DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT

DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT

Effective Date: December 1, 2023
Last Updated: January 2, 2025

 

 

1.  
This Data Processing Agreement ("DPA") sets out the terms, requirements, and conditions on which Flowtrace Ltd ("We", "Us", "Our") will process Personal Data when providing our services to you as our customer("You", "Your") pursuant to our Subscription Terms ("Agreement").
     
2.   Definitions and Interpretation
  2.1 The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this DPA.
  2.2 Definitions:
   
 
"Controller, Data Subject, Personal Data, Personal Data Breach, Processor, Processing/Process/Processed and Supervisory Authority" is as defined in the GDPR.
 
   
"Data Protection Legislation" means all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time in the EU and UK, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR"); the GDPR as defined in section 3(10) (as supplemented by section 205(4)) of the DPA 2018 ("UK GDPR"); the Data Protection Act 2018 ("DPA 2018"); the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC (as updated by Directive 2009/136/EC); the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended and any other legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time which apply to a party relating to the use of Personal Data.
   
 
"Services" means the services to be provided by Us to You under the Agreement.
 
   
"Standard Contractual Clauses" means, together, the standard contractual clauses for the transfer of Personal Data to third countries pursuant to the GDPR, adopted by the European Commission under Commission Decision (EU) 2021/914 2021 ("EU SCCs") and the UK International Transfer Addendum to the EU SCCs ("UK Addendum").
  2.3
A reference to writing or written includes email but not fax.
 
  2.4
In the case of conflict or ambiguity between:
 
  2.4.1
any provisions contained in the body of this DPA and any provisions contained in the Schedules, the provisions in the body of this DPA will prevail; and
  2.4.2
any of the provisions of this DPA and any provisions in the Agreement, the provisions of this DPA will prevail.
  2.5
Personal Data Types and Processing Purposes

  2.5.1
The parties acknowledge that for the purpose of the Data Protection Legislation, You are the Controller and We are the Processor.
  2.5.2
 
You retain control of the Personal Data and remain responsible for Your compliance obligations under the applicable Data Protection Legislation, including providing any required notices and obtaining any required consents, and for the processing instructions You give to Us.
 
  2.5.3
You warrant that Our expected use of the Personal Data for the provision of the Services and as specifically instructed by You will comply with the Data Protection Legislation.
  2.5.4
The Schedules describe the subject matter, duration, nature and purpose of processing and the Personal Data categories and Data Subject types in respect of which We may process Personal Data to fulfil the Services.
  2.6
Your Obligations

  2.6.1 You shall:
  2.6.2
have at all times during the term of the Agreement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk to protect any Personal Data, and no less than Our measures set out at paragraph 3.12 of Schedule 1;
  2.6.3
provide clear and comprehensible written instructions to Us for the Processing of Personal Data to be carried out under the Agreement;
  2.6.4
ensure that You have all the necessary licences, permissions and consents from Data Subjects;
  2.6.5
ensure that You have an applicable legal basis, for the transfer of Personal Data to Us and to the processing of that Personal Data by Us; and
  2.6.6
indemnify Us against all loss, liability, damages, costs, fees, claims and expenses which We may incur or suffer by reason of any breach of this DPA or the Data Protection Legislation by You.
  2.7
Our Obligations

  2.7.1
We will only process the Personal Data to the extent, and in such a manner, as is necessary for the Services in accordance with Your written instructions. We will not process the Personal Data for any other purpose or in a way that does not comply with this DPA or the Data Protection Legislation. We will immediately notify You if, in Our opinion, Your instruction would not comply with the Data Protection Legislation.
  2.7.2
We will promptly comply with any request or instruction from You requiring Us to amend, transfer, delete or otherwise process the Personal Data, or to stop, mitigate or remedy any unauthorised processing.
  2.7.3
We will maintain the confidentiality of all Personal Data and will not disclose Personal Data to third parties unless You or this DPA specifically authorises the disclosure, or as required by law. If a law, court, regulator or supervisory authority requires Us to process or disclose Personal Data, We will first use reasonable endeavours to inform You of the legal or regulatory requirement and give You an opportunity to object or challenge the requirement, unless the law prohibits such notice.
  2.7.4
We will reasonably assist You with meeting Your compliance obligations under the Data Protection Legislation, taking into account the nature of Our processing and the information available to Us, including in relation to Data Subject rights, data protection impact assessments and reporting to and consulting with supervisory authorities under the Data Protection Legislation.
  2.7.5
We will promptly notify You of any changes to Data Protection Legislation that may adversely affect Our performance of the Services.
 
