This Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is an agreement between Jexo Tech LTD (Jexo) and you, the
entity signing up for our software as a service (Customer). When the GDPR applies to the
processing of personal data on Jexo's software as a service (called "Goosly"), this
DPA forms part of Goosly's Software as a Service Agreement (Terms), available on the Goosly
website (https://goos.ly), as updated from time to time.
Unless otherwise defined in this DPA or in the Terms, all capitalised terms used in this DPA
shall have the meanings given to them in Clause 1 of this DPA.
- Definitions
Capitalised terms have the following meanings in this DPA:
- "Affiliate" means, with respect to a party, any person which directly or
indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such party;
- "Applicable Law" means any laws, statutes, regulations, regulatory
constraints, obligations or rules (including binding codes of conduct and binding
statements of principle incorporated and contained in such rules) in any jurisdiction
applicable to the existence or operation of the Terms and the Parties to the Terms,
including any amending, consolidating or successor legislation or case law which takes
effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction;
- "Applicable Privacy Law" means an Applicable Law on data protection or data
privacy, including the GDPR;
- "Control" shall mean the power to direct the management or policies of a
person, whether through the ownership of more than 50% (fifty percent) of the voting
power of such person or, through the power to appoint more than half of the members of
the board of directors or similar governing body of such person, through contractual
arrangements or otherwise;
- "EEA" means the European Economic Area;
- "GDPR" means General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
- "Services" means the services to be provided by Jexo (directly or indirectly)
to the Customer, in accordance with the Terms;
- "Standard Contractual Clauses" means the contractual clauses set out by the
European Commission available at
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu/model-contracts-transfer-personal-data-third-countries
as updated or replaced from time to time; and the terms "controller",
"data subject", "personal data", "personal data breach",
"processing” and "processor” have the meanings given to them in article 4 of
the GDPR (and their cognates are to be interpreted accordingly), except that references
to "personal data” include references to data relating to legal as well as natural
persons to the extent that the processing of the relevant data is regulated by an
Applicable Privacy Law which applies to the processing of such data.
- Roles of the Parties
Where Jexo, its Affiliates or a Sub-Processor (Processor) processes personal data (Processed
Personal Data) in the course of providing the Services to, or otherwise performing its
obligations under the Terms for, the Customer, the parties acknowledge that, to the extent
relevant under the Applicable Privacy Laws, the Customer will act as the controller, and the
Processor will act as a processor on behalf of the Customer, in relation to the Processed
Personal Data.
- Processing Instructions
Subject to the other provisions of this DPA, the Customer: instructs Jexo to take such steps
in the processing of Processed Personal Data on its behalf as are reasonably necessary to
the provision of the Services or otherwise to the performance of Jexo's obligations
under the Terms; and irrevocably authorises Jexo to provide equivalent instructions to
Sub-Processors on its behalf.
- Details of Processing
The description of the processing as required by article 28(3) of the GDPR is as
follows:
Subject matter - The subject matter of the data processing under this DPA is the performance of the
Services in accordance with the Terms
Duration - The period of the Customer's subscription under the Terms, or such other period
set out in the Terms
Nature and purpose of the processing - Goosly usually only collects personal data from representatives of the Customer, for
the purposes of registering one or more Goosly Services, verifying and
authenticating the Customer's purchase, providing installation key codes and
providing technical support
Categories of data subject and types of personal data
- Data Subject: Customer's authorised representatives
- Personal identifiers: first and last names Contact details: email address, phone number, Technical
data: website usage, device and location Company information: high level
information in relation to the Customer's business may be also be collected
and may include details of the Customer's industry Compliance-related data:
details of the computer and user installing and using the Services, which may
include internet protocol addresses and hardware identification
Data Transfers - Data transfers to Goosly employees and affiliates and Sub-Processors who may be
based outside the EEA, including in United Kingdom.
- Compliance with Applicable Privacy Law
Goosly shall comply and ensure that each of its Affiliates and Sub-Processors complies,
with Applicable Privacy Law in relation to its processing of personal data in connection
with the Terms.
