Data Processing Addendum
This Data Processing Addendum, together with all attachments, appendices and annexes (“DPA”), is effective upon execution of an Order Form or a click-through web order form referencing this DPA (each an “Order Form” and together with this DPA and any associated Terms and Conditions entered into in connection with, or referenced in, the Order Form, the “Agreement”), by and between Monte Carlo Data, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Monte Carlo”) and the party named as Customer in the Order Form. This DPA reflects the parties’ agreement with regards to Data Protection Laws and Regulations and California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Customer acknowledges that this DPA, together with the Order Form and associated Terms and Conditions, constitute a binding and enforceable legal contract between Customer and Monte Carlo.
How This DPA Applies
The terms of this DPA only apply to Customer and Monte Carlo as follows:
- Sections 1 through 8, Attachment 1-A (and Annex I, Annex II and Annex III thereto) or Attachment 1-B, as applicable, apply when Data Protection Laws and Regulations apply to the Agreement.
- When only the CCPA applies to the Agreement, then only Section 8 and Attachment 2 apply.
- The entire DPA along with all appendices and attachments apply when Data Protection Laws and Regulations and the CCPA apply to the Agreement.
1. Definitions
Any capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given to that term in the Agreement, CCPA, or Data Protection Laws and Regulations.
“Monte Carlo” means Monte Carlo Data, Inc.
“Data Controller” means the entity which determines the purposes and means of the Processing of Personal Data.
“Data Processor” means the entity which Processes Personal Data on behalf of the Data Controller.
“Data Protection Laws and Regulations” means the laws and regulations, including EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), laws and regulations of the European Union, the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and their member states, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, applicable to the Processing of Personal Data with the Service under the Agreement.
“Data Subject” means the individual to whom Personal Data relates.
“Personal Data” means any information (i) of an identified or identifiable person and, (ii) of an identified or identifiable legal entity (where protected under applicable Data Protection Laws and Regulations), where such data is submitted to the Service.
“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, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction.
“Service” means as defined in the Agreement or the software as a service applications provided by Monte Carlo to which Customer is licensed to use.
“Standard Contractual Clauses” means, when applicable, for the transfers of Personal Data out of the EEA and Switzerland, the agreement executed by and between Customer and Monte Carlo and attached hereto as Attachment 1-A pursuant to the European Commission’s decision of 4 June 2021 on standard contractual clauses between controllers and processors under Article 28(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 29(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and for the transfers of Personal Data out of the UK, the agreement executed by and between Customer and Monte Carlo and attached hereto as Attachment 1-B in accordance with the UK Data Protection Act 2018 on 2 February 2022 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.
“Subprocessor” means any third party appointed by or on behalf of Monte Carlo to Process Personal Data in connection with the Service.
2. Processing of Personal Data
- Roles of the Parties. The parties acknowledge and agree that with regard to the Processing of Personal Data, Customer is the Data Controller and Monte Carlo is a Data Processor.
- Customer’s Responsibilities. Customer shall, in Customer’s use of the Service, submit or make available Personal Data to Monte Carlo for Processing in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection Laws and Regulations, and Customer’s instructions to Monte Carlo for the Processing of Personal Data shall comply with Data Protection Laws and Regulations. Customer shall have sole responsibility for the initial accuracy, quality, and legality of Personal Data and the means by which Customer acquired Personal Data.
- Customer’s Instructions. Monte Carlo shall only Process Personal Data on behalf of and in accordance with Data Protection Laws and Regulations, Customer’s instructions (including as is necessary to provide the Service to Customer under the Agreement), and shall treat Personal Data as Confidential Information. Customer instructs Monte Carlo to Process Personal Data for the following purposes: (i) Processing in accordance with the Agreement and applicable Order Form(s), including to provide you the Service; (ii) Processing initiated by Users in their use of the Service; and (iii) Processing to comply with other reasonable instructions provided by Customer (e.g., via email). Monte Carlo will notify Customer upon becoming aware and if in Monte Carlo’s reasonable judgement that Customer’s instruction violates Data Protection Laws and Regulations.
3. Rights of Data Subjects
- Correction, Blocking, and Deletion. To the extent Customer, in Customer’s use of the Service, does not have the ability to correct, amend, block or delete Personal Data, as required by Data Protection Laws and Regulations, Monte Carlo shall reasonably assist Customer in facilitating such actions to the extent Monte Carlo is legally permitted to do so.
- Data Subject Requests. Monte Carlo shall, to the extent legally permitted, promptly notify Customer if Monte Carlo receives a request from a Data Subject for access to, correction, amendment or deletion of that Data Subject’s Personal Data. If legally permitted, Monte Carlo shall not respond to any such Data Subject request without Customer’s prior written consent except to confirm that the request relates to Customer. Monte Carlo shall reasonably cooperate and assist in relation to the handling of a Data Subject’s request for access to that person’s Personal Data, to the extent legally permitted and to the extent Customer does not have access to such Personal Data through use of the Service.
4. Monte Carlo Personnel
- Confidentiality. Monte Carlo shall take reasonable actions to ensure that its personnel engaged in the Processing of Personal Data are informed of the confidential nature of the Personal Data, have received appropriate training on their responsibilities and have executed written confidentiality agreements. Monte Carlo shall ensure that such confidentiality obligations survive the termination of the personnel engagement.
- Limitation of Access. Monte Carlo shall take reasonable actions to ensure that Monte Carlo’s access to Personal Data is limited to those personnel who require such access to perform under the Agreement.
5. Security
Taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of Processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, Monte Carlo shall implement reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk and as detailed in Annex 2. Monte Carlo regularly monitors compliance with these safeguards. Monte Carlo may update these technical and organization measures from time to time, but will not materially decrease the overall security of the Service.
