Data Processing Addendum and GDPR

Data Processing Addendum and GDPR

This Data Processing Addendum ("DPA"), forms part of the Agreement between flipmail.org SL ("flipmail.org") and the "Customer" and shall be effective on the date both parties execute this DPA ("Effective Date"). All capitalized terms not defined in this DPA shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

1. Definitions

"Affiliate" means an entity that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with an entity.

"Agreement" means flipmail.org's Terms of Use, which govern the provision of the Services to Customer, as such terms may be updated by flipmail.org from time to time.

"Control" means an ownership, voting or similar interest representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total interests then outstanding of the entity in question. The term "Controlled" shall be construed accordingly.

"Customer Data" means any Personal Data that flipmail.org processes on behalf of Customer as a Data Processor in the course of providing Services, as more particularly described in this DPA.

"Data Protection Laws" means all data protection and privacy laws applicable to the processing of Personal Data under the Agreement, including, where applicable, EU Data Protection Law.

"Data Controller" means an entity that determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data.

"Data Processor" means an entity that processes Personal Data on behalf of a Data Controller.

"EU Data Protection Law" means (i) prior to 25 May 2018, Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of Personal Data and on the free movement of such data ("Directive") and on and after 25 May 2018, Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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) ("GDPR"); and (ii) Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of Personal Data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and applicable national implementations of it (as may be amended, superseded or replaced).

"EEA" means, for the purposes of this DPA, the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

"Group" means any and all Affiliates that are part of an entity's corporate group.

"Personal Data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

"Privacy Shield" means the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework self-certification program operated by the U.S. Department of Commerce and approved by the European Commission pursuant to Decision C(2016)4176 of 12 July 2016 and by the Swiss Federal Council on January 11, 2017, respectively.

"Privacy Shield Principles" means the Privacy Shield Principles (as supplemented by the Supplemental Principles) contained in Annex II to the European Commission Decision C(2016)4176 of 12 July 2016 (as may be amended, superseded or replaced).

"Processing" has the meaning given to it in the GDPR and "process", "processes" and "processed" shall be interpreted accordingly.

"Security Incident" means any unauthorized or unlawful breach of security that leads to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of or access to Customer Data.

"Services" means any product or service provided by flipmail.org to Customer pursuant to the Agreement.

"Sub-processor" means any Data Processor engaged by flipmail.org or its Affiliates to assist in fulfilling its obligations with respect to providing the Services pursuant to the Agreement or this DPA. Sub-processors may include third parties or members of the flipmail.org Group.

2. Relationship with the Agreement

2.1 The parties agree that DPA shall replace any existing DPA the parties may have previously entered into in connection with the Services.

2.2 Except for the changes made by this DPA, the Agreement remains unchanged and in full force and effect. If there is any conflict between this DPA and the Agreement, this DPA shall prevail to the extent of that conflict.

2.3 Any claims brought under or in connection with this DPA shall be subject to the terms and conditions, including but not limited to, the exclusions and limitations set forth in the Agreement.

2.4 Any claims against flipmail.org or its Affiliates under this DPA shall be brought solely against the entity that is a party to the Agreement. In no event shall any party limit its liability with respect to any individual's data protection rights under this DPA or otherwise. Customer further agrees that any regulatory penalties incurred by flipmail.org in relation to the Customer Data that arise as a result of, or in connection with, Customer's failure to comply with its obligations under this DPA or any applicable Data Protection Laws shall count toward and reduce flipmail.org's liability under the Agreement as if it were a liability to the Customer under the Agreement.

2.5 No one other than a party to this DPA, its successors and permitted assignees shall have any right to enforce any of its terms.

2.6 This DPA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with governing law and jurisdiction provisions in the Agreement unless required otherwise by applicable Data Protection Laws.

3. Scope and Applicability of this DPA

3.1 This DPA applies where and only to the extent that flipmail.org processes Customer Data that originates from the EEA and/or that is otherwise subject to EU Data Protection Law on behalf of Customer as Data Processor in the course of providing Services pursuant to the Agreement.

3.2 Part A (being Section 4 - 8 (inclusive) of this DPA, as well as Annexes A and B of this DPA) shall apply to the processing of Customer Data within the scope of this DPA from the Effective Date.

3.3 Part B (being Sections 9-12 (inclusive) of this DPA) shall apply to the processing of Customer Data within the scope of the DPA from and including 25th May 2018. For the avoidance of doubt, Part B shall apply in addition to, and not in substitution for, the terms in Part A.