  2.7.6
You acknowledge that We may use the Personal Data We receive from you for the purpose of improving our Services, provided that We anonymize (as defined by GDPR) the Personal Data prior to any such use.
  2.8 Our Employees

  2.8.1
We will ensure that any and all employees:
 
  2.8.2
are informed of the confidential nature of the Personal Data and are bound by confidentiality obligations and use restrictions in respect of the Personal Data;
  2.8.3
have undertaken training on the Data Protection Legislation relating to handling Personal Data and how it applies to their particular duties; and
  2.8.4
are aware both of Our duties and their personal duties and obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and this DPA.

  2.9 Security

  2.9.1
We will at all times implement appropriate technical and organisational measures against unauthorised or unlawful processing, access, disclosure, copying, modification, storage, reproduction, display or distribution of Personal Data, and against accidental or unlawful loss, destruction, alteration, disclosure or damage of Personal Data including, but not limited to, the security measures set out at paragraph 3.12 of Schedule 1.
  2.9.2
We may update the security measures from time to time, provided they do not result in a reduction in the security over the Personal Data to which they apply. We will maintain an up-to-date written record of Our then-current security measures, which We shall provide to You on request, and review at least on an annual basis to ensure they remain current and complete.
  2.9.3
We will implement such measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk involved, including as appropriate:
 
  2.9.3.1.
the pseudonymisation and encryption of Personal Data;
  2.9.3.2.
the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services;
  2.9.3.3.
the ability to restore the availability and access to Personal Data in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident; and
  2.9.3.4.
a process for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of security measures.
  2.10
Personal Data Breach

  2.10.1
We will promptly and without undue delay notify You if any of Your Personal Data is lost or destroyed or becomes damaged, corrupted, or unusable. We will restore such Personal Data at Our own expense.
  2.10.2
We will without undue delay notify You if We become aware of:
 
  2.10.2.1.
any accidental, unauthorised or unlawful processing of Your Personal Data; or
  2.10.2.1.
any Personal Data Breach relating to Your Personal Data.
  2.10.3
Where We become aware of an event within the scope of clause 2.10.2, We shall, without undue delay, also provide You with the following information:
  2.10.3.1. a description of the nature of such event, including the categories and approximate number of both Data Subjects and Personal Data records concerned;
  2.10.3.2.
the likely consequences of the event; and
  2.10.3.3.
a description of the measures taken or proposed to be taken to address such event, including measures to mitigate its possible adverse effects.
  2.10.4
Immediately following any unauthorised or unlawful Personal Data processing or Personal Data Breach, the parties will co-ordinate with each other to investigate the matter. We will reasonably co-operate with You in Your handling of the matter, including:
  2.10.4.1.
assisting with any investigation;
  2.10.4.2.
making available all relevant records, logs, files, data reporting and other materials required to comply with all Data Protection Legislation or as otherwise reasonably required by You; and
  2.10.4.3.
taking reasonable and prompt steps to mitigate the effects and to minimise any damage resulting from the Personal Data Breach or unlawful Personal Data processing.
  2.10.5
We will not inform any third party of any Personal Data Breach without first obtaining Your prior written consent, except when required to do so by law, to maintain any policy of insurance, or to maintain regulatory or equivalent certifications.
  2.10.6
Subject to clause 2.10.5 You have the sole right to determine:
  2.10.6.1.
whether to provide notice of the Personal Data Breach to any Data Subjects, supervisory authorities, regulators, law enforcement agencies or others, as required by law or regulation or in Your discretion, including the contents and delivery method of the notice; and
  2.10.6.2.
whether to offer any type of remedy to affected Data Subjects, including the nature and extent of such remedy.
  2.11
Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data

