MyChatBot Terms of Use
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO OUR SERVICES (DEFINED
BELOW) ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SERVICES IN ANY MANNER.
Effective date: August 25, 2023
Welcome to MyChatBot. These Terms of Use apply when you use the products and services of
MyChatBot including our application programming interface, software, tools, data,
documentation, and website (“Services”). Please read on to learn the rules and restrictions
that govern your use of our Services. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding these terms or the Services, please contact us at team@mychatbot.app.
These Terms of Use (the “Terms”) are a binding contract between you and MyChatBot LLC. (“MyChatBot,” “we” and “us”). Your use of the Services is also governed by and subject
to the Meta Platform Terms (https://developers.facebook.com/policy), Meta Commercial Terms
(https://www.facebook.com/legal/commercial_terms) which are hereby
incorporated by reference and are a part of these Terms. You are solely responsible and liable
for complying with the Meta Platform Terms and Meta Commercial Terms .
You must agree to and accept all of the Terms, or you don’t have the right to use the
Services. Your using the Services in any way means that you agree to all of these Terms, and
these Terms will remain in effect while you use the Services. These Terms include the
provisions in this document, as well as those in the Privacy Policy and Copyright Dispute
Policy.
Will these Terms ever change?
We are constantly trying to improve our Services, so these Terms may need to change along
with the Services. We reserve the right to change the Terms at any time, but if we do, we will
bring it to your attention by placing a notice on the mychatbot.app website, by sending you an
email, and/or by some other means.
If you don’t agree with the new Terms, you are free to reject them; unfortunately, that means
you will no longer be able to use the Services. If you use the Services in any way after a
change to the Terms is effective, that means you agree to all of the changes.
Except for changes by us as described here, no other amendment or modification of these
Terms will be effective unless in writing and signed by both you and us.
What about my privacy?
MyChatBot takes the privacy of its users very seriously. For the current MyChatBot Privacy Policy,
please click here.
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) requires that online service providers
obtain parental consent before they knowingly collect personally identifiable information online
from children who are under 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable
information from children under 13; if you are a child under 13, please do not attempt to
register for the Services or send any personal information about yourself to us. If we learn we
have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information as
as quickly as possible. If you believe that a child under 13 may have provided us personal
information, please contact us at team@mychatbot.app.
What are the basics of using MyChatBot?
You may be required to sign up for an account and log-in to MyChatBot through your
Google/Facebook/Instagram or other third party account, and select a password
and username (“MyChatBot User ID”). You promise to provide us with accurate, complete, and
updated registration information about yourself. You may not transfer your account to anyone
else without our prior written permission.
You represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract (or if not,
you’ve received your parent’s or guardian’s permission to use the Services and gotten your
parent or guardian to agree to these Terms on your behalf). If you’re agreeing to these Terms
on behalf of an organization or entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to
agree to these Terms on that organization or entity’s behalf and bind them to these Terms (in
which case, the references to “you” and “your” in these Terms, except for in this sentence,
refer to that organization or entity).
You will only use the Services in a manner that complies with all laws that apply to you. If your
use of the Services is prohibited by applicable laws, then you aren’t authorized to use the
Services. We can’t and won't be responsible for your using the Services in a way that breaks
the law.
You will not share your account or password with anyone, and you must protect the security
of your account and your password. You’re responsible for any activity associated with your
account.
Your use of the Services is subject to the following additional restrictions:
You represent, warrant, and agree that you will not contribute any Content or User
Submission (each of those terms is defined below) or otherwise create any Service Chatbots
or use the Services in a manner that:
(a) Infringes or violates the intellectual property rights or any other rights of anyone
else (including MyChatBot);
(b) Violates any law or regulation, including any applicable export control laws;
(c) Is harmful, fraudulent, deceptive, threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or
otherwise objectionable;
(d) Jeopardizes the security of your MyChatBot account or anyone else’s (such as
allowing someone else to log in to the Services as you);
(e) Attempts, in any manner, to obtain the password, account, or other security
information from any other user;
(f) Violates the security of any computer network, or cracks any passwords or
security encryption codes;
(g) Runs Maillist, Listserv, any form of auto-responder or “spam” on the Services, or
any processes that run or are activated while you are not logged into the Services,
or that otherwise interfere with the proper working of the Services (including by
placing an unreasonable load on the Services’ infrastructure);
(h) “Crawls,” “scrapes,” or “spiders” any page, data, or portion of or relating to the
Services or Content (through use of manual or automated means);
(i) Copies or stores any significant portion of the Content;
(j) Decompiles, reverse engineers, or otherwise attempts to obtain the source code
or underlying ideas or information of or relating to the Services.
A violation of any of the foregoing is grounds for termination of your right to use or access the
Services.
What are the terms of using MyChatBot App?
MyChatBot may suspend or terminate your access to or use of MyChatBot App at any time. We
reserve the right to modify or terminate the MyChatBot App or your use of MyChatBot App, to limit or
deny access to MyChatBot App, at any time, in our sole discretion, for any reason, with or without
notice and without liability to you.
You may provide input to be processed by MyChatBot App, and receive output generated and
returned by the MyChatBot App based on the Input. Input and Output are your Content or
Customer Data, as applicable. You will ensure that your Input and use of the MyChatBot App will
not violate any applicable law. You are solely responsible for the development, content,
operation, maintenance, and use of your Content and Customer Data.
You may not use MyChatBot App (i) to mislead any person that Output from the Services was
solely human generated; (ii) to generate spam, content for dissemination in electoral
campaigns, use the Services in a manner that violates any applicable laws or technical
documentation, usage guidelines, or parameters; or (iii) process sensitive personal data as
that term is understood under applicable data protection law.
MyChatBot uses technology provided by OpenAl, LLC (“OpenAl”) to provide MyChatBot App. You
may not use MyChatBot App in a manner that violates any OpenAl Policy, including their Content
Policy; Sharing and Publication Policy; and Community Guidelines.
What are my rights in MyChatBot?
The materials displayed or performed or available on or through the Services, including, but
not limited to, text, graphics, data, articles, photos, images, illustrations, User Submissions,
and so forth (all of the foregoing, the “Content”) are protected by copyright and/or other
intellectual property laws. You promise to abide by all copyright notices, trademark rules,
information, and restrictions contained in any Content you access through the Services, and
you won’t use, copy, reproduce, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute,
perform, upload, display, license, sell or otherwise exploit for any purpose any Content not
owned by you, (i) without the prior consent of the owner of that Content or (ii) in a way that
violates someone else’s (including MyChatBot’s) rights.
You understand that MyChatBot owns the Services. You won’t modify, publish, transmit,
participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as expressly provided in this
Section), create derivative works based on, or otherwise exploit any of the Services.
The Services may allow you to copy or download certain Content; please remember that
just because this functionality exists, doesn’t mean that all the restrictions above don’t apply
— they do!
Do | have to grant any licenses to MyChatBot or to other users?
Anything you post, upload, share, store, or otherwise provide through the Services, including
any Services Chatbots you create and/or communicate with through the Services, is your
“User Submission.” Some User Submissions are viewable by other users. In order to display
your User Submissions on the Services, and to allow other users to enjoy them (where
applicable), you grant us certain rights in those User Submissions. Please note that all of the
following licenses are subject to our Privacy Policy to the extent they relate to User
Submissions that are also your personally-identifiable information.
For all User Submissions, you hereby grant MyChatBot a license to translate, modify (for
technical purposes, for example making sure your content is viewable on an iPhone as well
as a computer) and reproduce and otherwise act with respect to such User Submissions, in
each case to enable us to operate the Services, as described in more detail below. This is a
license only — your ownership in User Submissions is not affected.If you store a User
Submission in your own personal MyChatBot account, in a manner that is not viewable by any
other user except you (a “Personal User Submission”), you grant MyChatBot the license above,
as well as a license to display, perform, and distribute your Personal User Submission for the
sole purpose of making that Personal User Submission accessible to you and providing the
Services necessary to do so.
If you share a User Submission only in a manner that only certain specified users can view
(for example, a private message to a chatbot) (a “Limited Audience User Submission”), then
you grant MyChatBot the licenses above, as well as a license to display, perform, and distribute
your Limited Audience User Submission for the sole purpose of making that Limited Audience
User Submission accessible to such other specified users, and providing the Services
necessary to do so. Also, you grant such other specified users a license to access that
Limited Audience User Submission, and to use and exercise all rights in it, as permitted by
the functionality of the Services.
If you share a User Submission publicly on the Services and/or in a manner that more than
just you or certain specified users can view, or if you provide us (in a direct email or
otherwise) with any feedback, suggestions, improvements, enhancements, and/or feature
requests relating to the Services (each of the foregoing, a “Public User Submission’), then
you grant MyChatBot the licenses above, as well as a license to display, perform, and distribute
your Public User Submission for the purpose of making that Public User Submission
accessible to all MyChatBot users and providing the Services necessary to do so, as well as all
other rights necessary to use and exercise all rights in that Public User Submission in
connection with the Services for any purpose. Also, you grant all other users of the Services
a license to access that Public User Submission, and to use and exercise all rights in it, as
permitted by the functionality of the Services.
You agree that the licenses you grant are royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, irrevocable,
and worldwide.