The Customer shall ensure that, before any Processed Personal Data is disclosed by the
Customer to the Processor, the Customer has taken any steps necessary to ensure that, if
the Processor complies with Clause 6, the disclosure does not breach any Applicable
Privacy Law.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Customer shall be responsible:
- at all times for the integrity, quality and legality of the Processed Personal Data
provided by the Customer to Goosly. Goosly is under no duty to investigate the
completeness, accuracy or sufficiency of the Processed Personal Data provided to it
by the Customer;
- for informing the data subject that their Processed Personal Data will be
transferred to and processed by Goosly, and to direct them to Goosly Privacy Policy
available on the Goosly website (https://goos.ly/privacy); and
- to the extent required by Applicable Privacy Law, to obtain the consent of the data
subjects for their Processed Personal Data to be transferred to and processed by the
Processor, and where the data subject is below the applicable age of consent under
Applicable Privacy Law, to obtain the consent of the data subject's parents
and/or guardians.
- Customer / Processor Arrangements
Goosly shall ensure that the Processor:
only processes the Processed Personal Data:
- on the documented instructions of the Customer, which include the instructions set
out in Clause 3 of this DPA; and as otherwise required by Applicable Laws in which
case the Processor shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, inform the
Customer of such legal requirement prior to the processing;
ensures that all of its employees authorised to have access to (or otherwise to process)
the Processed Personal Data have committed themselves to confidentiality on appropriate
terms or are under an appropriate statutory obligation of confidentiality;
at all times has in place technical and organisational measures to protect the Processed
Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised
disclosure or access which are appropriate to the risks of varying likelihood and
severity for the rights and freedoms of individuals that are presented by the
processing, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and
the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing (Appropriate), including as
and where Appropriate, measures for the pseudonymisation and encryption of Processed
Personal Data; the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity,
availability and resilience of processing systems and services; the ability to restore
the availability of and access to Processed Personal Data in a timely manner in the
event of a physical or technical incident; and a process for regularly testing,
assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures for
ensuring the security of the processing;
gives the Customer such co-operation, assistance and information as the Customer may
reasonably request, and the Processor or Goosly may reasonably be able to provide, to
enable the Customer to comply with its obligations under Applicable Privacy Laws and
co-operate with the competent authorities in relation to the Processed Personal Data,
including, where relevant given the nature of the Processor's processing, assisting
the Customer:
- by taking appropriate technical and organisational measures, insofar as is possible,
to respond to requests from data subjects for access to or rectification, erasure or
portability, or restriction of or objection to processing, of Processed Personal
Data (but Goosly shall not, and shall ensure that the Processor does not, respond to
any such request except with the Customer's prior written consent); andin
ensuring compliance with the Customer's security, data breach notification,
impact assessment and data protection or data privacy authority consultation
obligations under Applicable Privacy Laws, taking into account the information
available to Goosly and/or Processor.
- Goosly may charge the Customer on a time and materials basis, at Goosly's
standard applicable rates, for time spent in providing assistance under this Clause
6(4).