Part A: General Data Protection Obligations

4. Roles and Scope of Processing

4.1 Role of the Parties. As between flipmail.org and Customer, Customer is the Data Controller of Customer Data, and flipmail.org shall process Customer Data only as a Data Processor acting on behalf of Customer.

4.2. Customer Processing of Customer Data. Customer agrees that (i) it shall comply with its obligations as a Data Controller under Data Protection Laws in respect of its processing of Customer Data and any processing instructions it issues to flipmail.org; and (ii) it has provided notice and obtained (or shall obtain) all consents and rights necessary under Data Protection Laws for flipmail.org to process Customer Data and provide the Services pursuant to the Agreement and this DPA.

4.3 flipmail.org Processing of Customer Data. flipmail.org shall process Customer Data only for the purposes described in this DPA and only in accordance with Customer's documented lawful instructions. The parties agree that this DPA and the Agreement set out the Customer's complete and final instructions to flipmail.org in relation to the processing of Customer Data and processing outside the scope of these instructions (if any) shall require a prior written agreement between Customer and flipmail.org.

4.4 Details of Data Processing

(a) Subject matter: The subject matter of the data processing under this DPA is Customer Data.

(b) Duration: As between flipmail.org and Customer, the duration of the data processing under this DPA is until the termination of the Agreement in accordance with its terms.

(c) Purpose: The purpose of the data processing under this DPA is the provision of the Services to the Customer and the performance of flipmail.org's obligations under the Agreement (including this DPA) or as otherwise agreed by the parties.

(d) Nature of the processing: flipmail.org provides an email service, automation, and marketing platform and other related services, as described in the Agreement.

(e) Categories of data subjects: Any individual accessing and/or using the Services through the Customer's account ("Users"); and any individual: (i) whose email address is included in the Customer's Distribution List; (ii) whose information is stored on or collected via the Services, or (iii) to whom Users send emails or otherwise engage or communicate with via the Services (collectively, "Subscribers").

(f) Types of Customer Data:

  1. (i) Customer and Users: identification and contact data (name, address, title, contact details, username); financial information (credit card details, account details, payment information); employment details (employer, job title, geographic location, area of responsibility);
  2. (ii) Subscribers: identification and contact data (name, date of birth, gender, general, occupation or other demographic information, address, title, contact details, including email address), personal interests or preferences (including purchase history, marketing preferences, and publically available social media profile information); IT information (IP addresses, usage data, cookies data, online navigation data, location data, browser data); financial information (credit card details, account details, payment information).

4.5 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement (including this DPA), Customer acknowledges that flipmail.org shall have a right to use and disclose data relating to the operation, support and/or use of the Services for its legitimate business purposes, such as billing, account management, technical support, product development, and sales and marketing. To the extent any such data is considered Personal Data under Data Protection Laws, flipmail.org is the Data Controller of such data and accordingly shall process such data in accordance with the FlipMail Privacy Policy and Data Protection Laws.

4.6 Tracking Technologies. The customer acknowledges that in connection with the performance of the services, flipmail.org employs the use of cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons and similar tracking technologies ("Tracking Technologies"). Customer shall maintain appropriate notice, consent, opt-in and opt-out mechanisms as are required by Data Protection Laws to enable flipmail.org to deploy Tracking Technologies lawfully on and collect data from, the devices of Subscribers (defined below) in accordance with and as described in the FlipMail Privacy Policy.

5. Subprocessing

5.1 Authorized Sub-processors. The customer agrees that flipmail.org may engage Sub-processors to process Customer Data on the Customer's behalf. The Sub-processors currently engaged by flipmail.org and authorized by Customer are listed in Annex A.

5.2 Sub-processor Obligations. flipmail.org shall: (i) enter into a written agreement with the Sub-processor imposing data protection terms that require the Sub-processor to protect the Customer Data to the standard required by Data Protection Laws; and (ii) remain responsible for its compliance with the obligations of this DPA and for any acts or omissions of the Sub-processor that cause flipmail.org to breach any of its obligations under this DPA.

6. Security

6.1 Security Measures. flipmail.org shall implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect Customer Data from Security Incidents and to preserve the security and confidentiality of the Customer Data, in accordance with flipmail.org's security standards described in Annex B("Security Measures").

