law.
8. For transfers to (sub-) processors, also specify
subject matter, nature and duration of the processing
Jiinubi s sub-processors will
process personal data to assist Jiinubi in providing
the Covered Services pursuant to the Agreement, for as long as needed for Jiinubi to provide the Covered Services.
C. COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
1. Identify the competent supervisory authority/ies in accordance with Clause 13
With respect to the SCCs, the parties agree that the
competent supervisory authority is the Belgian Data Protection Authority. With
respect to the UK SCCs, the competent supervisory authority means the UK
Information Commissioner s Office.
ANNEX II TECHNICAL AND ORGANISATIONAL MEASURES
INCLUDING TECHNICAL AND ORGANISATIONAL MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF THE
DATA
Security Standards
We are, as always, committed to the protection of our
customer s information. To provide the best level of security, we consider a
number of factors such as best practices, cost to execute, details and
circumstances of processing, severity and risk of data breach occurrence and
its potential impact on a customer. We also regularly test, assess and evaluate
the effectiveness of our procedures. Below are technical and organizational
standards that we ve implemented across our core, US based operations to ensure
the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of our
processing systems and services. Rest assured, we are continually adding to the
ways in which your data is safe with us.
Data Privacy Program
Our Data Privacy Program is established to maintain a global
data governance throughout its lifecycle. This program is overseen by our Data
Protection Officer.
I. Confidentiality
Below are the practices we use to protect the
confidentiality of our customer s personal data.
Physical Security
We have physical access controls in place, as well as surveillance systems
(including alarms, and CCTV monitoring where appropriate). We also implement
clean desk policies (locking of unattended computers, locked cabinets, etc.),
visitor access management and shredding of documents/destruction disks.
Access Control & Prevention of Unauthorized Access
New access to systems is reviewed and approved by management prior to being
granted. We perform regular reviews of user accounts and assigned permissions
for key systems. We also limit the personnel who may grant, alter or cancel
authorized access to data and resources. We use 2FA (2-factor authentication)
for mission critical services. All services are connected via Microsoft Active
Directory solution (ADFS) with security practices enabled on and RBAC privilege
assignment to have secure Single-Sign on in our internal services. Encryption
& Pseudonymization
We provide encryption of external and internal communication via strong
cryptographic protocols, and remote access to the company networks made via VPN
with strong encryption and 2FA. We also have implemented and use
pseudonymization, where appropriate.
Data Minimization
Data minimization is accomplished by PII/SPI minimization, segregation of data
stored by function (test, staging, live), logical segregation of data by role based access rights and system/product based defined
data retention periods for personal data.
Security Testing
We perform regular network and vulnerability scans throughout our system and
have an external bounty program to receive vulnerability findings of
independent security researchers and implement a fix further on.
II. Integrity of Data
We focus on a number of ways to ensure the integrity of
customer data.
Change & Release Management
Jiinubi has a change and release management process
in place, as well as role and function access provisioning on production
environments. We require encrypted connections to our services interfaces
between Customer and Jiinubi at all times. We also
use industry standard encryption mechanisms for data in transit.
Logging & Monitoring
Jiinubi collects logs. Logs may include access ID,
time, diagnostic data, and other relevant activity. Logs are used (i) for providing, securing, managing, measuring and
improving the Jiinubi services, (ii) as directed or
instructed by Customer and its Users, and/or (iii) for compliance with Jiinubi policies, applicable law, regulation, or
governmental request. This may include monitoring the performance, stability,
usage and security of the Jiinubi services.
III. Availability
We implement appropriate continuity and security measures to
maintain the availability of our service, the personal data residing within
those services and the ability to timely restore such data, including the
following:
IV. Data Processing Instructions
We have established internal privacy policies and agreements
to ensure personal data is processed in accordance with customers preferences
and instructions.
[1] Where the data exporter is a processor subject to
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 acting on behalf of a Union institution or body as
controller, reliance on these Clauses when engaging another processor
(sub-processing) not subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 also ensures
compliance with Article 29(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural
persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union
institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such
data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ
L 295 of 21.11.2018, p. 39), to the extent these Clauses and the data
protection obligations as set out in the contract or other legal act between
the controller and the processor pursuant to Article 29(3) of Regulation (EU)
2018/1725 are aligned. This will in particular be the case where the controller
and processor rely on the standard contractual clauses included in Decision
2021/915.
[2] The Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA
Agreement) provides for the extension of the European Union s internal market
to the three EEA States Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Union data
protection legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679, is covered by the
EEA Agreement and has been incorporated into Annex XI thereto. Therefore, any
disclosure by the data importer to a third party located in the EEA does not
qualify as an onward transfer for the purpose of these Clauses.
[3] This requirement may be satisfied by the sub-processor
acceding to these Clauses under the appropriate Module, in accordance with
Clause 7.
[4] As regards the impact of such laws and practices on
compliance with these Clauses, different elements may be considered as part of
an overall assessment. Such elements may include relevant and documented
practical experience with prior instances of requests for disclosure from
public authorities, or the absence of such requests, covering a sufficiently
representative time-frame. This refers in particular to internal records or
other documentation, drawn up on a continuous basis in accordance with due diligence
and certified at senior management level, provided that this information can be
lawfully shared with third parties. Where this practical experience is relied
upon to conclude that the data importer will not be prevented from complying
with these Clauses, it needs to be supported by other relevant, objective
elements, and it is for the Parties to consider carefully whether these
elements together carry sufficient weight, in terms of their reliability and
representativeness, to support this conclusion. In particular, the Parties have
to take into account whether their practical experience is corroborated and not
contradicted by publicly available or otherwise accessible, reliable
information on the existence or absence of requests within the same sector
and/or the application of the law in practice, such as case law and reports by
independent oversight bodies.