  2.11.1
If an adequate protection measure for the international transfer of Personal Data is required under Data Protection Legislation (and has not otherwise been arranged by the parties) the Standard Contractual Clauses shall be incorporated into this Agreement in the Schedules as if they had been set out in full.
  2.11.2
The parties shall ensure that whenever Personal Data is transferred outside the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom ("GDPR Territories") they:
  2.11.2.1.
are Processing Personal Data in a territory which is subject to a current finding by the European Commission under the Data Protection Legislation that the territory provides adequate protection for the privacy rights of individuals;
  2.11.2.2.
participate in a valid cross-border transfer mechanism under the Data Protection Legislation, so that the parties can ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to ensure an adequate level of protection with respect to the privacy rights of individuals as required by Article 46 of the GDPR; or
  2.11.2.3.
otherwise ensure that the transfer complies with the Data Protection Legislation.
  2.11.3
In the case of any Processing of Personal Data outside of the GDPR Territories as at the date of this DPA, We have identified in the Schedules the relevant transfer mechanism. We will promptly inform You of any change to such mechanisms.
  2.11.4
You authorise Us to enter into the Standard Contractual Clauses with the sub-Processor on Your behalf, if required to ensure the relevant Processing of Personal Data complies with Data Protection Legislation. We will make the executed Standard Contractual Clauses available to You on written request.
  2.12
Sub-Processors

  2.12.1
We may only authorise a third party (sub-Processor) to process the Personal Data if:
  2.12.2
You are provided with an opportunity to object to (but not prevent) the appointment of each sub-Processor within 10 days of Us providing You with reasonable details of the forthcoming changes to Our sub-Processors, with such details to be provided by Us updating Our dedicated sub-Processor webpage at www.flowtrace.co/sub-processors;
  2.12.3
We enter into a written contract with the sub-Processor that contains terms materially the same to those set out in this DPA, in particular, in relation to requiring appropriate technical and organisational data security measures, and, upon Your written request and at Your expense, provide You with copies of such contracts (subject to redaction of any confidential information); and
  2.12.4
We maintain control over all Personal Data We entrust to the sub-Processor.
  2.12.5
You authorise Us to use sub-Processors set out on Our dedicated sub-Processor webpage at www.flowtrace.co/sub-processors. These sub-Processors include but are not limited to the general categories of data storage, hosting (including data centres and providers of virtual software environments), customer support and analytics.
  2.12.6
Where the sub-Processor fails to fulfil its obligations under such written agreement, We remain fully liable to You for the sub-Processor’s performance of its agreement obligations.
  2.13
Complaints, Data Subject Requests and Third-Party Rights

  2.13.1
We will take such technical and organisational measures as may be appropriate, and promptly provide such information to You as You may reasonably require, to enable You to comply with:
  2.13.1.1.
the rights of Data Subjects under the Data Protection Legislation, including subject access rights, the rights to rectify and erase Personal Data, object to the processing and automated processing of Personal Data, and restrict the processing of Personal Data; and
  2.13.1.2.
information or assessment notices served on You by any supervisory authority under the Data Protection Legislation.
  2.13.2
We will notify You immediately if We receive any complaint, notice or communication that relates directly or indirectly to the processing of the Personal Data or to either party's compliance with the Data Protection Legislation.
  2.13.3
We will notify You without undue delay if We receive a request from a Data Subject for access to their Personal Data or to exercise any of their related rights under the Data Protection Legislation.
  2.13.4
We will give You Our full co-operation and assistance in responding to any complaint, notice, communication or Data Subject request.
 
  2.13.5
We will not disclose the Personal Data to any Data Subject or to a third party other than at Your request or instruction, as provided for in this DPA or as required by law.
  2.14 Liability

  2.14.1
Nothing in this DPA shall limit or exclude either party's liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by negligence; (ii) fraud or deceit; or (iii) any other liability that cannot be excluded by applicable law.
  2.14.2
Subject to clause 2.14.1, Our total liability pursuant to this DPA shall not exceed the total fees paid by You to Us during the preceding twenty-four (24) months period. This clause 2.14.2 do not apply to the Parties’ indemnity rights and obligations provided in the Agreement.
  2.15
Term and Termination