If you are using the free version of the Services, all your Services Chatbots created through
the Services will automatically include an attribution to MyChatBot. You agree not to remove,
modify, or obscure the MyChatBot attribution. For clarity, the Services Chatbots are themselves
deemed Public User Submissions and whether you are using the free or paid version of the
Services in creating Services Chatbots, you hereby grant MyChatBot a nonexclusive,
royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide license to (a) use any Services Chatbots you create in
MyChatBot’s marketing materials (such as on MyChatBot.app) and (b) provide any templates for
the creation of such Services Chatbots to any other users of the Services, as part of the
Services offerings.
In addition to the above, we may track and collect data regarding your usage of the Service
(“User Data”). In addition to the licenses granted above, you grant MyChatBot a royalty-free,
perpetual, sublicensable, irrevocable, and worldwide right and license to use, store, copy,
creative derivatives, and archive User Data and the Content that you generate or upload (i)
to create anonymized compilations and analyses of User Data that is combined with data
from numerous other users (“Aggregate Data”), and (ii) to create, develop, and enhance tools
and functionalities in connection with the Services. MyChatBot shall have exclusive ownership
rights to, and the exclusive right to use and distribute, such Aggregate Data for any purpose.
MyChatBot shall not, however, distribute Aggregate Data in a manner that is identifiable as User
Data. Finally, you understand and agree that MyChatBot, in performing the required technical
steps to provide the Services to our users (including you), may need to make changes to
your User Submissions to conform and adapt those User Submissions to the technical
requirements of connection networks, devices, services, or media, and the foregoing licenses
include the rights to do so.
What if | see something on the Services that infringes my copyright?
You may have heard of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA’), as it relates to
online service providers, like MyChatBot, being asked to remove material that allegedly violates
someone’s copyright. We respect others’ intellectual property rights, and we reserve the right
to delete or disable Content alleged to be infringing, and to terminate the accounts of repeat
alleged infringers; to review our complete Copyright Dispute Policy and learn how to report
potentially infringing content, click here. To learn more about the DMCA, click here.
Who is responsible for what | see and do on the Services?
Any information or content publicly posted or privately transmitted through the Services, and
any Services Chatbots, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such content
originated, and you access all such information and content at your own risk, and we aren’t
liable for any errors or omissions in that information or content or for any damages or loss you
might suffer in connection with it. We cannot control and have no duty to take any action
regarding how you may interpret and use the Content or what actions you may take as a
result of having been exposed to the Content, and you hereby release us from all liability for
you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Services. We can’t guarantee the
identity of any users with whom you interact in using the Services and are not responsible for
which users gain access to the Services.
You are responsible for all Content you contribute, in any manner, to the Services, and you
represent and warrant you have all rights necessary to do so, in the manner in which you
contribute it. You will keep all your registration information accurate and current. You are
responsible for all your activity in connection with the Services.
The Services may contain links or connections to third party websites or services that are not
owned or controlled by MyChatBot. When you access third party websites or use third party
services, you accept that there are risks in doing so, and that MyChatBot is not responsible for
such risks. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Services and to read the
terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party website or service that you visit or
utilize.
MyChatBot has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, accuracy,
privacy policies, or practices of or opinions expressed in any third party websites or by any
third party that you interact with through the Services. In addition, MyChatBot will not and cannot
monitor, verify, censor or edit the content of any third party site or service. By using the
Services, you release and hold us harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of
any third party website or service.
Your interactions with organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Services,
including payment and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions,
warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and
such organizations and/or individuals. You should make whatever investigation you feel
necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of
these third parties. You agree that MyChatBot shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or
damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.
Will MyChatBot ever change the Services?
We're always trying to improve the Services, so they may change over time. We may
suspend or discontinue any part of the Services, or we may introduce new features or
impose limits on certain features or restrict access to parts or all of the Services. We'll try to
give you notice when we make a material change to the Services that would adversely affect
you, but this isn’t always practical. Similarly, we reserve the right to remove any Content from
the Services at any time, for any reason (including, but not limited to, if someone alleges you
contributed that Content in violation of these Terms), in our sole discretion, and without
notice.
Do the Services Cost Anything?
MyChatBot currently offers paid versions of the Services, the Beginner Plan, Standard Plan and the Professional Plan (“Paid Services”). If you are using a free version of the Services, we will notify you before any Services you are then using begin carrying a fee, and if you wish to continue using such Services, you must pay all applicable fees for such Services.
MyChatBot reserves the right to charge for certain or all services in the future.
a. Paid Services. If you are using our Paid Services, you will be subject to payments.
Please see our pricing section for a description of the current Paid Services.
Payments for Paid Services may vary monthly as set forth
in the Pricing Terms. You agree that we may accumulate charges incurred and submit
them as one or more aggregate charges during or at the end of each billing cycle.
Please note that any payment terms presented to you in the process of using or
signing up for a Paid Service are deemed part of these Terms.
Billing. We may bill you directly through an invoice or use a third-party payment
processor (the “Payment Processor’) to bill you through a payment account linked to
your account on the Services (your “Billing Account”) for use of the Paid Services. If
you are billed through a Payment Processor, the processing of payments will be
subject to the terms, conditions and privacy policies of the Payment Processor in
in addition to these Terms. We are not responsible for any error by,
or other acts or omissions of the Payment Processor. By choosing to use Paid
Services, you agree to pay us, either directly or through the Payment Processor, all
charges at the prices then in effect for any use of such Paid Services in accordance
with the applicable payment terms, and you authorize us, either directly or through the
Payment Processor, to charge your chosen payment provider (your “Payment
Method”). You agree to make payment using that selected Payment Method. We
reserve the right to correct any errors or mistakes that the Payment Processor makes
even if it has already requested or received payment.
Payment Method. The terms of your payment will be based on your Payment Method
and may be determined by agreements between you and the financial institution, credit
card issuer or other provider of your chosen Payment Method. Any agreement you
have with your payment provider will govern your use of your Payment Method. If we,
either directly or through the Payment Processor, do not receive payment from you,
you agree to pay all amounts due on your Billing Account upon demand.
Recurring Billing. Some of the Paid Services may consist of an initial period, for which
there is a one-time charge, followed by recurring period charges as agreed to by you.
By choosing a recurring payment plan, you acknowledge that such Services have an
initial and recurring payment feature and you accept responsibility for all recurring
charges prior to cancellation. WE MAY SUBMIT PERIODIC CHARGES (E.G.,
MONTHLY) WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM YOU, UNTIL YOU PROVIDE
PRIOR NOTICE (RECEIPT OF WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY US) THAT YOU HAVE
TERMINATED THIS AUTHORIZATION OR WISH TO CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT
METHOD. SUCH NOTICE WILL NOT AFFECT CHARGES SUBMITTED BEFORE WE
REASONABLY COULD ACT. TO TERMINATE YOUR AUTHORIZATION OR CHANGE
YOUR PAYMENT METHOD, GO TO YOUR ACCOUNT SETTINGS . I
Current Information Required. YOU MUST PROVIDE CURRENT, COMPLETE AND
ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR YOUR BILLING ACCOUNT. YOU MUST
PROMPTLY UPDATE ALL INFORMATION TO KEEP YOUR BILLING ACCOUNT
CURRENT, COMPLETE AND ACCURATE (SUCH AS A CHANGE IN BILLING
ADDRESS, CREDIT CARD NUMBER, OR CREDIT CARD EXPIRATION DATE), AND
YOU MUST PROMPTLY NOTIFY US OR OUR PAYMENT PROCESSOR IF YOUR
PAYMENT METHOD IS CANCELED (E.G., FOR LOSS OR THEFT) OR IF YOU
BECOME AWARE OF A POTENTIAL BREACH OF SECURITY, SUCH AS THE
UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OR USE OF YOUR USER NAME OR PASSWORD.
CHANGES TO SUCH INFORMATION CAN BE MADE AT YOUR ACCOUNT
SETTINGS. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE ANY OF THE FOREGOING INFORMATION,
YOU AGREE THAT WE MAY CONTINUE CHARGING YOU FOR ANY USE OF PAID
SERVICES UNDER YOUR BILLING ACCOUNT UNLESS YOU HAVE TERMINATED
YOUR PAID SERVICES AS SET FORTH ABOVE.
f. Auto-Renewal for Paid Services. Unless you opt out of auto-renewal, which can be
done through your account settings, any Paid Services you have signed up for will be
automatically extended for successive renewal periods of the same duration as the
subscription term originally selected, at the then-current non-promotional rate. To
change or resign your Paid Services at any time, go to your account settings. If you
terminate a Paid Service, you may use your subscription until the end of your
then-current term, and your subscription will not be renewed after your then-current
term expires. However, you will not be eligible for a prorated refund of any portion of
the subscription fee paid for the then-current subscription period. IF YOU DO NOT
WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE CHARGED ON A RECURRING MONTHLY BASIS,
YOU MUST CANCEL THE APPLICABLE PAID SERVICE THROUGH YOUR
ACCOUNT SETTINGS OR TERMINATE YOUR MyChatBot ACCOUNT BEFORE THE
END OF THE RECURRING TERM. PAID SERVICES CANNOT BE TERMINATED
BEFORE THE END OF THE PERIOD FOR WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID, AND
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS, MyChatBot WILL NOT
REFUND ANY FEES THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID.
g. Reaffirmation of Authorization. Your non-termination or continued use of a Paid Service
reaffirms that we are authorized to charge your Payment Method for that Paid Service.