6. Security Breach Management and Notification
Monte Carlo maintains security incident management policies and procedures and shall, to the extent permitted by law, without undue delay, and in any event within 72 hours of becoming aware, notify Customer of any actual or reasonably suspected unauthorized access, use, modification, or disclosure of Personal Data, by Monte Carlo or its Subprocessors (a “Security Breach”). Monte Carlo shall make reasonable efforts to identify and take all reasonable steps to remediate the cause of such Security Breach.
7. Additional Terms
- Application of Standard Contractual Clauses. The Standard Contractual Clauses in Attachment 1 and the additional terms in Section 7 will apply to the Processing of Personal Data by Monte Carlo in the course of providing Services as follows:
- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this DPA, the Standard Contractual Clauses apply only to Personal Data that is transferred from the EEA and/or Switzerland and the United Kingdom to outside the EEA and Switzerland or the United Kingdom, either directly or via onward transfer, to any country or recipient not recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection for personal data (as described in the EU Data Protection Directive or its successors). In the event the United Kingdom is no longer considered or effectively part of the EU or EEA then such transfers of Personal Data to and from the United Kingdom will be treated as a non-EU or EEA country and the terms of this Section 7.1.1 will apply accordingly.
- Subject to Section 7.1.1, the Standard Contractual Clauses apply to (i) the legal entity that has executed the Agreement and is the Controller and, (ii) all Affiliates (as defined in the Agreement) of Customer established within the EEA and Switzerland or the United Kingdom that have licensed the Service. For the purpose of the Standard Contractual Clauses and this Section 7, the aforementioned entities shall be deemed “Controllers”.
- Objective and Duration. The objective of Processing of Personal Data by Monte Carlo is the provision of the Service pursuant to the Agreement for the term(s) of the Agreement.
- Subprocessors. Pursuant to this DPA and the Standard Contractual Clauses, Customer acknowledges and expressly agrees that: (a) Monte Carlo’s Affiliates may be retained as Subprocessors; and (b) Monte Carlo and Monte Carlo’s Affiliates respectively may engage third-party Subprocessors in connection with the provision of the Service or support services.
- Liability. Monte Carlo shall be liable for the acts and omissions of its Subprocessors to the same extent Monte Carlo would be liable if performing the services of each Subprocessor directly.
- List of Current Subprocessors and Notification of New Subprocessors. A list of current Subprocessors for the Service is available upon request and Customer agrees to Monte Carlo’s use of the listed Subprocessors as of the execution of this DPA. Monte Carlo shall notify Customer if it adds or replaces any Subprocessors prior to any such changes if Customer subscribes to such notifications by sending an email to privacy@montecarlodata.com with the subject line “Subprocessor Notification Request” (or by other means established by Monte Carlo and communicated to Customer from time to time) This notification process is Monte Carlo’s only responsibility for notifying Customer of a new Subprocessor.
- Objection to Sub-processors. Customer may object in writing to Monte Carlo’s appointment of a new Subprocessor on reasonable grounds relating to data protection (e.g. if making Personal Data available to the Sub-processor may violate applicable Data Protection Laws) by notifying Monte Carlo promptly in writing within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of Monte Carlo’s notice in accordance with Section 7.3.2 above. Such notice shall explain the reasonable grounds for the objection and the parties shall discuss such concerns in good faith with a view to achieving commercially reasonable resolution. If no such resolution can be reached, Monte Carlo will, at its sole discretion, either not appoint that proposed Subprocessor, or permit Customer in writing to suspend or terminate the affected Service in accordance with the termination provisions in the Agreement without liability to either party (but without prejudice to any fees incurred by Customer prior to suspension or termination).
- Subprocessor Agreements. Monte Carlo or a Monte Carlo Affiliate has entered into a written agreement with each Subprocessor containing data protection obligations not less protective than those in this Agreement to the extent applicable to the nature of the services provided by such Subprocessor.
- Audits and Certifications. The parties agree that the audits described in the Standard Contractual Clauses and otherwise required by Applicable Data Protection Laws and Regulations shall be carried out in accordance with the following specifications:
- Upon Customer’s request, and subject to the confidentiality obligations set forth in the Agreement, Monte Carlo shall make available to Customer (or Customer’s independent, third-party auditor that is not a competitor of Monte Carlo) information demonstrating Monte Carlo’s compliance with the obligations set forth in this DPA in the form of the certifications and audit reports for the Services. Examples of potentially relevant certifications and audit reports include: SOC 2, SOC 3; ISO 27001; ISO 27701, Binding Corporate Rules; APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System; EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shields; industry codes of conduct or their successor frameworks. In the event Customer does not find the certifications and audit reports suitable, Monte Carlo will make its applicable premises and personnel available to Customer for audit upon request but no more than once annually and at Customer’s cost. Before the commencement of any such audit, Customer and Monte Carlo shall mutually agree upon the scope, timing, and duration of the audit in addition to the reimbursement rate for which Customer shall be responsible. All reimbursement rates shall be reasonable, taking into account the resources expended by Monte Carlo. Customer shall promptly notify Monte Carlo with information regarding any non-compliance discovered during the course of an audit and all findings during the audit shall be considered confidential information between Customer and Monte Carlo except as expressly required otherwise by Data Protection Laws and Regulations. If material non-compliance is discovered during Customer’s audit, Monte Carlo shall bear the costs.
- Return and Deletion of Personal Data. Where applicable based on the Service, Monte Carlo will return and delete Personal Data in accordance with the Agreement. Customer is responsible for the correction, amendment, blocking or deleting of Personal Data within its control within the Service.
- Privacy Impact Assessment and Prior Consultation. To the extent Monte Carlo is required under Data Protection Laws and Regulations, Monte Carlo will provide reasonably requested information regarding Monte Carlo’s processing of Customer Data under the Agreement, to the extent Customer does not otherwise have access to the relevant information and to the extent that such information is available to Monte Carlo, to enable the Customer to carry out data protection impact assessments or prior consultations with supervisory authorities as required by law.