  2.15.1
This DPA will remain in full force and effect for so long as We retain any of Your Personal Data related to the Services in Our possession or control.
  2.15.1
Any provision of this DPA that expressly or by implication should come into or continue in force on or after termination of the Services in order to protect Personal Data will remain in full force and effect.
  2.15.1
If a change in any Data Protection Legislation prevents either party from fulfilling all or part of the Services, the parties will discuss in good faith with a view to implementing any changes necessary to ensure the processing of Personal Data complies with the new requirements.
  2.16
Data Return and Destruction

  2.16.1
At Your request, We will give You a copy of or access to all or part of Your Personal Data in Our possession or control in a commonly accessible and electronic format determined by Us.
  2.16.2
On termination of the Services for any reason or expiry of its term, or at Your request, We will promptly securely delete or destroy or, if directed in writing by You, return and not retain, all or any Personal Data related to this DPA in Our possession or control. This requirement shall not apply to Personal Data which We have archived on Our backup systems which are not reasonably accessible, provided that such Personal Data is deleted promptly in the event such backups become reasonably accessible (such as by Us using those backups to restore Our systems).
  2.16.3
Clause 2.16.2 shall not apply to the extent any law, regulation, or government or regulatory body requires Us to retain any documents or materials that We would otherwise be required to return or destroy.
  2.17 Records

  2.17.1
We will keep detailed, accurate and up-to-date written records regarding any processing of Personal Data We carry out for You ("Records") and provide You with copies of the Records upon request.
  2.18 Audit

  2.18.1
Upon Your reasonable prior written notice of no less than thirty (30) days, and no more than once during any consecutive 24-month period, You may conduct a virtual audit of Our systems holding or processing Your Personal Data and of any documentation that relate to Our processing of Your Personal Data to verify that all necessary security measures have been implemented and are functioning properly and that the processing complies with Data Protection Legislation. No more than once during any consecutive 12-month period, on Your request We will provide You with the relevant information from Our most recent audit (which may have been carried out internally or by third-party representatives) to evidence Our compliance with this DPA and provide the summary results to You. You shall be entitled to ask questions of Us related to compliance with Data Protection Legislation in advance of the audit, We shall use Our reasonable endeavours to respond adequately when providing the audit results.
  2.18.2
On Your written request, We will exercise relevant audit rights We have in connection with Our sub-Processors’ compliance with their obligations regarding Your Personal Data, and provide You with a summary of the audit results.
  2.18.3
The audit rights set out at clauses 2.18.1 – 2.18.2 are Your only contractual rights (and Our only contractual obligations) in connection with the auditing of Our Processing of Personal Data. Save that nothing in this DPA shall prevent or is intended to undermine the rights and powers granted to Data Subjects or Supervisory Authorities, and accordingly We shall submit to any audits required by a Supervisory Authority or Data Protection Legislation.

SCHEDULE 1 
EU SCCs

 

1
Incorporation of the EU SCCs

1.1
To the extent clause 2.11.1 applies and the transfer is made pursuant to the GDPR, this Schedule 1 and the following terms shall apply where the Customer is based outside of the EEA or UK:
1.1.1
Module 4 of the EU SCCs, and no other optional clauses unless explicitly specified, are incorporated into this Schedule 1 as if they had been set out in full in the case where the exporter is a Processor, the importer is a Controller and the transfer requires such additional protection.
2
Clarifications to the EU SCCs

2.2
For the purposes of clauses 17 and 18 of the EU SCCs, the laws and courts of Ireland shall apply.

3
Processing Particulars for the EU SCCs
 
The Parties

3.1
Exporter (Processor): Flowtrace

3.2
Importer (Controller): Customer
 

Description Of Data Processing

3.3
Categories of data subjects: Employees, consultants, contractors, customers and any other parties of the Customer whose personal data is contained within the customer's internal communication and collaboration tools.

3.4
Categories of personal data transferred: Names, email addresses, roles and any other personal data contained within the communication and collaboration tools.

3.4
Sensitive data transferred: None.

3.6
Frequency of the transfer: Continuous.

3.7
Nature of the processing: Analysis for the purposes of providing the Services.

3.8
Purpose of the processing: For the purposes of performing our obligations under the Agreement, specifically to create metrics and measurements of collaboration, including personnel’s focus time, in order to help our customer create a collaborative and productive working culture.