We may submit those charges for payment and you will be responsible for such
charges. This does not waive our right to seek payment directly from you. Your charges
may be payable in advance, in arrears, per usage, or as otherwise described when you
initially selected to use the Paid Service.
h. Refund policy. You can ask for a refund through the MyChatBot Dashboard or by
contacting us team@mychatbot.app. The refund will proceed during 30 days.
What if | want to stop using MyChatBot?
You’re free to stop using the Services at any time; please refer to our Privacy Policy, as well
as the licenses above, to understand how we treat information you provide to us after you
have stopped using our Services.
MyChatBot is also free to terminate (or suspend access to) your use of the Services or your
account, for any reason at our discretion, including your breach of these Terms. MyChatBot
has the sole right to decide whether you are in violation of any of the restrictions set forth in
these Terms.
Account termination may result in destruction of any Services Chatbots and Content
associated with your account, so keep that in mind before you decide to terminate your
account. We will try to provide advance notice to you prior to our terminating your account so
that you are able to retrieve any important User Submissions you may have stored in your
account (to the extent allowed by law and these Terms), but we may not do so if we
determine it would be impractical, illegal, not in the interest of someone’s safety or security, or
otherwise harmful to the rights or property of MyChatBot.
Provisions that, by their nature, should survive termination of these Terms shall survive
termination. By way of example, all of the following will survive termination: any obligation you
have to pay us or indemnify us, any limitations on our liability, any terms regarding ownership
of intellectual property rights, and terms regarding disputes between us.
What else do | need to know?
Warranty Disclaimer. Neither MyChatBot nor its licensors or suppliers makes any
representations or warranties concerning any content contained in or accessed through the
Services, and we will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance,
legality, or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Services. We (and our
licensors and suppliers) make no representations or warranties regarding suggestions or
recommendations of services or products offered or purchased through the Services. THE
SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED BY MyChatBot (AND ITS LICENSORS AND
SUPPLIERS) ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
OR THAT USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. SOME
STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY
LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Limitation_of Liability. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL
MyChatBot (OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY
OTHER PERSON FOR (A) ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST
PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, ACCURACY OF RESULTS, OR
COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR (B) ANY AMOUNT, IN THE AGGREGATE,
IN EXCESS OF THE GREATER OF (I) $100 OR (II) THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO
MyChatBot IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH
PERIOD PRECEDING THIS APPLICABLE CLAIM, OR (C) ANY MATTER BEYOND OUR
REASONABLE CONTROL. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION AND EXCLUSIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Indemnity. To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, You agree to indemnify and hold
MyChatBot, its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and partners harmless from and against
any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses and expenses
(including attorneys’ fees) arising from or in any way related to any third party claims relating
to (a) your use of the Services (including any actions taken by a third party using your
account), and (b) your violation of these Terms. In the event of such a claim, suit, or action
(“Claim”), we will attempt to provide notice of the Claim to the contact information we have for your account (provided that failure to deliver such notice shall not eliminate or reduce your indemnification obligations hereunder).
Assignment. You may not assign, delegate or transfer these Terms or your rights or
obligations hereunder, or your Services account, in any way (by operation of law or
otherwise) without MyChatBot’s prior written consent. We may transfer, assign, or delegate
these Terms and our rights and obligations without consent.
Any arbitration under these Terms will take place on an individual
basis: class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted. YOU UNDERSTAND AND
AGREE THAT BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND MyChatBot ARE EACH
WAIVING THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
Miscellaneous. You will be responsible for paying, withholding, filing, and reporting all taxes,
duties, and other governmental assessments associated with your activity in connection with
the Services, provided that the MyChatBot may, in its sole discretion, do any of the foregoing on
your behalf or for itself as it sees fit. The failure of either you or us to exercise, in any way, any
right herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. If any provision of
these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or
eliminated, to the minimum extent necessary, so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in
full force and effect and enforceable. You and MyChatBot agree that these Terms are the
complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding between you and MyChatBot,
and that it supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications
and other understandings relating to the subject matter of these Terms. You hereby
acknowledge and agree that you are not an employee, agent, partner, or joint venture of
MyChatBot, and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind MyChatBot in any respect
whatsoever. You and MyChatBot agree there are no third party beneficiaries intended under
these Terms.
Data Processing Addendum to the MyChatBot Terms of Use Regarding the Processing of Personal Data of EEA, UK and Swiss Customers (hereinafter referred to as "MyChatBot DPA") by and between
"MyChatBot" and MyChatBot’s customers are subject to the rules under the European General
Data Protection Regulation and/or Swiss data protection law.
- MyChatBot and Customer hereinafter referred to as "Parties" and each as "Party"
-MyChatBot DPA is extended to the New Zealand Customers as well as to the EEA, UK and
Swiss ones
PREAMBLE
MyChatBot performs cloud-based analytics services for Customer ("Services") as agreed between
the Parties in the MyChatBot Terms of Use ("MyChatBot Terms of Use"). This MyChatBot DPA form
part of the MyChatBot Terms of Use. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meaning given in the MyChatBot Terms of Use.
In the course of providing the Services, MyChatBot will process personal data within the meaning
of Art. 4 no 1 and 2 of the 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)
("GDPR") of (i) Customer and/or (ii) Customer’s customers (“Customer’s Customers’) located
in the European Economic Area ("EEA") or United Kingdom (“UK”) or Switzerland and/or
located in other countries (but whose personal data is subject to the GDPR or UK or Swiss data
privacy law), for which Customer or Customer’s Customers are responsible as provided under
Art. 4 no 7 GDPR or the equivalent provision under UK or Swiss data privacy law ("Customer
Personal Data") or where Customers are for contractual reasons obliged to subject the data
processing to data processing principles adequate to the one within the EEA or UK or
Switzerland. Customer’s Customers are companies who render services to their end-customers
and who engage Customer as their processor and MyChatBot as their sub-processor.
This MyChatBot DPA regulates the data protection obligations of the Parties when processing
Customer Personal Data performed under the MyChatBot Terms of Use and will reasonably
ensure such processing will only be rendered on behalf of and under the Instructions of
Customer or Customer’s Customers and in accordance with the EU Standard Contractual
Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data to Third Countries (Module Two: Transfer controller to
processor; "SCC Controller to Processor", and/or Module Three: Transfer processor to
processor; "SCC Processor to Processor") pursuant to European Commission Implementing
Decision (EU) 2021/914 of 4 June 2021 (as to both Modules, the "SCC") and Art. 28 et seq.
GDPR.
1. DEFINITIONS
In addition to the definitions in Clause 1 and 4(a) SCC, the following definitions shall
apply:
— "Instruction" means any documented instruction, submitted by Customer to
MyChatBot, directing MyChatBot to perform a specific action with regard to personal data.
Instructions shall initially be specified in the MyChatBot Terms of Use and may, from
time to time thereafter, be amended, supplemented or replaced by Customer by
separate written or text form instructions, provided that such instructions still fall
within the scope of the Services. Instruction issued for the purpose of complying with
statutory claims under the GDPR such as rectification, erasure, restriction or
Portability of personal data fall within the scope of the Services.
— "Applicable Law" means all laws, rules and regulations applicable to either party’s
performance under this MyChatBot DPA, including but not limited to those applicable to
the processing of personal data. This means, in particular, the GDPR and all
national laws validly amending the applicable rules for the processing of personal
data.
2. AMENDMENT OF MyChatBot TERMS OF USE
2.1 This MyChatBot DPA amends the MyChatBot Terms of Use with respect to any processing of
Customer Personal Data provided by Customer or by Customer’s Customers through
Customer as amended from time to time by written agreement between both Parties.
MyChatBot will, in the course of providing Services due under the MyChatBot Terms of Use,
process Customer Personal Data which shall be subject to the following provisions
contained in this MyChatBot DPA. When performing the Services, MyChatBot will act either as
processor or sub-processor. MyChatBot’s function as processor or sub-processor will be
determined by the function of MyChatBot’s Customer. If the Customer is the controller, then
MyChatBot shall be the processor. If the Customer is the processor on behalf of its
Customer’s Customers, then MyChatBot shall be the sub-processor, whereas Customer
and Customer’s Customers, as communicated to MyChatBot by Customer, shall be entitled
to issue Instructions under this MyChatBot DPA.
DATA PROCESSING, STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES AND CONCLUSION
Any processing operation as described in Section 5 and Exhibit A. shall be subject
to this MyChatBot DPA which includes the SCC in Exhibit C.
As explicitly allowed by Clause 2(a) s 2 of the SCC, Sections 1 through 14 of the
MyChatBot DPA are meant to supplement the SCC, in particular, by way of providing
guidance for their practical implementation and are not intended to contradict, directly or
indirectly, any clauses of the SCC. In the event of any conflict between the SCC, the
MyChatBot Terms of Use or this MyChatBot DPA, the order of prevalence between the terms
included therein shall be as follows (in accordance with Clause 5 of the SCC):
(1) the SCC, the terms in Exhibit A of the MyChatBot DPA which are the SCC and, in
through Exhibit C meant to fill in particular, it's the required information for Appendix (2) the remaining provisions of the MyChatBot DPA, and (3) MyChatBot Terms of Use and other contractual documents.