8. Other
- This DPA and liability or remedies arising herefrom are subject to any and all limitations on liability and disclaimers of types of damages in the Agreement, including but not limited to Section 8 of the Agreement. This DPA automatically terminates upon termination or expiration of the Agreement.
- Notices under the DPA and the Standard Contractual Clauses shall be in accordance with the Agreement.
Attachment 1-A
Standard Contractual Clauses
Controller to Processor
Section I
Clause 1
Purpose and Scope
- 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) for the transfer of data to a third country.
- The Parties:
- 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 (hereinafter each ‘data exporter’), and
- 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 (hereinafter each ‘data importer’)
have agreed to these standard contractual clauses (hereinafter: ‘Clauses’).
- These Clauses apply with respect to the transfer of personal data as specified in Annex I.
- 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
- These Clauses set out appropriate safeguards, including enforceable data subject rights and effective legal remedies, pursuant to Article 46(1) and Article 46(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and, with respect to data transfers from controllers to processors and/or processors to processors, standard contractual clauses pursuant to Article 28(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, provided they are not modified, except to select the appropriate Module(s) or to add or update information in the Appendix. This does not prevent the Parties from including the standard contractual clauses laid down in these Clauses in a wider contract and/or to add other clauses or additional safeguards, provided that they do not contradict, directly or indirectly, these Clauses or prejudice the fundamental rights or freedoms of data subjects.
- These Clauses are without prejudice to obligations to which the data exporter is subject by virtue of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Clause 3
Third-party beneficiaries
- Data subjects may invoke and enforce these Clauses, as third-party beneficiaries, against the data exporter and/or data importer, with the following exceptions;
- Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 6, Clause 7;
- Clause 8.1(b), 8.9(a), (c), (d) and (e);
- Clause 9(a), (c), (d) and (e);
- Clause 12(a), (d) and (f);
- Clause 13;
- Clause 15.1(c), (d), and (e);
- Clause 16(e);
- Clause 18(a) and (b).
- Paragraph (a) is without prejudice to rights of data subjects under Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Clause 4
Interpretation
- Where these Clauses use terms that are defined in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, those terms shall have the same meaning as in that Regulation.
- These Clauses shall be read and interpreted in the light of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
- These Clauses shall not be interpreted in a way that conflicts with rights and obligations provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
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 transfer(s)
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.
Clause 7
Docking clause
[Intentionally Omitted]
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
- The data importer shall process the personal data only on documented instructions from the data exporter. The data exporter may give such instructions throughout the duration of the contract.
- The data importer shall immediately inform the data exporter if it is unable to follow those 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, 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 its 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. 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
- The data importer and, during transmission, also the data exporter shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the security of the data, including protection against a breach of security leading to accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access to that data (hereinafter ‘personal data breach’). In assessing the appropriate level of security, the Parties shall take due account of the state of the art, the costs of implementation, the nature, scope, context and purpose(s) of processing and the risks involved in the processing for the data subjects. The Parties shall in particular consider having recourse to encryption or pseudonymisation, including during transmission, where the purpose of processing can be fulfilled in that manner. In case of pseudonymisation, the additional information for attributing the personal data to a specific data subject shall, where possible, remain under the exclusive control of the data exporter. In complying with its obligations under this paragraph, the data importer shall at least implement the technical and organisational measures specified in Annex II. The data importer shall carry out regular checks to ensure that these measures continue to provide an appropriate level of security.
- The data importer shall grant access to the personal data to members of its personnel only to the extent strictly necessary for the implementation, management and monitoring of the contract. It shall ensure that persons authorised to process the personal data have committed themselves to confidentiality or are under an appropriate statutory obligation of confidentiality.
- In the event of a personal data breach concerning personal data processed by the data importer under these Clauses, the data importer shall take appropriate measures to address the breach, including measures to mitigate its adverse effects. The data importer shall also notify the data exporter without undue delay after having become aware of the breach. Such notification shall contain the details of a contact point where more information can be obtained, a description of the nature of the breach (including, where possible, categories and approximate number of data subjects and personal data records concerned), its likely consequences and the measures taken or proposed to address the breach including, where appropriate, measures to mitigate its possible adverse effects. Where, and in so far as, it is not possible to provide all information at the same time, the initial notification shall contain the information then available and further information shall, as it becomes available, subsequently be provided without undue delay.
- The data importer shall cooperate with and assist the data exporter to enable the data exporter to comply with its obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular to notify the competent supervisory authority and the affected data subjects, taking into account the nature of processing and the information available to the data importer.
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.
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 Union (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:
(i) the onward transfer is to a country benefitting from an adequacy decision pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 that covers the onward transfer;
(ii) the third party otherwise ensures appropriate safeguards pursuant to Articles 46 or 47 Regulation of (EU) 2016/679 with respect to the processing in question;
(iii) the onward transfer is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims in the context of specific administrative, regulatory or judicial proceedings; or
(iv) the onward transfer is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person.
Any onward transfer is subject to compliance by the data importer with all the other safeguards under these Clauses, in particular purpose limitation.
8.9 Documentation and compliance
- The data importer shall promptly and adequately deal with enquiries from the data exporter that relate to the processing under these Clauses.
- The Parties shall be able to demonstrate compliance with these Clauses. In particular, the data importer shall keep appropriate documentation on the processing activities carried out on behalf of the data exporter.
- The data importer shall make available to the data exporter all information necessary to demonstrate compliance with the obligations set out in these Clauses and at the data exporter’s request, allow for and contribute to audits of the processing activities covered by these Clauses, at reasonable intervals or if there are indications of non-compliance. In deciding on a review or audit, the data exporter may take into account relevant certifications held by the data importer.