6.2 Updates to Security Measures. The customer is responsible for reviewing the information made available by flipmail.org relating to data security and making an independent determination as to whether the Services meet Customer's requirements and legal obligations under Data Protection Laws. The customer acknowledges that the Security Measures are subject to technical progress and development and that flipmail.org may update or modify the Security Measures from time to time provided that such updates and modifications do not result in the degradation of the overall security of the Services purchased by the Customer.

6.3 Customer Responsibilities. Notwithstanding the above, Customer agrees that except as provided by this DPA, Customer is responsible for its secure use of the Services, including securing its account authentication credentials, protecting the security of Customer Data when in transit to and from the Services and taking any appropriate steps to securely encrypt or backup any Customer Data uploaded to the Services.

7. Security Reports and Audits

7.1 Customer acknowledges that flipmail.org is regularly audited against SSAE 16 and PCI standards by independent third-party auditors and internal auditors, respectively. Upon request, flipmail.org shall supply (on a confidential basis) a summary copy of its audit report(s) ("Report") to Customer, so that Customer can verify flipmail.org's compliance with the audit standards against which it has been assessed and this DPA.

7.2 flipmail.org shall also provide written responses (on a confidential basis) to all reasonable requests for information made by Customer, including responses to information security and audit questionnaires that are necessary to confirm flipmail.org's compliance with this DPA, provided that Customer shall not exercise this right more than once per year.

8. International Transfers

8.1 Datacenter locations. flipmail.org may transfer and process Customer Data anywhere in the world where flipmail.org, its Affiliates or its Sub-processors maintain data processing operations. flipmail.org shall at all times provide an adequate level of protection for the Customer Data processed, in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection Laws.

8.2 Privacy Shield. To the extent that flipmail.org processes any Customer Data protected by EU Data Protection Law under the Agreement and/or that originates from the EEA, in a country that has not been designated by the European Commission or Swiss Federal Data Protection Authority (as applicable) as providing an adequate level of protection for Personal Data, the parties acknowledge that flipmail.org shall be deemed to provide adequate protection (within the meaning of EU Data Protection Law) for any such Customer Data by virtue of having self-certified its compliance with Privacy Shield. flipmail.org agrees to protect such Personal Data in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Shield Principles. If flipmail.org is unable to comply with this requirement, flipmail.org shall inform the Customer.

8.3 Alternative Transfer Mechanism. The parties agree that the data export solution identified in Section 8.2 shall not apply if and to the extent that flipmail.org adopts an alternative data export solution for the lawful transfer of Personal Data (as recognized under EU Data Protection Laws) outside of the EEA ("Alternative Transfer Mechanism"), in which event, the Alternative Transfer Mechanism shall apply instead (but only to the extent such Alternative Transfer Mechanism extends to the territories to which Personal Data is transferred).

Part B: GDPR Obligations from 25 May 2018

9. Additional Security

9.1 Confidentiality of processing. flipmail.org shall ensure that any person who is authorized by flipmail.org to process Customer Data (including its staff, agents and subcontractors) shall be under an appropriate obligation of confidentiality (whether a contractual or statutory duty).

9.2 Security Incident Response. Upon becoming aware of a Security Incident, flipmail.org shall notify Customer without undue delay and shall provide timely information relating to the Security Incident as it becomes known or as is reasonably requested by Customer.

10. Changes to Sub-processors

10.1 flipmail.org shall (i) provide an up-to-date list of the Sub-processors it has appointed upon written request from Customer; and (ii) notify Customer (for which email shall suffice) if it adds or removes Sub-processors at least 10 days prior to any such changes.

10.2 Customer may object in writing to flipmail.org's appointment of a new Sub-processor within five (5) calendar days of such notice, provided that such objection is based on reasonable grounds relating to data protection. In such event, the parties shall discuss such concerns in good faith with a view to achieving resolution. If this is not possible, the Customer may suspend or terminate the Agreement (without prejudice to any fees incurred by Customer prior to suspension or termination).

11. Return or Deletion of Data

11.1 Upon termination or expiration of the Agreement, flipmail.org shall (at Customer's election) delete or return to Customer all Customer Data (including copies) in its possession or control, save that this requirement shall not apply to the extent flipmail.org is required by the applicable law to retain some or all of the Customer Data, or to Customer Data it has archived on back-up systems, which Customer Data flipmail.org shall securely isolate and protect from any further processing, except to the extent required by applicable law.

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