The Parties agree that by the Customer accepting the MyChatBot Terms of Use, to whom
this MyChatBot DPA is attached, this MyChatBot DPA and the SCC included in Exhibit C will,
by default, also be concluded between MyChatBot as data importer (as defined in the SCC)
and Customer as data exporter (as defined in the SCC), whereas the following will apply:
3.2.1. In the cases where the Customer is acting as the controller of the personal data it
provides, the terms of the SCC Controller to Processor will apply.
3.2.2 In the cases where the Customer is acting as a processor for one or more of
Customer’s Customers, the terms of the SCC Processor to Processor will apply
in relation to the personal data initially provided by Customer’s Customers. As to
such cases, Customer warrants that it (i) is authorized by Customer’s Customers
to enter into this MyChatBot DPA as their processor as well as to engage MyChatBot
as their subprocessor and (ii) has concluded appropriate data processing
agreements with its Customer’s Customers as the controller.Since the Customer
is the only Party which has a direct relationship with Customer’s Customers, the
Parties agree that whenever MyChatBot may be obligated to notify Customers
Customers under this MyChatBot DPA including under the SCC Processor to
Processor, such as under its Clause 9 (option 2) or Clause 10(a), the Customer
warrants to promptly forward such notification from MyChatBot to the relevant
Customer’s Customers.
Subject to the MyChatBot Terms of Use, additional Customer’s Customers may be
added by Customer to obtain the Services. In such cases, the Parties agree that
MyChatBot will process the personal data of such additional Customer’s Customers
6.1 As a subprocessor under this MyChatBot DPA including the SCC under the same
conditions and with the same effect as outlined in the previous paragraphs
(Clause 7 of the SCC shall remain unaffected).
SAFEGUARDS AND SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
MyChatBot undertakes to provide reasonable support to Customer to ensure compliance with
the requirements imposed on the transfer of personal data to third countries with respect to
data subjects located in the EEA, UK and Switzerland. In accordance with Clause 14(c) of
the SCC and without prejudice to the content of that Clause, MyChatBot will do so, in particular,
by providing information to Customer which is reasonably necessary for Customer to
complete a transfer impact assessment ("TIA"). MyChatBot further agrees to implement the
supplementary measures agreed upon under Exhibit D in order to help Customer achieve
compliance with requirements imposed on the transfer of personal data to third countries.
Customer warrants that it will have successfully completed an appropriate TIA prior to
initiating any processing under this MyChatBot DPA.
DETAILS OF DATA PROCESSING
The details of data processing (such as subject matter, nature and purpose of the processing, categories of personal data and data subjects), as also referenced in Annex A, B, C. of the Appendix of the SCC in Exhibit C, are described in the MyChatBot Terms of Use and in Exhibits A, B, and C.
MyChatBot’s OBLIGATIONS
MyChatBot’s obligations are stipulated in the SCC, whereas these obligations shall be
specified in accordance with Clause 2(a) s 2 of the SCC as follows, without prejudice to
the obligations set out in the SCC:MyChatBot is permitted to anonymize Customer
Personal Data through a reliable state of the art anonymization procedure and use such
anonymized data for its own research and development purposes.
Technical and Organizational Data Security Measures
6.1.1. In accordance with Clause 8.6(a) SCC and Art. 32 GDPR, MyChatBot will
implement the technical and organizational measures described in Annex II of the
Appendix of the SCC in Exhibit C.
6.1.2 Without prejudice to Clause 8.6(a) SCC, if MyChatBot significantly modifies
measures specified in Annex Il of the Appendix of the SCC in Exhibit C, such
modifications have to meet the obligations pursuant to Clause 8.6(a) SCC.
MyChatBot shall make available to Customer a description of such modified
measures which enable customers to assess compliance with Art. 32 GDPR and
Clause 8.6(a) SCC. Unless Customer explicitly rejects the modified measures
within fourteen (14) days from receipt, the modified measures shall be deemed
as accepted by Customer and Customer’s Customers, whereas Customer and
Customer’s Customer shall not reject any modification that meets the
requirements pursuant to Art. 32 GDPR as well as Clause 8.6(a) SCC.
6.2 Documentation and Audit Rights
In order to comply with its obligation to make available all information to
demonstrate compliance in accordance Clauses 8.9(c) SCC, without prejudice to
the content of these Clauses, MyChatBot shall, upon request and subject to an
appropriate non-disclosure agreement, provide to Customer a comprehensive
documentation of the technical and organizational data security measures in
according to industry standards. The effectiveness of MyChatBot’s technical
and organizational security measures will be audited by an independent
third-party on an annual basis. In addition, MyChatBot may, in its discretion, provide
data protection compliance certifications issued by a commonly accepted
certification issuer which has been audited by a data security expert, by a publicly
certified auditing company or by another customer of MyChatBot.
MyChatBot will allow for and contribute to audits in accordance with Clause 8.9(c)
SCC Controller to Processor and Clause 8.9(d) SCC Processor to Processor,
without prejudice to the content of this Clause, if Customer has justifiable reason
to believe that MyChatBot is not complying with this MyChatBot DPA and, in particular,
with the obligation to implement and maintain the agreed technical and
organizational data security measures, once per year (unless there are specific
indications that require a more frequent inspection). Customer agrees to be
subject to an appropriate non-disclosure agreement when performing the audit.
In deciding on a review or audit, Customer may take into account relevant
certifications held by MyChatBot (the corresponding Clause 8.9(c) s 2 SCC
Controller to Processor and Clause 8.9(d) s 3 SCC Processor to Processor shall
remain unaffected). The costs associated with such audits and/or for providing
additional information shall be borne by Customer unless such audit reveals
MyChatBot’s material breach with this MyChatBot DPA.
In accordance with Clause 8.9(c) and (d) SCC and without prejudice to the
content of these Clauses, the aforementioned audit right can be exercised by (i)
requesting additional information, (ii) accessing the databases which process
Customer Personal Data or (iii) by inspecting MyChatBot's working premises
whereby in each case no access to personal data of other customers or
MyChatBot’s confidential information will be granted.
If Customer intends to conduct an audit at MyChatBot’s premises or physical
facilities, MyChatBot will allow for such audits in accordance Clause 8.9(d) s 2 SCC
Controller to Processor and Clause 8.9(f) s 2 SCC Processor to Processor,
without prejudice to the content of this Clause, whereas Customer shall, where
appropriate, give reasonable notice to MyChatBot and agree with MyChatBot on the time and duration of the audit while inspections shall be made during regular
business hours and in such a way that business operations are not disturbed. At
at least one employee of MyChatBot may accompany the auditors at any time.
MyChatBot may memorialize the results of the audit in writing which shall be
confirmed by Customer.
6.2.5 In accordance with Clause 8.9(d) s 1 SCC Controller to Processor and Clause
8.9(f) s 1 SCC Processor to Processor and without prejudice to the content of this
Clause, Customer may also engage third party auditors to perform the audit in
according to Sections 6.3.2, 6.3.3 and 6.3.4 on its behalf. Customer may not
appoint a third party as auditor who (i) MyChatBot reasonably considers to be in a
competitive relationship to MyChatBot, or (ii) is not sufficiently qualified to conduct
such an audit, or (iii) is not independent (the corresponding Clause 8.9(d) s 1
SCC Controller to Processor and Clause 8.9(f) s 1 SCC Processor to Processor
shall remain unaffected). Any such third-party auditor shall only be engaged if the
auditor is bound by an appropriate non-disclosure agreement in favor of MyChatBot
prior to conducting any audit or is bound by statutory confidentiality obligations.
Notification Duties
Without prejudice to Clauses 10(a) and 15.1(a) SCC,
MyChatBot shall inform Customer without undue delay in text form (e.g. letter, fax or email) of
threats to Customer Personal Data in possession of MyChatBot by garnishment, confiscation,
insolvency and settlement proceedings or other similar incidents or measures by third
parties.
In such a case, MyChatBot shall immediately inform the respective responsible person/entity
that Customer holds the sovereignty and ownership of the personal data.
Data Subject Rights Requests
Without prejudice to Clause 10(a) SCC, MyChatBot will promptly notify Customer of any request it has received from a data subject, who will, where appropriate, promptly notify Customer's Customer about
such a request. If a data subject addresses MyChatBot with claims for access, rectification, erasure,
restriction, objection or data portability, MyChatBot shall refer the data subject to
Customer, who will, where appropriate, refer data subject to Customer’s Customer.
In the case that claims are based on Art. 82 GDPR are raised against Customer, MyChatBot
shall reasonably support Customer with its defense to the extent the claim arises in
connection with the processing of personal data by MyChatBot in connection with
performing the Services to Customers.