- The data exporter may choose to conduct the audit by itself or mandate an independent auditor. Audits may include inspections at the premises or physical facilities of the data importer and shall, where appropriate, be carried out with reasonable notice.
The Parties shall make the information referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c), including the results of any audits, available to the competent supervisory authority on request.
Clause 9
Use of sub-processors
- The data importer has the data exporter’s general authorisation for the engagement of sub-processor(s) from an agreed list, which as of the date of the Agreement, is set forth in Annex III. The data importer shall specifically inform the data exporter in writing of any intended changes to that list through the addition or replacement of sub-processors at least ten (10) days in advance, thereby giving the data exporter sufficient time to be able to object to such changes prior to the engagement of the sub-processor(s). The data importer shall provide the data exporter with the information necessary to enable the data exporter to exercise its right to object.
- Where the data importer engages a sub-processor to carry out specific processing activities (on behalf of the data exporter), it shall do so by way of a written contract that provides for, in substance, the same data protection obligations as those binding the data importer under these Clauses, including in terms of third-party beneficiary rights for data subjects. The Parties agree that, by complying with this Clause, the data importer fulfils its obligations under Clause 8.8. The data importer shall ensure that the sub-processor complies with the obligations to which the data importer is subject pursuant to these Clauses.
- The data importer shall provide, at the data exporter’s request, a copy of such a sub-processor agreement and any subsequent amendments to the data exporter. To the extent necessary to protect business secrets or other confidential information, including personal data, the data importer may redact the text of the agreement prior to sharing a copy.
- The data importer shall remain fully responsible to the data exporter for the performance of the sub-processor’s obligations under its contract with the data importer. The data importer shall notify the data exporter of any failure by the sub-processor to fulfil its obligations under that contract.
- The data importer shall agree a third-party beneficiary clause with the sub-processor whereby – in the event the data importer has factually disappeared, ceased to exist in law or has become insolvent – the data exporter shall have the right to terminate the sub-processor contract and to instruct the sub-processor to erase or return the personal data.
Clause 10
Data subject rights
- The data importer shall promptly notify the data exporter of any request it has received from a data subject. It shall not respond to that request itself unless it has been authorised to do so by the data exporter.
- The data importer shall assist the data exporter in fulfilling its obligations to respond to data subjects’ requests for the exercise of their rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. In this regard, the Parties shall set out in Annex II the appropriate technical and organisational measures, taking into account the nature of the processing, by which the assistance shall be provided, as well as the scope and the extent of the assistance required.
- In fulfilling its obligations under paragraphs (a) and (b), the data importer shall comply with the instructions from the data exporter
Clause 11
Redress
- The data importer shall inform data subjects in a transparent and easily accessible format, through individual notice or on its website, of a contact point authorised to handle complaints. It shall deal promptly with any complaints it receives from a data subject.
- In case of a dispute between a data subject and one of the Parties as regards compliance with these Clauses, that Party shall use its best efforts to resolve the issue amicably in a timely fashion. The Parties shall keep each other informed about such disputes and, where appropriate, cooperate in resolving them.
- Where the data subject invokes a third-party beneficiary right pursuant to Clause 3, the data importer shall accept the decision of the data subject to:
- lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in the Member State of his/her habitual residence or place of work, or the competent supervisory authority pursuant to Clause 13;
- refer the dispute to the competent courts within the meaning of Clause 18.
- The Parties accept that the data subject may be represented by a not-for-profit body, organisation or association under the conditions set out in Article 80(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
- The data importer shall abide by a decision that is binding under the applicable EU or Member State law.
- The data importer agrees that the choice made by the data subject will not prejudice his/her substantive and procedural rights to seek remedies in accordance with applicable laws.
Clause 12
Liability
- Each Party shall be liable to the other Party/ies for any damages it causes the other Party/ies by any breach of these Clauses.
- The data importer shall be liable to the data subject, and the data subject shall be entitled to receive compensation, for any material or non-material damages the data importer or its sub-processor causes the data subject by breaching the third-party beneficiary rights under these Clauses.
- Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the data exporter shall be liable to the data subject, and the data subject shall be entitled to receive compensation, for any material or non-material damages the data exporter or the data importer (or its sub-processor) causes the data subject by breaching the third-party beneficiary rights under these Clauses. This is without prejudice to the liability of the data exporter and, where the data exporter is a processor acting on behalf of a controller, to the liability of the controller under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, as applicable.
- The Parties agree that if the data exporter is held liable under paragraph (c) for damages caused by the data importer (or its sub-processor), it shall be entitled to claim back from the data importer that part of the compensation corresponding to the data importer’s responsibility for the damage.
- Where more than one Party is responsible for any damage caused to the data subject as a result of a breach of these Clauses, all responsible Parties shall be jointly and severally liable and the data subject is entitled to bring an action in court against any of these Parties.
- The Parties agree that if one Party is held liable under paragraph (e), it shall be entitled to claim back from the other Party/ies that part of the compensation corresponding to its/their responsibility for the damage.
- The data importer may not invoke the conduct of a sub-processor to avoid its own liability.
Clause 13
Supervision
[Where the data exporter is established in an EU Member State:] The supervisory authority with responsibility for ensuring compliance by the data exporter with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as regards the data transfer, as indicated in Annex I, shall act as competent supervisory authority.
[Where the data exporter is not established in an EU Member State, but falls within the territorial scope of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in accordance with its Article 3(2) and has appointed a representative pursuant to Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679:] The supervisory authority of the Member State in which the representative within the meaning of Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 is established, as indicated in Annex I, shall act as competent supervisory authority.
[Where the data exporter is not established in an EU Member State, but falls within the territorial scope of application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in accordance with its Article 3(2) without however having to appoint a representative pursuant to Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679:] The supervisory authority of one of the Member States in which the data subjects whose personal data is transferred under these Clauses in relation to the offering of goods or services to them, or whose behaviour is monitored, are located, as indicated in Annex I, shall act as competent supervisory authority.
