Data Processing Agreement

1. Definitions

Terms in this DPA carry the meaning given in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the GDPR). "Customer Personal Data" means personal data the controller (or its members or auditors acting under it) puts into the workspace, including any personal data inside control task content, evidence, comments, files, risks, incidents, vendor records, members and invites, public-intake submissions, and the activity log.

2. Subject matter, duration, nature and purpose

3. Processor obligations

  1. We process Customer Personal Data only on documented instructions from the controller. The instructions are the act of using the platform's intended functions; if we believe an instruction infringes the GDPR or another EU/Member-State data-protection law, we will inform the controller.
  2. We ensure that persons authorised to process Customer Personal Data have committed themselves to confidentiality.
  3. We take all measures required pursuant to Art. 32 GDPR (Security of processing). The current measures are described in section 7 below.
  4. We respect the conditions in Art. 28(2) and (4) for engaging sub-processors (see section 6).
  5. We assist the controller, taking into account the nature of processing and the information available to us, in fulfilling its obligation to respond to data-subject rights requests, breach notifications, DPIAs, and prior consultations with supervisory authorities (Art. 28(3)(e) and (f)).
  6. At the controller's choice we delete or return all Customer Personal Data after the end of the provision of services, and delete existing copies unless EU or Member-State law requires storage.
  7. We make available to the controller all information necessary to demonstrate compliance with Art. 28, and allow for and contribute to audits, including inspections (see section 9).

4. Controller obligations

5. International transfers

Customer Personal Data is stored within the European Union by default. Where a sub-processor is headquartered outside the EU, transfers are governed by the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (Decision 2021/914) module 3 (processor-to-processor) with the supplementary measures described in section 7. The current sub-processors and their locations are at /legal/subprocessors.

6. Sub-processors

  1. The controller authorises us to engage sub-processors to provide the service. The current list is at /legal/subprocessors.
  2. We will inform the controller of any intended additions or replacements at least 30 days in advance via the email subscription on that page or by email to the workspace owner.
  3. The controller may object on reasonable data-protection grounds. If we cannot accommodate the objection, the controller may terminate the affected service and receive a pro-rated refund for the unused remainder of the current billing period.
  4. We impose on every sub-processor, by written contract, data-protection obligations no less protective than those in this DPA, and we remain liable to the controller for the performance of the sub-processor's obligations.

7. Security measures (Art. 32)

8. Personal data breach

If we become aware of a personal-data breach affecting Customer Personal Data, we will notify the workspace owner without undue delay and at the latest within 72 hours of becoming aware (Art. 33(2)). The notification will describe, to the extent known: the nature of the breach, the likely consequences, the measures taken or proposed, and the contact point for more information. We will assist the controller with its own notification obligations under Art. 33 and Art. 34.

9. Audits

The controller (or a third-party auditor it has mandated) may audit our compliance with this DPA once per twelve months, on at least 30 days' written notice and during business hours, in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with our operations and that respects the confidentiality of other customers' data. We may charge a reasonable fee for any audit beyond this allowance. Where an Art. 28(3)(h) audit obligation can be satisfied by a third-party attestation we hold, we will provide it in lieu of an on-site audit.

10. Liability

Each party's liability under this DPA is subject to the limits in the Terms of service. Nothing in those limits caps liability for damages incurred by data subjects under Art. 82 GDPR.

11. Term and termination

This DPA continues for as long as we process Customer Personal Data, and survives termination of the Terms of service to the extent and for the duration that we still hold any such data. Sections 8 (breach), 9 (audits), and 12 (return / deletion) survive termination.

12. Return and deletion

On termination of the service, the controller may export workspace data through the platform's export tools during the 30-day grace period in the Terms. After the grace period we delete Customer Personal Data; backups are aged out per our retention schedule. Records we are required to retain (e.g. invoicing under Italian commercial law) are kept only for the period of that obligation.

13. Order of precedence

If there is a conflict between this DPA and the Terms of service or the Privacy policy, this DPA prevails on data-processing matters. SCCs incorporated for any non-EU transfer prevail over both this DPA and the Terms with respect to the matters they regulate.

14. Notices