CUSTOMER’S OBLIGATIONS
Customer’s obligations shall be as stipulated in the SCC, whereas these obligations
shall be specified in accordance with Clause 2(a) s 2 of the SCC as follows, without
prejudice to the obligations set out in the SCC:
Customer shall provide all Instructions of its own and/or of its Customer’s Customers
pursuant to this MyChatBot DPA to MyChatBot in written, electronic or verbal form (the
corresponding Clause 8.1(a) SCC Controller to Processor and Clause 8.1(b) s 1 SCC
Processor to Processor shall remain unaffected). Verbal Instructions shall be confirmed
immediately in written form thereafter.
Customer shall notify MyChatBot in writing of the names of the persons who are entitled to
issue Instructions to MyChatBot. Any consequential costs incurred resulting from
Customer’s failure to comply with the preceding sentence shall be borne by Customer. In
any event, the managing directors of Customer are entitled to issue Instructions.
Customer shall inform MyChatBot immediately if processing by MyChatBot might lead to a
violation of data protection laws and regulations.
In the case that claims are based on Art. 82 GDPR are raised against MyChatBot, Customer
shall reasonably support MyChatBot with its defense to the extent the claim arises in
connection with the processing of personal data by MyChatBot in connection with
performing the Services to Customers.
Customer shall name a person responsible for dealing with questions relating to
applicable data protection law and data security in the context of performing this
MyChatBot DPA.
SUBPROCESSING
In accordance with Clause 9(a) SCC option 2, and without prejudice to the content of this
Clause, MyChatBot has Customer’s and/or Customer’s Customers general authorization for
the engagement of the sub-processor(s) listed in Exhibit B.
In accordance with Clause 9(b) SCC and without prejudice to the content of this Clause,
any sub-processor is obliged before initiating the processing, to commit itself by way of
written contract to comply with, in substance, the same data protection obligations as the
ones under this MyChatBot DPA.
In order to fulfill its obligation under Clause 9(a) option 2 SCC and without prejudice to
the content of this Clause, MyChatBot may provide a website or provide another written
notice that lists all sub-processors to access Customer Personal Data as well as the
limited or ancillary services they perform. In accordance with Clause 9(a) option 2 s 2
SCC and without prejudice to the content of this Clause, MyChatBot will update its website
and/or notify Customer in light of any change of sub-processors, whereas Customer will
immediately forward such notification to Customer’s Customers, and grant Customer and
Customer’s Customers the opportunity to object to such change in conformity with the
time period specified in the aforementioned Clause before authorizing any new
sub-processor to access personal data. In the case that Customer and/or Customer’s
Customer, as immediately communicated by Customer to MyChatBot, object/s to the
change of sub-processors, MyChatBot can choose to either not engage the sub-processor
or to terminate the MyChatBot Terms of Use with two (2) months prior written notice. Until
the termination of the MyChatBot Terms of Use, MyChatBot may suspend the portion of the
Services which are affected by the objection of Customer and/or Customer’s Customer.
Customer and/or Customer’s Customers shall not be entitled to a pro-rata refund of the
remuneration for the Services, unless the objection is based on justified reasons of
non-compliance with applicable data protection law.
Customer herewith agrees for itself and also on behalf of Customer’s Customers,
whereas Customer warrants to be duly authorized by Customer’s Customers to do so, to
the sub-processors as set out in Exhibit B.
LIABILITY
In clarification of Clause 12 SCC and without prejudice to the content of this Clause, as
regards the internal liability and without any effect as regards the external liability
towards data subjects, the Parties agree that notwithstanding anything contained
hereunder, when providing the Services, MyChatBot’s liability for breach of any terms and
conditions under this MyChatBot DPA shall be subject to the liability limitations agreed in
the MyChatBot Terms of Use. Further, no Customer Affiliate shall become beneficiary of
this MyChatBot DPA without being bound by this MyChatBot DPA and without accepting this
liability limitation. Customer will indemnify MyChatBot against any losses that exceed the
liability limitations in the MyChatBot Terms of Use suffered by MyChatBot in connection with
any claims of Customer Affiliates or data subjects who claim rights based on alleged
violation of this MyChatBot DPA including the SCC.
COSTS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES
If Customer’s and/or Customer’s Customers’ Instructions lead to a change from or
increase of the agreed Services or in the case of MyChatBot’s compliance with its
obligations pursuant to Clauses 8.6(c), (d), and 10(b) SCC as well as Section 7.4 to
assist Customer with Customer’s own statutory obligations, MyChatBot is entitled to charge
reasonable fees for such tasks which are based on the prices agreed for rendering the
Services and/or notified to Customer in advance. This shall be without prejudice to the
obligations of MyChatBot under the aforementioned Clauses of the SCC.
CONTRACT PERIOD
The duration of this MyChatBot DPA depends on the duration of the MyChatBot Terms of Use.
It commences with the initiation of the Services and shall terminate upon termination of the agreed Services under the MyChatBot Terms of Use, unless otherwise stipulated in the
provisions of this MyChatBot DPA.
MODIFICATIONS
MyChatBot may modify or supplement this MyChatBot DPA, with two (2) weeks prior notice to
Customer, (i) if required to do so by a supervisory authority or other government or
regulatory entity, (ii) if necessary to comply with Applicable Law, (iii) to implement
amended standard contractual clauses laid down by the European Commission or (iv) to
adhere to a code of conduct or certification mechanism approved or certified pursuant to
Art. 40, 42 and 43 of the GDPR. Customer shall notify MyChatBot if it does not agree to a
modification, in which case MyChatBot may terminate this MyChatBot DPA and the MyChatBot
Terms of Use with two (2) weeks' prior written notice, whereby in the case of an objection
not based on non-compliance of the modifications with applicable data protection law,
MyChatBot shall remain entitled to claim its agreed remuneration until the end of the agreed
Services.
CHOICE OF LAW AND PLACE OF JURISDICTION
This MyChatBot DPA is governed by, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, the law
that is stipulated by the Parties under Clause 17 SCC in Exhibit C, whereas the place of
jurisdiction shall be as stipulated by the Parties under Clause 18(b) SCC in Exhibit C.
CUSTOMER PERSONAL DATA SUBJECT TO UK AND SWISS DATA
PROTECTION LAWS
To the extent that the processing of Customer Personal Data is subject to UK data protection laws, the UK Addendum set out in Exhibit E shall apply. To the extent that the processing of Customer Personal Data is subject to Swiss data protection laws, the Swiss Addendum set out in Exhibit F shall apply.
MISCELLANEOUS
In the event a clause under the MyChatBot Terms of Use has been found to violate the
GDPR or any other Applicable Law, the Parties will mutually agree on modifications to
the MyChatBot Terms of Use to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Law.
Exhibit A — Specifications of the Processing
1. Data Exporter
The Customer and/or Customer’s Customers are creators of chatbots using MyChatBot’s
bot-building platform.
2. Data Importer
MyChatBot is engaged in providing a platform-as-a-service-platform to Customers and Customer’s
Customers to build, host, and manage chatbots to be used on Facebook/Instagram
messenger.
3. Categories of data subjects
The categories of data subjects whose personal data are transferred: Individual online consumers of Customer and Customer’s Customers.
4. Categories of personal data
The transferred categories of personal data are:
Customer and Customer’s Customers’ online consumers / bot users’ first name, last name,
Facebook/Instagram avatar photo, time zone, language settings and gender, as long
as those pieces of information are available in the public Facebook/Instagram
profiles, as well as any other data contained in the chatbot conversation transcripts.
5. Special categories of personal data (if applicable)
The transferred personal data includes the following special categories of data: MyChatBot is not
aware of any such data but Customers can create bots that could potentially also collect all
sorts of special categories of personal data.
The 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 specialized training), keeping a record of access
to the data, restrictions for onward transfers or additional security measures are: As MyChatBot is
not aware of special categories of personal data being processed by Customers through bots,
the safeguards and measures outlined under Annex II of the Appendix of the SCC in Exhibit C
will apply.
6. Frequency of the transfer
The frequency of the transfer is: The transfer is performed on a continuous basis.
7. Subject matter of the processing
The subject matter of the processing is: MyChatBot is a platform that allows its Customers and
Customer’s Customers’ online consumers to get in contact with the Customer or Customer’s
Customers by communicating with the provided chatbots via Facebook/ Instagram
Messenger.
8. Nature of the processing
The nature of the processing includes the collection, recording, organization, structuring,
storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission,
dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, erasure of data.
9. Purpose(s) of the data transfer and further processing
The purpose of the data transfer and further processing is: MyChatBot uses personal data to
enable bot admins to customize and improve bot experiences based on users’ public
Facebook/Instagram profiles and data users share with the bot.
10. Duration
The period for which the personal data will be retained, or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period is: The duration shall be as stipulated and referenced in Section
11 of the Terms of the Processing.
For transfers to sub-processors, specify subject matter, nature and duration of the processing:
As stipulated in the second column to the right of the table set out in Exhibit B of the MyChatBot
DPA or, where applicable, in a separate document which MyChatBot uses to inform / notify
Customer in relation to utilized sub-processors.
Exhibit C - Standard Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers (Module Two:
Transfer controller to processor / Module Three: Transfer processor to processor
Standard Contractual Clauses
Customer is hereinafter referred to as the "data exporter" with respect to the personal data
provided to MyChatBot. Whenever the Customer is acting as a processor for Customer’s Customers
as outlined under Section 3.2.2., the Clauses of Module three (processor to processor) as
highlighted below shall respectively apply.