The data importer agrees to submit itself to the jurisdiction of and cooperate with the competent supervisory authority in any procedures aimed at ensuring compliance with these Clauses. In particular, the data importer agrees to respond to enquiries, submit to audits and comply with the measures adopted by the supervisory authority, including remedial and compensatory measures. It shall provide the supervisory authority with written confirmation that the necessary actions have been taken.
Section III – Local laws and practices affecting compliance with the Clauses
Clause 14
Local laws and practices affecting compliance with the Clauses
- The Parties warrant that they have no reason to believe that the laws and practices in the third country of destination applicable to the processing of the personal data by the data importer, including any requirements to disclose personal data or measures authorizing access by public authorities, prevent the data importer from fulfilling its obligations under these Clauses. This is based on the understanding that laws and practices that respect the essence of the fundamental rights and freedoms and do not exceed what is necessary and proportionate in a democratic society to safeguard one of the objectives listed in Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, are not in contradiction with these Clauses.
- The Parties declare that in providing the warranty in paragraph (a), they have taken due account in particular of the following elements:
- the specific circumstances of the transfer, including the length of the processing chain, the number of actors involved and the transmission channels used; intended onward transfers; the type of recipient; the purpose of processing; the categories and format of the transferred personal data; the economic sector in which the transfer occurs; the storage location of the data transferred;
- the laws and practices of the third country of destination– including those requiring the disclosure of data to public authorities or authorizing access by such authorities – relevant in light of the specific circumstances of the transfer, and the applicable limitations and safeguards ;
- any relevant contractual, technical or organisational safeguards put in place to supplement the safeguards under these Clauses, including measures applied during transmission and to the processing of the personal data in the country of destination.
- The data importer warrants that, in carrying out the assessment under paragraph (b), it has made its best efforts to provide the data exporter with relevant information and agrees that it will continue to cooperate with the data exporter in ensuring compliance with these Clauses.
- The Parties agree to document the assessment under paragraph (b) and make it available to the competent supervisory authority on request.
- The data importer agrees to notify the data exporter promptly if, after having agreed to these Clauses and for the duration of the contract, it has reason to believe that it is or has become subject to laws or practices not in line with the requirements under paragraph (a), including following a change in the laws of the third country or a measure (such as a disclosure request) indicating an application of such laws in practice that is not in line with the requirements in paragraph (a).
- Following a notification pursuant to paragraph (e), or if the data exporter otherwise has reason to believe that the data importer can no longer fulfill its obligations under these Clauses, the data exporter shall promptly identify appropriate measures (e.g. technical or organisational measures to ensure security and confidentiality) to be adopted by the data exporter and/or data importer to address the situation. The data exporter shall suspend the data transfer if it considers that no appropriate safeguards for such transfer can be ensured, or if instructed by the competent supervisory authority to do so. In this case, the data exporter shall be entitled to terminate the contract, insofar as it concerns the processing of personal data under these Clauses. If 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. Where the contract is terminated pursuant to this Clause, Clause 16(d) and (e) shall apply.
Clause 15
Obligations of the data importer in case of access by public authorities
15.1 Notification
- The data importer agrees to notify the data exporter and, where possible, the data subject promptly (if necessary with the help of the data exporter) if it:
- receives a legally binding request from a public authority, including judicial authorities, under the laws of the country of destination for the disclosure of personal data transferred pursuant to these Clauses; such notification shall include information about the personal data requested, the requesting authority, the legal basis for the request and the response provided; or
- becomes aware of any direct access by public authorities to personal data transferred pursuant to these Clauses in accordance with the laws of the country of destination; such notification shall include all information available to the importer.
- If the data importer is prohibited from notifying the data exporter and/or the data subject under the laws of the country of destination, the data importer agrees to use its best efforts to obtain a waiver of the prohibition, with a view to communicating as much information as possible, as soon as possible. The data importer agrees to document its best efforts in order to be able to demonstrate them on request of the data exporter.
- Where permissible under the laws of the country of destination, the data importer agrees to provide the data exporter, at regular intervals for the duration of the contract, with as much relevant information as possible on the requests received (in particular, number of requests, type of data requested, requesting authority/ies, whether requests have been challenged and the outcome of such challenges, etc.).
- The data importer agrees to preserve the information pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (c) for the duration of the contract and make it available to the competent supervisory authority on request.
- Paragraphs (a) to (c) are without prejudice to the obligation of the data importer pursuant to Clause 14(e) and Clause 16 to inform the data exporter promptly where it is unable to comply with these Clauses.
15.2 Review of legality and data minimization
- The data importer agrees to review the legality of the request for disclosure, in particular whether it remains within the powers granted to the requesting public authority, and to challenge the request if, after careful assessment, it concludes that there are reasonable grounds to consider that the request is unlawful under the laws of the country of destination, applicable obligations under international law and principles of international comity. The data importer shall, under the same conditions, pursue possibilities of appeal. When challenging a request, the data importer shall seek interim measures with a view to suspending the effects of the request until the competent judicial authority has decided on its merits. It shall not disclose the personal data requested until required to do so under the applicable procedural rules. These requirements are without prejudice to the obligations of the data importer under Clause 14(e).
- The data importer agrees to document its legal assessment and any challenge to the request for disclosure and, to the extent permissible under the laws of the country of destination, make the documentation available to the data exporter. It shall also make it available to the competent supervisory authority on request.
- The data importer agrees to provide the minimum amount of information permissible when responding to a request for disclosure, based on a reasonable interpretation of the request.
Section IV – Final Provisions
Clause 16
Non-compliance with the Clauses and termination
- The data importer shall promptly inform the data exporter if it is unable to comply with these Clauses, for whatever reason.
