Chapter 4 · Controller and Processor

Article 28Processor

All 99 Articles Chapter 4: Controller and Processor

Whenever a processor handles data on your behalf, a written contract with specific mandatory terms (a Data Processing Agreement) must be in place. Processors have direct obligations too.

Key points

  • Use only processors giving sufficient guarantees.
  • A contract must set out subject-matter, duration, instructions, confidentiality, security and sub-processing.
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