MyChatBot is hereinafter referred to as the "data importer".
The data exporter and the data importer, each a "party" and collectively "the parties" HAVE
AGREED on the following SCC in order to implement adequate safeguards with respect to the
protection of privacy and fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals for the transfer by the data
exporter to the data importer of the personal data specified in Appendix 1.
SECTION |
Clause 1
Purpose and scope
(a) 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) (1) for the
transfer of personal data to a third country.
(b) The Parties:
(i) 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.A (hereinafter each ‘data
exporter’), and
(ii) 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
|.A (hereinafter each ‘data importer’)
have agreed to these standard contractual clauses (hereinafter: ‘Clauses’).
(c) These Clauses apply with respect to the transfer of personal data as specified in Annex |.B.
(d) |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:
(i) Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 6, Clause 7;
(ii) Clause 8 — Clause 8.1(b), 8.9(a), (c), (d) and (e); Module Three: Clause 8.1(a), (c) and
(d) and Clause 8.9(a), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g);
(iii) Clause 9 —Clause 9(a), (c), (d) and (e); Module Three: Clause 9(a), (c), (d) and (e);
(iv) Clause 12 —Clause 12(a), (d) and (f);
(v) Clause 13;
(vi) Clause 15.1(c), (d) and (e);
(vii) Clause 16(e);
(viii) Clause 18 — 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.B.
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 organizational 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 |.B, 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 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.B. 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
(a)The data importer and, during transmission, also the data exporter shall implement appropriate
technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of the data, including protection
against a breach of security leading to accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration,
unauthorized 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
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 organizational
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.
(b)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 authorized to process the personal data have committed
themselves to confidentiality or are under an appropriate statutory obligation of confidentiality.
(c)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.
(d)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 offenses (hereinafter ‘sensitive data’),
the data importer shall apply the specific restrictions and/or additional safeguards described in
Annex |.B.
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 benefiting 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 defense 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
(a)The data importer shall promptly and adequately deal with enquiries from the data exporter that
relate to the processing under these Clauses.
(b)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.
(c)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.
(d)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.
(e)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.
The Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement) provides for the extension of the European Union’s internal
market to the three EEA States Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Union data protection legislation, including Regulation (EU)
2016/679, is covered by the EEA Agreement and has been incorporated into Annex XI thereto. Therefore, any disclosure by the data
importer to a third party located in the EEA does not qualify as an onward transfer for the purpose of these Clauses.
MODULE THREE: Transfer processor to processor
Clause 8
Data protection safeguards
8.1 Instructions
(a)The data exporter has informed the data importer that it acts as processor under the instructions
of its controller(s), which the data exporter shall make available to the data importer prior to
processing.
(b)The data importer shall process the personal data only on documented instructions from the
controller, as communicated to the data importer by the data exporter, and any additional
documented instructions from the data exporter. Such additional instructions shall not conflict
with the instructions from the controller. The controller or data exporter may give further
documented instructions regarding the data processing throughout the duration of the contract.
(c)The data importer shall immediately inform the data exporter if it is unable to follow those
instructions. Where the data importer is unable to follow the instructions from the controller, the
data exporter shall immediately notify the controller.
(d)The data exporter warrants that it has imposed the same data protection obligations on the data
importer as set out in the contract or other legal act under Union or Member State law between
the controller and the data exporter (5).
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 |. B., unless on further instructions from the controller, as communicated to the
data importer by the data exporter, or 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 personal data, the data
exporter may redact part of the text of the Appendix prior to sharing a copy, but shall provide a
meaningful summary where the data subject would otherwise not be able to understand 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.
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 rectify or erase 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.B. 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 controller 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
(a)The data importer and, during transmission, also the data exporter shall implement appropriate
technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of the data, including protection
against a breach of security leading to accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration,
unauthorized disclosure or access to that data (hereinafter ‘personal data breach’). In assessing
the appropriate level of security, they 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 subject. 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 or the controller. In complying with its obligations under
this paragraph, the data importer shall at least implement the technical and organizational
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.
(b)The data importer shall grant access to the 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 authorized 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, without undue
delay, the data exporter and, where appropriate and feasible, the controller 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 data breach, including
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.
(c) 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 its
controller so that the latter may in turn 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 offenses (hereinafter ‘sensitive data’),
the data importer shall apply the specific restrictions and/or additional safeguards set out in Annex
IB.
8.8 Onward transfers
The data importer shall only disclose the personal data to a third party on documented instructions
from the controller, as communicated to the data importer by 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 benefiting 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
of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
(iii) the onward transfer is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims
in the context of specific administrative, regulatory or judicial proceedings; or
2 The Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement) provides for the extension of the European Union’s internal
market to the three EEA States Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Union data protection legislation, including Regulation (EU)
2016/679, is covered by the EEA Agreement and has been incorporated into Annex XI thereto. Therefore, any disclosure by the data
importer to a third party located in the EEA does not qualify as an onward transfer for the purposes of these Clauses.
(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
(a)The data importer shall promptly and adequately deal with enquiries from the data exporter or
the controller that relate to the processing under these Clauses.
(b)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 controller.
(c)The data importer shall make all information necessary to demonstrate compliance with the
obligations set out in these Clauses available to the data exporter, which shall provide it to the
controller.
(d)The data importer shall allow for and contribute to audits by the data exporter of the processing
activities covered by these Clauses, at reasonable intervals or if there are indications of
non-compliance. The same shall apply where the data exporter requests an audit on instructions
of the controller. In deciding on an audit, the data exporter may take into account relevant
certifications held by the data importer.
(e)Where the audit is carried out on the instructions of the controller, the data exporter shall make
the results available to the controller.
(f) 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.
(g)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
(a) The data importer has the data exporter’s general authorisation for the engagement of
sub-processor(s) from an agreed list. 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 two (2) weeks 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. (8) The
Parties agree that, by complying with this Clause, the data importer fulfills 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 fulfill 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.
MODULE THREE: Transfer processor to processor
Clause 9
Use of sub-processors
The data importer has the controller's general authorisation for the engagement of
sub-processor(s) from an agreed list. The data importer shall specifically inform the controller
in writing of any intended changes to that list through the addition or replacement of
sub-processors at least two (2) weeks in advance, thereby giving the controller 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 controller with the information necessary to enable the controller to
exercise its right to object. The data importer shall inform the data exporter of the engagement
of the sub-processor(s).
Where the data importer engages a sub-processor to carry out specific processing activities
(on behalf of the controller), 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 fulfills 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 or controller’s request, a copy of such
a sub-processor agreement and any subsequent amendments. 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 fulfill 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 authorized 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 organizational
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.
MODULE THREE: Transfer processor to processor
Clause 10
Data subject rights
The data importer shall promptly notify the data exporter and, where appropriate, the controller
of any request it has received from a data subject, without responding to that request unless it
has been authorized to do so by the controller.
The data importer shall assist, where appropriate in cooperation with the data exporter, the
controller in fulfilling its obligations to respond to data subjects’ requests for the exercise of
their rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, as applicable. In
this regard, the Parties shall set out in Annex II the appropriate technical and organizational
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 controller, as communicated by 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;
(i) 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,
organization 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.
(f) The data importer may not invoke the conduct of a sub-processor to avoid its own liability.
Clause 13
Supervision
(a) 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.C, 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.C, 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 behavior is monitored, are located, as indicated in Annex I.C, shall
act as competent supervisory authority.
(b) 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 Ill - LOCAL LAWS AND OBLIGATIONS IN CASE OF ACCESS BY PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES
Clause 14
Local laws and practices affecting compliance with the Clauses
(a) 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.
(b) The Parties declare that in providing the warranty in paragraph (a), they have taken due
account in particular of the following elements:
(i) 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;
(ii) 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’;
(iii) any relevant contractual, technical or organizational 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.
(c) 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.
(d) The Parties agree to document the assessment under paragraph (b) and make it available
to the competent supervisory authority on request.
3 As regards the impact of such laws and practices on compliance with these Clauses, different elements may be considered as
part of an overall assessment. Such elements may include relevant and documented practical experience with prior instances of requests
for disclosure from public authorities, or the absence of such requests, covering a sufficiently representative time-frame. This refers in
particular to internal records or other documentation, drawn up on a continuous basis in accordance with due diligence and certified at
senior management level, provided that this information can be lawfully shared with third parties. Where this practical experience is relied
upon to conclude that the data importer will not be prevented from complying with these Clauses, it needs to be supported by other
relevant, objective elements, and it is for the Parties to consider carefully whether these elements together carry sufficient weight, in terms
of their reliability and representativeness, to support this conclusion. In particular, the Parties have to take into account whether their
practical experience is corroborated and not contradicted by publicly available or otherwise accessible, reliable information on the
existence or absence of requests within the same sector and/or the application of the law in practice, such as case law and reports by
independent oversight bodies.
(e) 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 organizational measures to
ensure security and confidentiality) to be adopted by the data exporter and/or data importer to
address the situation [for Module Three:, if appropriate in consultation with the controller].. 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 [for Module Three: the controller or] 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
(i) 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.
[For Module Three: The data exporter shall forward the notification to the controller.]
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.). [For Module Three: The data exporter shall forward the
information to the controller.]
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 minimisation
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. [For Module Three: The data exporter shall make
the assessment available to the controller.]