- In the event that the data importer is in breach of these Clauses or unable to comply with these Clauses, the data exporter shall suspend the transfer of personal data to the data importer until compliance is again ensured or the contract is terminated. This is without prejudice to Clause 14(f).
- The data exporter shall be entitled to terminate the contract, insofar as it concerns the processing of personal data under these Clauses, where:
- 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;
- the data importer is in substantial or persistent breach of these Clauses; or
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 the EU Member State in which the data exporter is established. Where such law does not allow for third-party beneficiary rights, they shall be governed by the law of another EU Member State that does allow for third-party beneficiary rights. The Parties agree that this shall be the law of Ireland.
Clause 18
Choice of forum and jurisdiction
- Any dispute arising from these Clauses shall be resolved by the courts of an EU Member State.
- The Parties agree that those shall be the courts of Ireland.
- A data subject may also bring legal proceedings against the data exporter and/or data importer before the courts of the Member State in which he/she has his/her habitual residence.
- The Parties agree to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of such courts.
ANNEX II
A. List of parties
Controller:
1. Name: Customer as set forth in the Order Form
Address: As set forth in the Order Form
Contact person’s name, position and contact details: As set forth in the Order Form
Signature and accession date: As set forth in the Order Form
Processor:
1. Name: Monte Carlo Data, Inc.
Address: As set forth in the Order Form
Contact person’s name, position and contact details: As set forth in the Order Form
Signature and accession date: As set forth in the Order Form
B. Description of the processing
Monte Carlo primarily collects metadata, logs, and metrics for the purpose of identifying data reliability issues. However, Monte Carlo acknowledges that, in the course of the performance of the Service, it may collect and process personal data as part of query logs that are passed to it from Customer’s data infrastructure environment or through other search or data sampling functionality that Customer initiates within the Monte Carlo platform. To the extent that any such personal data is passed to Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo processes and utilizes such data only for the sole purpose of identifying back to Customer data reliability issues and recommendations for resolution of such issues, and not for any other purpose.
Categories of data subjects whose personal data may be processed
- Prospects, customers, business partners and vendors of Controller (who are natural persons)
- Employees or contact persons of Controller’s prospects, customers, business partners and vendors
- Employees, agents, advisors, freelancers of Controller (who are natural persons)
- Controller’s Users authorized by Controller to use the Service
Categories of personal data which may be processed
- First and last name
- Title
- Position
- Employer
- Contact information (company, email, phone, physical business address)
- ID data
- professional life data
- personal life data
- connection data
- localization data
- contract data
Sensitive data which may be processed (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 specialised training), keeping a record of access to the data, restrictions for onward transfers or additional security measures.
Controller may submit special categories of data to the Service, the extent of which is solely determined and controlled by the Controller in its sole discretion, and which is for the sake of clarity Personal Data with information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, and the Processing of data concerning health or sex life.
Nature of the processing
The objective of any Processing of Personal Data by Processor is the performance of the Service pursuant to the Agreement and as described in the first paragraph of this Section.
Purpose(s) for which the personal data may be processed on behalf of the controller
The objective of any Processing of Personal Data by Processor is the performance of the Service pursuant to the Agreement and as described in the first paragraph of this Section.
Duration of the processing
As described in the Agreement.
For processing by (sub-) processors, also specify subject matter, nature and duration of the processing
Same as above.
C. Competent Supervisory Authority: [Insert Supervisory Authority for EU member state in which Customer is located]
ANNEX II
Technical and organisational measures including technical and organisational measures to ensure the security of the data
The technical and organisational security measures implemented by the Processor are as described in the Agreement, incorporating the terms of the DPA.
ANNEX III
LIST OF SUB-PROCESSORS
The controller has authorised the use of the following sub-processors:
- Name: Amazon Web Services
- Address: 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210
- Contact person’s name, position and contact details: We do not have a dedicated person at AWS. Rather, we log into Monte Carlo’s AWS account and open support request ticket and we get a contact person assigned OR we fill out the form located at https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/compliance-support/.
- Description of processing (including a clear delimitation of responsibilities in case several sub-processors are authorised): Hosting of data
- Name: Snowflake
- Address: 450 Concar Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402
- Contact person’s name, position and contact details: Tel: (844) 766-9355 Email: privacy@snowflake.com Also, we can log in and open a support request ticket and get a contact person assigned
- Description of processing (including a clear delimitation of responsibilities in case several sub-processors are authorised): Data storage, processing, and analytics
- Name: Databricks
- Address: 160 Spear Street, 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
- Contact person’s name, position and contact details: Tel: 1-866-330-0121 Email: privacy@databricks.com
- Description of processing (including a clear delimitation of responsibilities in case several sub-processors are authorised): Data storage, processing, and analytics
ATTACHMENT 1-B
International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses
This Addendum has been issued by the Information Commissioner for Parties making Restricted Transfers. The Information Commissioner considers that it provides Appropriate Safeguards for Restricted Transfers when it is entered into as a legally binding contract.
As permitted by clause 17 of this Addendum, the parties agree to change the format of the information set out in Part 1 of the Addendum such that:
- For the purposes of Table 1, Monte Carlo shall be the “importer” and Customer shall be the “exporter,” with the applicable details the same as identified in the Agreement.
- For the purposes of Table 2, the version of the Approved EU SCCs which this Addendum is appended to, set forth in Attachment 1-A, including the Annexes shall apply.
- For purposes of Table 3, Annex IA and Annex IB will be deemed completed with the information set forth in Annex I to Attachment 1-A and Annex II will be deemed completed with the information set forth in Annex II to Attachment 1-A.
- For purposes of Table 4, neither party may terminate this Addendum when the Approved Addendum changes.
Mandatory Clauses
Entering into this Addendum
- Each Party agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set out in this Addendum, in exchange for the other Party also agreeing to be bound by this Addendum.