shall, in relation to Goosly only, at all times have in place (and keep the Customer
informed in writing of the identity and contact details of) an individual who is
responsible for co-operating with the Customer in relation to data protection and data
privacy matters in connection with the Terms;
without undue delay gives written notice to the Customer, with reasonable details, if it
becomes aware of, or comes to have reasonable grounds to suspect, the occurrence of any
personal data breach or other material incident prejudicing, or revealing a material
weakness in, the security of the Processed Personal Data while in its possession or
under its control (a “Data Security Incident“);
in relation to any Data Security Incident:
- takes all reasonable steps to identify and correct the underlying cause of the Data
Security Incident so as to eliminate or minimise the risk of its repetition and the
occurrence of similar Data Security Incidents;
- takes such steps as the Customer may reasonably request and the Processor or Goosly
may reasonably be able to take to assist the Customer in addressing the adverse
consequences for the Customer and its Affiliates of, and complying with the Customer
's and its Affiliates' obligations under Applicable Privacy Law in relation
to, the Data Security Incident; and
- reports to the Customer, promptly and at regular intervals, on the steps taken under
Clauses 6(7)(a) and (b) and their results;
makes available to the Customer all information reasonably requested by the Customer,
and permits and contributes to all reasonable audits, including inspections, conducted
by the Customer (or auditors appointed by either of them), as reasonably necessary to
demonstrate Goosly's compliance with this Clause 6, provided that the Customer
shall:
- ensure that such audits take place during Goosly's business hours and on
reasonable notice;
- ensure that appropriate confidentiality provisions, or other contractual,
professional or statutory obligations of confidentiality, are agreed with any third
party involved in audit or inspection; and take (and ensure that auditors take)
reasonable endeavours to avoid causing any damage, injury or disruption to Goosly;
promptly informs the Customer in writing (but without any obligation to give legal
advice) if, in its opinion, to follow an instruction given by the Customer as
contemplated by Clause 6(1) would give rise to a breach of Applicable Privacy Law; and
at the option of the Customer (to be exercised by written notice from the Customer (in
the absence of which the Customer is deemed to have chosen delete)), deletes or returns
to the Customer, in a reasonable and appropriate format, all the Processed Personal Data
in its possession or under its control as soon as is practicable after the end of the
provision of the relevant Services, and (in the case of return) as soon as is
practicable deletes all other copies of those Processed Personal Data.
- International Data Transfers
The Standard Contractual Clauses apply to transfers of personal data from the EEA, to
any country or recipient: (i) not recognised by the European Commission as providing an
adequate level of protection for personal data (as described in the GDPR and any
successor legislation thereto), and (ii) not covered by a suitable framework recognised
by relevant authorities or courts as providing an adequate level of protection for
personal data, including but not limited to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework.
The Standard Contractual Clauses shall apply to the transfer of Processed Personal Data
to Goosly from the EEA.
Where the Standard Contractual Clauses apply in accordance with clause 7(b):
- Goosly agrees to comply with the terms of the Standard Contractual Clauses, for the
purposes of which the Customer and those of its affiliates established in the EEA
will be regarded as the Data Exporter(s) and Goosly will be regarded as the Data
Importer;
- the governing law in clause 9 of the Standard Contractual Clauses shall be the law
of the Data Exporter;
- in the event of inconsistencies between the provisions of the Standard Contractual
Clauses and this DPA, the Terms or other agreements between the parties as regards
the Services, the Standard Contractual Clauses shall take precedence;
- in the event that the Standard Contractual Clauses are amended, replaced or repealed
by the European Commission or under Applicable Laws, the parties shall work together
in good faith to enter into any updated version of the Standard Contractual Clauses
or negotiate in good faith a solution to enable a transfer of Processed Personal
Data to be conducted in compliance with Applicable Laws;
- the parties agree that the certification of deletion of Processed Personal Data that
is described in Clause 12(1) of the Standard Contractual Clauses shall be provided
by the Data Importer to the Data Exporter only upon the Data Exporter's request;
and for the purposes of Appendix 1 of the Standard Contractual Clauses: - categories
of data: the personal data transferred concerns the categories of Processed Personal
Data set out in clause 4(4) of the DPA; - data subjects: the personal data
transferred concerns the categories of data subjects set out in clause 4(d) of the
DPA. - special categories of data: not applicable;
- for the purposes of Appendix 2 of the Standard Contractual Clauses: technical and
organisational security measures implemented by the data importer in accordance with
clause 6(c) (or document/legislation attached): [insert].
- Sub-Processing
The Customer agrees that Goosly may engage other persons to process the Processed
Personal Data on its behalf (Sub-Processors) if:
- the Sub-Processor is (1) an Affiliate of Goosly or (2) an existing Sub-Processor as
at the commencement of the Customer's subscription; or
- Goosly has (1) given the Customer reasonable written notice of the engagement (which
will be done via list in Goosly's privacy policy); and (2) before going ahead
with the engagement, taken reasonable account of any comments or objections raised
by the Customer.
Goosly remains liable for the performance of its obligations under this DPA irrespective
of the engagement of any Sub-Processor.
Goosly shall ensure that each (if any) Sub-Processor is party to a written contract
binding on it with regard to the Customer and imposing on it obligations which are
substantially similar to those imposed on Goosly by Clause 6.