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.
(b) 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).
(c) The data exporter shall be entitled to terminate the contract, insofar as it concerns the
processing of personal data under these Clauses, where:
(i) 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;
(ii) the data importer is in substantial or persistent breach of these Clauses; or
(iii) 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.
(d) 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.
(e) 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 one of the EU Member States, provided such law
allows for third-party beneficiary rights. The Parties agree that this shall be the law of the Federal
Republic of Germany.
Clause 18
Choice of forum and jurisdiction
(a)
Any dispute arising from these Clauses shall be resolved by the courts of an EU
Member State.
(b) The Parties agree that those shall be the courts of the Federal Republic of Germany.
(c) Adata 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.
(d) The Parties agree to submit themselves to the jurisdiction of such courts.
APPENDIX
EXPLANATORY NOTE:
It must be possible to clearly distinguish the information applicable to each transfer or category of
transfers and, in this regard, to determine the respective role(s) of the Parties as data exporter(s)
and/or data importer(s). This does not necessarily require completing and signing separate
appendices for each transfer/category of transfers and/or contractual relationship, where this
transparency can be achieved through one appendix. However, where necessary to ensure sufficient
clarity, separate appendices should be used.
ANNEX |
A. LIST OF PARTIES
Data exporter(s): [/dentity and contact details of the data exporter(s) and, where applicable,
of its/their data protection officer and/or representative in the European Union]
The Customer, in its role as a controller or processor as outlined in the MyChatBot DPA, whereas
identity, contact details, and information on the contact person are as provided by Customer when
signing up for MyChatBot services.
The activities of the data exporter relevant to the data transferred are stipulated in Section 1 under
Exhibit A.
Data importer(s): [/dentity and contact details of the data importer(s), including any
contact person with responsibility for data protection]
MyChatBot, in its role as a processor or sub-processor as outlined in the MyChatBot DPA, whereas
identity and contact details, can be found in the beginning of this MyChatBot DPA and in the next
paragraph.
Data privacy inquiries in relation to this MyChatBot DPA may be sent to team@mychatbot.app.
DESCRIPTION OF TRANSFER
Categories of data subjects whose personal data is transferred
As stipulated in Exhibit A of the MyChatBot DPA.
Categories of personal data transferred
As stipulated in Exhibit A of the MyChatBot DPA.
Sensitive data transferred (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
specialized training), keeping a record of access to the data, restrictions for onward transfers or
additional security measures.
As referenced in Exhibit A of the MyChatBot DPA.
The frequency of the transfer (e.g. whether the data is transferred on a one-off or continuous
basis).
As stipulated in Exhibit A of the MyChatBot DPA.
Nature of the processing
As stipulated in Exhibit A of the MyChatBot DPA
Purpose(s) of the data transfer and further processing
As stipulated in Exhibit A of the MyChatBot DPA
The period for which the personal data will be retained, or, if that is not possible, the criteria
used to determine that period
As stipulated in Exhibit A of the MyChatBot DPA
For transfers to (sub-) processors, also specify subject matter, nature and duration of the
processing
As stipulated in Exhibit B of the MyChatBot DPA
B. COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
Identify the competent supervisory authority/ies in accordance with Clause 13
Each supervisory authority of the EU and EEA is competent for the performance of the tasks
assigned to and the exercise of the powers on the territory of its own Member State. A list of the
supervisory authorities across the European Union and EEA can be found under the following
link:
https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/about-edpb/members_en
As to Germany, the supervisory authority mentioned under the aforementioned link called “Der
Bundesbeauftragte ftir den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit’ is responsible for
supervising public authorities of the federal government, public-sector companies, insofar as
they participate in the competition, and companies which process data from natural and legal
persons in order to commercially provide telecommunication services while the responsibility for
supervision does not already come from Section 115 para 4 of the Telecommunication Act
(“Telekommunikationsgesetzes’). Additionally, there is also a supervisory authority in each
federal state (“Bundesland”) in Germany which is responsible for private entities established in
its respective federal state. Please find a list of these German supervisory authorities under the
following link:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html;jsessionid=1D7
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Where the data exporter is established in an EU Member State: The competent supervisory authority
is the one at the establishment of the data exporter.
Where the data exporter is not established in an EU Member State, but falls within the territorial
scope of application of the GDPR in accordance with its Article 3(2) and has appointed a
representative pursuant to Article 27(1) of the GDPR: The competent supervisory authority is
the one of the Member States in which the representative is established.
Where the data exporter is not established in an EU Member State, but falls within the territorial
scope of application of the GDPR in accordance with its Article 3(2) without however having to
appoint a representative pursuant to Article 27(2) of the GDPR: The competent supervisory
authority is 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 behavior is monitored, are located.
ANNEX II
TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES INCLUDING TECHNICAL
AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF THE
DATA
This Annex II forms part of the Clauses and must be completed by the parties.
Description of the technical and organizational security measures implemented by the data
importer / MyChatBot (including any relevant certifications) to ensure an appropriate level of
security, taking into account the nature, scope, context and purpose of the processing, as well
as the risks for the rights and freedoms of natural persons.
1. Access control to premises and facilities:
Only authorized representatives have access to MyChatBot’s premises and facilities.
Measures include:
2. MyChatBot has physical offices in office buildings located in Kyiv, UA.
Keys to the office locations are issued to all employees in accordance with their need to
have access. The distribution and usage of keys are managed and monitored by the
Office Manager.
The Kyiv office is secured and monitored by Ring security system on a
24/7 basis, which includes access to police dispatch. Key points within the Kyiv office building are monitored by security cameras.
Offices are secured outside of regular business hours.
Physical access:
MyChatBot ensures physical access to Customer Personal Data is protected.
Measures include:
MyChatBot runs its services from professional, third-party production data centers that
meet a broad set of international and industry-specific compliance standards, such as
ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 1 and SOC 2, as well as country-specific standards
like Australia IRAP, UK G-Cloud, and Singapore MTCS. Rigorous third-party audits, such
as by the British Standards Institute, verify adherence to the strict security controls these
standards mandate.
Power and telecommunications cabling carrying Customer Personal Data or
supporting information services at the production data center are protected from
interception, interference and damage.
Production data centers and their equipment are physically protected against
natural disasters, malicious attacks and accidents.
Equipment at production data centers is protected from power failures and other
disruptions caused by failures in supporting utilities, and is correctly maintained.
3. Access control to systems:
MyChatBot’s data processing systems are used only by approved, authenticated users.
Measures include:
4. Access to MyChatBot internal systems is granted only to MyChatBot personnel and/or to
permitted employees of MyChatBot’s subcontractors and access is strictly limited as
required for those persons to fulfill their function.
Access to production servers is secured against unauthorized use through the
encrypted data transmission over SSL/SSH.
All users access MyChatBot systems with a unique identifier (user ID).
Each computer has a password-protected screensaver.
MyChatBot has a thorough procedure to deactivate users and their access when a
user leaves the company or a function.
Access control to data:
Persons entitled to use data processing systems gain access only to the Customer
Personal Data that they are authorized to access.
Measures include:
5. MyChatBot restricts personnel access to files and programs on a "need-to-know’ basis.
The production environment is separate from the development and testing environment.
MyChatBot uses well-configured firewalls for their backend infrastructure.
MyChatBot Platform contains capabilities to set roles and permissions to let
Customers manage authorizations to set that Customer Personal Data is only made
available to appropriate users when needed.
Data Transmission:
MyChatBot takes steps to prevent Customer Personal Data from being read, copied, altered or
deleted by unauthorized parties during transfer.
Measures include:
All Customer Personal Data that is coming to MyChatBot Platform from
Facebook/Instagram is transmitted in encrypted form over HTTPS protocol.
MyChatBot Platform supports integrations with third-party services over HTTPS protocol.
To protect Customer Personal Data MyChatBot uses the Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES) in Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) with a 128-bit key (AES-128-GCM) to implement
encryption at the network layer.
MyChatBot uses an encryption key management infrastructure which is designed
with technical security controls with very limited direct access to keys.
The Customer is responsible for the security of Customer Personal Data once it has
been transmitted from MyChatBot to the Customer including when downloaded or accessed
by Customer users.
6. Confidentiality and Integrity:
Customer Personal Data remains confidential throughout processing and remains intact,
complete and current during processing activities.
Measures include:
e MyChatBot has a central, secured repository of product source code, which is
accessible only to authorized personnel.
e All changes to MyChatBot Platform’s source code are being tracked, thoroughly
reviewed, and tested in an isolated environment before being accepted.
e All Releases to the production environment are additionally tested in an
isolated staging environment, reviewed and approved before being
deployed.
7. Availability:
Customer Personal Data is protected from accidental destruction or loss, and there is timely
access, restoration or availability to Customer Personal Data in the event of an incident.
Measures include:
8. MyChatBot uses a high level of redundancy at the production data center so that an
availability failure of a single system or component is unlikely to impact general
availability.
MyChatBot deploys its infrastructure only on reliable cloud providers whose data centers
have multiple power supplies, generators on-site and with battery backup to safeguard
power availability to the data center, and multiple access points to the Internet to
safeguard connectivity.
MyChatBot uses commercially reasonable efforts to create frequent backup copies of
Customer Personal Data.