- Although Annex 1A and Clause 7 of the Approved EU SCCs require signature by the Parties, for the purpose of making Restricted Transfers, the Parties may enter into this Addendum in any way that makes them legally binding on the Parties and allows data subjects to enforce their rights as set out in this Addendum. Entering into this Addendum will have the same effect as signing the Approved EU SCCs and any part of the Approved EU SCCs.
Interpretation of this Addendum
- Where this Addendum uses terms that are defined in the Approved EU SCCs those terms shall have the same meaning as in the Approved EU SCCs. In addition, the following terms have the following meanings:
Addendum | This International Data Transfer Addendum which is made up of this Addendum incorporating the Addendum EU SCCs. |
Addendum EU SCCs | The version(s) of the Approved EU SCCs which this Addendum is appended to, as set out in Table 2, including the Appendix Information. |
Appendix Information | As set out in Table 3. |
Appropriate Safeguards | The standard of protection over the personal data and of data subjects’ rights, which is required by UK Data Protection Laws when you are making a Restricted Transfer relying on standard data protection clauses under Article 46(2)(d) UK GDPR. |
Approved Addendum | The Standard Contractual Clauses set out in the Annex of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of 4 June 2021. |
ICO | The Information Commissioner. |
Restricted Transfer | A transfer which is covered by Chapter V of the UK GDPR. |
UK | The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
UK Data Protection Laws | All laws relating to data protection, the processing of personal data, privacy and/or electronic communications in force from time to time in the UK, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. |
UK GDPR | As defined in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018. |
- This Addendum must always be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with UK Data Protection Laws and so that it fulfils the Parties’ obligation to provide the Appropriate Safeguards.
- If the provisions included in the Addendum EU SCCs amend the Approved SCCs in any way which is not permitted under the Approved EU SCCs or the Approved Addendum, such amendment(s) will not be incorporated in this Addendum and the equivalent provision of the Approved EU SCCs will take their place.
- If there is any inconsistency or conflict between UK Data Protection Laws and this Addendum, UK Data Protection Laws applies.
- If the meaning of this Addendum is unclear or there is more than one meaning, the meaning which most closely aligns with UK Data Protection Laws applies.
- Any references to legislation (or specific provisions of legislation) means that legislation (or specific provision) as it may change over time. This includes where that legislation (or specific provision) has been consolidated, re-enacted and/or replaced after this Addendum has been entered into.
Hierarchy
- Although Clause 5 of the Approved EU SCCs sets out that the Approved EU SCCs prevail over all related agreements between the parties, the parties agree that, for Restricted Transfers, the hierarchy in Section 10 will prevail.
- Where there is any inconsistency or conflict between the Approved Addendum and the Addendum EU SCCs (as applicable), the Approved Addendum overrides the Addendum EU SCCs, except where (and in so far as) the inconsistent or conflicting terms of the Addendum EU SCCs provides greater protection for data subjects, in which case those terms will override the Approved Addendum.
- Where this Addendum incorporates Addendum EU SCCs which have been entered into to protect transfers subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 then the Parties acknowledge that nothing in this Addendum impacts those Addendum EU SCCs.
Incorporation of and changes to the EU SCCs
- This Addendum incorporates the Addendum EU SCCs which are amended to the extent necessary so that:
- together they operate for data transfers made by the data exporter to the data importer, to the extent that UK Data Protection Laws apply to the data exporter’s processing when making that data transfer, and they provide Appropriate Safeguards for those data transfers;
- Sections 9 to 11 override Clause 5 (Hierarchy) of the Addendum EU SCCs; and
- this Addendum (including the Addendum EU SCCs incorporated into it) is (1) governed by the laws of England and Wales and (2) any dispute arising from it is resolved by the courts of England and Wales, in each case unless the laws and/or courts of Scotland or Northern Ireland have been expressly selected by the Parties.
- Unless the Parties have agreed alternative amendments which meet the requirements of Section 12, the provisions of Section 15 will apply.
- No amendments to the Approved EU SCCs other than to meet the requirements of Section 12 may be made.
- The following amendments to the Addendum EU SCCs (for the purpose of Section 12) are made:
- References to the “Clauses” means this Addendum, incorporating the Addendum EU SCCs;
- In Clause 2, delete the words:
- “and, with respect to data transfers from controllers to processors and/or processors to processors, standard contractual clauses pursuant to Article 28(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679”;
- Clause 6 (Description of the transfer(s)) is replaced with:
- “The details of the transfers(s) and in particular the categories of personal data that are transferred and the purpose(s) for which they are transferred) are those specified in Annex I where UK Data Protection Laws apply to the data exporter’s processing when making that transfer.”;
- Clause 8.7(i) of Module 1 is replaced with:
- “it is to a country benefitting from adequacy regulations pursuant to Section 17A of the UK GDPR that covers the onward transfer”;
- Clause 8.8(i) of Modules 2 and 3 is replaced with:
- “the onward transfer is to a country benefitting from adequacy regulations pursuant to Section 17A of the UK GDPR that covers the onward transfer;”
- References to “Regulation (EU) 2016/679”, “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)” and “that Regulation” are all replaced by “UK Data Protection Laws”. References to specific Article(s) of “Regulation (EU) 2016/679” are replaced with the equivalent Article or Section of UK Data Protection Laws;
- References to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 are removed;
- References to the “European Union”, “Union”, “EU”, “EU Member State”, “Member State” and “EU or Member State” are all replaced with the “UK”;
- The reference to “Clause 12(c)(i)” at Clause 10(b)(i) of Module one, is replaced with “Clause 11(c)(i)”;
- Clause 13(a) and Part C of Annex I are not used;
- The “competent supervisory authority” and “supervisory authority” are both replaced with the “Information Commissioner”;
- In Clause 16(e), subsection (i) is replaced with:
- “the Secretary of State makes regulations pursuant to Section 17A of the Data Protection Act 2018 that cover the transfer of personal data to which these clauses apply;”;
- Clause 17 is replaced with:
- “These Clauses are governed by the laws of England and Wales.”;
- Clause 18 is replaced with:
- “Any dispute arising from these Clauses shall be resolved by the courts of England and Wales. A data subject may also bring legal proceedings against the data exporter and/or data importer before the courts of any country in the UK. The Parties agree to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of such courts.”; and
- The footnotes to the Approved EU SCCs do not form part of the Addendum, except for footnotes 8, 9, 10 and 11.