3.9
Duration of the processing: For the duration of the Agreement.

3.10
Sub-Processor Transfers: As required and set out in the Agreement.

3.11
Competent Supervisory Authority: The Irish Data Protection Commissioner for transfers from the EU or EEA, and the UK Information Commissioner for transfers from the UK.
3.12
Technical and Organisational Measures: We use secure authentication processes such as Auth0, Google SSO, Slack SSO and Amazon Cognito; store all personal data in a separate database from the analytics data; encrypt the data in transit and at rest; and limit our employees' access to production according to industry best practices. We set out minimum technical and organizational measures, which we meet and surpass, in Appendix 1.

 

APPENDIX 1 – The Technical and Organizational Measures

‍The following defines the minimum of technical and organizational measures to ensure Personal Data protection and Personal Data security, which must be established and maintained by Us. The aim is to ensure, in particular, the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information processed by Us on behalf of You.‍

1.

Measures to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of systems and services

  1. Equipment access control: deny unauthorized persons access to processing equipment used for processing
    • Only authorized users have access to the could infrastructure and processing resources. We are using AWS access control mechanisms including MFA.
  2. Data media control: prevent the unauthorized reading, copying, modification or erasure of data media
    • Only authorized users have access to the could infrastructure and processing resources. We are using AWS access control mechanisms including MFA.
  3. Storage control: prevent the unauthorized input of Personal Data and the unauthorized inspection, modification or deletion of stored Personal Data
    • All data is encrypted at rest, and only authorized users can process the data in the database.
  4. User control: prevent the use of automated processing systems by unauthorized persons using data communication equipment
    • Any automated processing actions can be taken by authorized users only.
  5. Data access control: ensure that persons authorized to use an automated processing system have access only to the Personal Data covered by their access authorization
    • Our access to cloud resources is limited by leveled access of authorized users and only authorized level authority can access the client's Personal Data.
  6. Communication control: ensure that it is possible to verify and establish the bodies to which Personal Data have been or may be transmitted or made available using data communication equipment
    • Access and data processing activities are logged
  7. Input control: ensure that it is subsequently possible to verify and establish which Personal Data have been input into automated processing systems and when and by whom the Personal Data were input
    • All operations to make Personal Data accessible to us is logged
  8. Transport control: ensure that the confidentiality and integrity of Personal Data are protected during transfers of Personal Data or during transport of data media
    • All data is encrypted in transit
2.

Measures to ensure the availability and resilience of systems and services

  1. Reliability: ensure that all system functions perform and that the appearance of faults in the functions is reported
    • Our cloud infrastructure reliability is ensured by AWS service SLAs
  2. Integrity: ensure that stored Personal Data cannot be corrupted by means of a malfunctioning of the system
    • Our cloud infrastructure reliability is ensured by AWS service SLAs
  3. Availability control: ensure that Personal Data are protected against loss and destruction
    • Our cloud infrastructure reliability is ensured by AWS service SLAs
3.

Measures to rapidly restore the availability and access to Personal Data following a physical or technical incident

  1. Recovery: ensure that installed systems may, in the case of interruption, be restored
    • We have robust backup strategies in all databases and the reliability is ensured by AWS service SLAs

 

In many instances our internal process meets and surpasses the minimum requirements set out above. You can read these as a reference from this URL: http://www.flowtrace.co/data-privacy-practices

 

APPENDIX 2 – UK ADDENDUM

1.   Parties
  17.13 As set out in Schedule 1.
18.   Selected SCCs, Modules and Clauses
  18.1 Personal data received from the importer is not combined with personal data collected by the exporter.
19.   Appendix Information
  19.1 The processing details required by the UK Addendum are as set out in Schedule 1, paragraph 3.
20.   Termination of the UK Addendum
  20.1 In the event the template UK Addendum issued by the Information Commissioner's Office and laid before Parliament in accordance with s119A of the DPA 2018 on 2 February 2022, as it is revised under Section ‎18 is amended, either party may terminate this Annex 2 on written notice to the other in accordance with Table 4 and paragraph 19 of the UK Addendum and replace it with a mutually acceptable alternative.

 

CONTACT US

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at:

Flowtrace Ltd
86-90 Paul Street
London EC2A 4NE
England

contact@flowtrace.co

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