Amendments to this Addendum
- The Parties may agree to change Clauses 17 and/or 18 of the Addendum EU SCCs to refer to the laws and/or courts of Scotland or Northern Ireland.
- If the Parties wish to change the format of the information included in Part 1: Tables of the Approved Addendum, they may do so by agreeing to the change in writing, provided that the change does not reduce the Appropriate Safeguards.
- From time to time, the ICO may issue a revised Approved Addendum which:
- makes reasonable and proportionate changes to the Approved Addendum, including correcting errors in the Approved Addendum; and/or
- reflects changes to UK Data Protection Laws;
The revised Approved Addendum will specify the start date from which the changes to the Approved Addendum are effective and whether the Parties need to review this Addendum including the Appendix Information. This Addendum is automatically amended as set out in the revised Approved Addendum from the start date specified.
- If the ICO issues a revised Approved Addendum under Section 18, if any Party selected in Table 4 “Ending the Addendum when the Approved Addendum changes”, will as a direct result of the changes in the Approved Addendum have a substantial, disproportionate and demonstrable increase in (a) its direct costs of performing its obligations under the Addendum; and/or (b) its risk under the Addendum, and in either case it has first taken reasonable steps to reduce those costs or risks so that it is not substantial and disproportionate, then that Party may end this Addendum at the end of a reasonable notice period, by providing written notice for that period to the other Party before the start date of the revised Approved Addendum.
- The Parties do not need the consent of any third party to make changes to this Addendum, but any changes must be made in accordance with its terms.
ATTACHMENT 2
Words and phrases defined in the CCPA shall have the same meaning in this Attachment 2 and all other terms shall have the meaning in the Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Attachment and the Agreement, this Attachment 2 will control but all other terms in the Agreement will otherwise remain in full force.
- The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this Attachment:
- CCPA means the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 to 1798.199), and any related regulations provided by the California Attorney General all of which as may be amended from time to time.
- Contracted Business Purposes means the Services and as otherwise described in the Agreement for which the Monte Carlo receives or accesses personal information from Customer.
- Monte Carlo’s CCPA Obligations:
- Monte Carlo will only collect, use, retain, or disclose personal information for the Contracted Business Purposes for which Customer provides or permits personal information access.
- Monte Carlo will not collect, use, retain, disclose, sell, or otherwise make personal information available in a way that does not comply with the CCPA. If a law requires Monte Carlo to disclose personal information for a purpose unrelated to the Contracted Business Purpose, Monte Carlo must first inform the Customer of the legal requirement and give the Customer an opportunity to object or challenge the requirement, unless applicable law prohibits such notice.
- To the extent commercially reasonable, Monte Carlo will limit personal information collection, use, retention, and disclosure to activities reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve the Contracted Business Purposes or another compatible operational purpose.
- Monte Carlo must promptly comply with any Customer request or instruction requiring the Monte Carlo to provide, amend, transfer, or delete the personal information, or to stop, mitigate, or remedy any unauthorized processing. If Customer is able to amend, transfer, or delete the personal information itself and chooses Monte Carlo’s assistance, Customer agrees to pay reasonable fees for such assistance at a rate mutually agreed in advance between the parties.
- If the Contracted Business Purposes require the collection of personal information from individuals on the Customer’s behalf, Monte Carlo will always provide a CCPA-compliant notice addressing use and collection methods.
- If the CCPA permits, Monte Carlo may aggregate, deidentify, or anonymize personal information, so it no longer meets the personal information definition, and may use such aggregated, deidentified, or anonymized data for its own research and development purposes. Monte Carlo will not attempt to or actually re-identify any previously aggregated, deidentified, or anonymized data and will contractually prohibit downstream data recipients from attempting to or actually re-identifying such data.
- Assistance with CCPA Obligations:
- Monte Carlo will reasonably cooperate and assist Customer in responding to CCPA-related inquiries, including responding to verifiable consumer requests, taking into account the nature of Monte Carlo’s processing and the information available Monte Carlo.
- A party must notify the other party promptly if it receives any complaint, notice, or communication that directly or indirectly relates to either party’s compliance with the CCPA. Specifically, Monte Carlo must notify the Customer within five (5) working days if it receives a verifiable consumer request under the CCPA.
- Subcontracting:
- Monte Carlo may use subcontractors to provide the Contracted Business Services. Monte Carlo cannot make any disclosures to the subcontractor that the CCPA would treat as a sale and Monte Carlo shall ensure appropriate terms no less protective than those in this Attachment are entered into between Monte Carlo and the subcontractor.
- Monte Carlo remains fully liable for each subcontractor’s performance to the same extent if Monte Carlo were performing itself.
- Upon the Customer’s written request, Monte Carlo will provide Customer with information and reports demonstrating Monte Carlo’s compliance with the obligations in this Attachment.
- Certifications:
- Both parties will comply with all applicable requirements of the CCPA when collecting, using, retaining, or disclosing personal information.
- Monte Carlo certifies that it understands this Attachment’s and the CCPA’s restrictions and prohibitions on selling personal information and retaining, using, or disclosing personal information outside of the parties’ business relationship, and Monte Carlo will comply with them.