MyChatBot has a system in place to ensure that any failures of backup to operate correctly
are flagged and dealt with.
MyChatBot’s infrastructure and services are monitored 24x7x365 for availability and
technical issues. Current availability of the MyChatBot Platform can be seen at
http://status.mychatbot.app.
Job Control:
Customer Personal Data processed on a Customer’s behalf is processed solely in accordance
with the relevant agreement and related instructions of the Customer including in the use of
sub-processors.
Measures include:
MyChatBot acts as data processor or sub-processor (as regards to Customer’s Customers)
with respect to Customer Personal Data and stores and processes Customer Personal
Data in order to operate the MyChatBot Platform.
e MyChatBot does not access Customer Personal Data, except to provide services to the
Customer which MyChatBot is obligated to perform in support of the Customer experience
including for general operation and monitoring of MyChatBot Platform, troubleshooting and
maintenance purposes, for security reasons, as required by law, or on request by
Customer.
e MyChatBot uses a limited number of sub-processors to help it provide the Service. A list
of individual sub-processors can be found in Exhibit B.
10. Description of the specific technical and organizational measures to be taken by
the to assist with the fulfillment of data subject requests (Clause 10 (b) SCC)
In order to for the data importer / MyChatBot to assist the data exporter / Customer with fulfilling its
obligations to respond to data subjects’ requests in accordance with Clause 10 (b) SCC, the
Parties will set out the appropriate technical and organizational measures in the following, 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: MyChatBot has put in place technological
measures which allow for the personal data of a specific data subject to be efficiently and
quickly obtained, rectified, restricted or erased in order to assist the Customer and Customer’s
Customers with the fulfillment of data subject requests. Furthermore, (i) work instructions have
been put in place and (ii) a number of employees of MyChatBot have been trained on how to
properly deal with data subject requests.
11. Technical and Organizational Security Measures in relation to special categories
of data (where applicable) (Appendix, Annex | B. SCC; Exhibit A)
If special categories of personal are processed as outlined in Exhibit A of the MyChatBot DPA, the
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 are: Please see Exhibit A,
Section 5.
12. For transfers to (sub-) processors, technical and organizational measures to be
taken by the (sub-) processor to assist to the data exporter
For transfers to (Sub-) processors, the technical and organizational measures to be taken by the
(sub-) processor to be able to provide assistance to the data importer / Customer are: As
stipulated in the right column of the table set out in Exhibit B of the MyChatBot DPA or, where
applicable, in a separate document which MyChatBot uses to notify Customer in relation to
sub-processors.
ANNEX III LIST OF SUB-PROCESSORS
EXPLANATORY NOTE:
This Annex must be completed, in case of the specific authorisation of sub-processors
(Clause 9(a), Option 1).
The controller has authorized the use of the following sub-processors:
Not applicable as Option 2 of Clause 9(a) shall apply.
Exhibit D - Supplementary Measures for International Data Transfers
MyChatBot commits to implementing the following supplementary measures based on guidance
provided by EU supervisory authorities in order to enhance the protection for Customer
Personal Data in relation to the processing in a third country.
1. Encryption
a) The personal data is transmitted (between the Parties and by MyChatBot between data
centers as well as to a sub-processor and back) using strong encryption.
Hereby, it is ensured that the encryption protocols employed are state-of-the-art and
provide effective protection against active and passive attacks with resources known to be
available to the public authorities of a third country, specific protective and state-of-the-art
measures are used against active and passive attacks on the sending and receiving
systems providing transport encryption, including tests for software vulnerabilities and
possible backdoors, in case the transport encryption does not provide appropriate security
by itself due to experience with vulnerabilities of the infrastructure or the software used,
personal data is also encrypted end-to-end on the application layer using state-of-the-art
encryption methods, the encryption algorithm and its parameterization (e.g., key length,
operating mode, if applicable) conform to the state-of-the-art and can be considered robust
against cryptanalysis performed by the public authorities when data is transiting to this third
country taking into account the resources and technical capabilities (e.g., computing power
for brute-force attacks) available to them®, the strength of the encryption takes into account
the specific time period during which the confidentiality of the encrypted personal data must
be preserved, the encryption algorithm is implemented correctly and by properly maintained
software without known vulnerabilities the conformity of which to the specification of the
algorithm chosen has been verified, e.g., by certification, the keys are reliably managed
(generated, administered, stored, if relevant, linked to the identity of the intended recipient,
and revoked).
b) The personal data at rest is stored by MyChatBot using strong encryption.
The encryption algorithm and its parameterization (e.g., key length, operating mode, if
applicable) conform to the state-of-the-art and can be considered robust against
cryptanalysis performed by the public authorities in the recipient country taking into account
4 EDPB, Recommendations 01/2020 on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the
EU level of protection of personal data, V 2.0, 18 June 2021, Annex 2.
° For the assessment of the strength of encryption algorithms, their conformity with the state-of-the-art, and their robustness against
cryptanalysis over time, Customer can rely on technical guidance published by official cybersecurity authorities of the EU and its
member states. See e.g. ENISA Report « What is "state of the art" in IT security? », 2019,
https:/www.enisa.europa.eu/news/enisa-news/what-is-state-of-the-art-in-it-security; guidance given by the German Federal Office
for Information Security in its Technical Guidelines of the TR-02102 series and "Algorithms, Key Size and Protocols Report (2018),
H2020-ICT-2014 — Project 645421, D5.4, ECRYPT-CSA, 02/2018” at
https:/Awww.ecrypt.eu.org/csa/documents/D5.4-FinalAlgKeySizeProt.pdf.
the resources and technical capabilities (e.g., computing power for brute-force attacks)
available to them®. The strength of the encryption and key length takes into account the
specific time period during which the confidentiality of the encrypted personal data must be
preserved. The encryption algorithm is implemented correctly and by properly maintained
software without known vulnerabilities the conformity of which to the specification of the
algorithm chosen has been verified, e.g., by certification. The keys are reliably managed
(generated, administered, stored, if relevant, linked to the identity of an intended recipient,
and revoked).
2. Organizational Measures
2.1 Transparency and accountability measures
Regular publication of transparency reports or summaries regarding governmental requests for
access to data and the kind of reply provided, insofar publication is allowed by local law.
2.2 Organizational methods and data minimization measures
Already existing organizational requirements under the accountability principle, such as the
adoption of strict and granular data access and confidentiality policies and best practices, based
on a strict need-to-know principle. Data minimization should be considered in this regard, in
order to limit the exposure of personal data to unauthorized access. For example, in some
cases it might not be necessary to transfer certain data.
2.3 Others
Adoption and regular review by MyChatBot of internal policies to assess the suitability of the
implemented complementary measures and identify and implement additional or alternative
solutions when necessary, to ensure that an essentially equivalent level of protection to that
guaranteed within the EEA of the personal data transferred is maintained.
3. Additional Contractual Measures
3.1 Transparency obligations
a) MyChatBot declares that (1) it has not purposefully created back doors or similar programming
that could be used to access the system and/or personal data, (2) it has not purposefully
created or changed its business processes in a manner that facilitates access to personal
data or systems, and (3) that national law or government policy does not require MyChatBot to
create or maintain back doors or to facilitate access to personal data or systems or for
MyChatBot to be in possession or to hand over the encryption key.
b
a
MyChatBot will verify the validity of the information provided for the TIA questionnaire in
regular intervals and provide notice to Customer in case of any changes without delay.
Clause 14(e) SCC shall remain unaffected.
3.2 Obligations to take specific actions
In case of any order to disclose or to grant access to the personal data, MyChatBot commits to
inform the requesting public authority of the incompatibility of the order with the safeguards
contained in the Article 46 GDPR transfer tool and the resulting conflict of obligations for
MyChatBot.
3.3 Empowering data subjects to exercise their rights
MyChatBot commits to fairly compensate the data subject for any material and non-material
damage suffered because of the disclosure of his/her personal data transferred under the
chosen transfer tool in violation of the commitments it contains.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, MyChatBot shall have no obligation to indemnify the data subject to
the extent the data subject has already received compensation for the same damage.
Compensation is limited to material and non-material damages as provided in the GDPR and
excludes consequential damages and all other damages not resulting from MyChatBot’s
infringement of the GDPR.
Exhibit E - UK Addendum
As stipulated in Section 14.1 of this MyChatBot DPA, this UK Addendum shall apply to any
processing of Customer Personal Data subject to the UK GDPR under this MyChatBot DPA.
1. Interpretation of this Addendum
1.1. Where this Addendum uses terms that are defined in the Standard Contractual Clauses
set out in Exhibit C to this MyChatBot DPA, those terms shall have the same meaning as
in the Standard Contractua
meanings:
Clauses. In addition, the following terms have the following
This Addendum This Addendum to the Clauses
Clauses
The Standard Contractual Clauses set out in Exhibit C
to this MyChatBot DPA
UK Data Protection
Laws
UK GDPR
UK
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.
The United Kingdom General Data Protection
Regulation, as it forms part of the law of England and
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland by virtue of
section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
1.2. This Addendum shall be read and interpreted in the light of the provisions of UK Data
Protection Laws, and so that if fulfils the intention for it to provide the appropriate
safeguards as required by Article 46 UK GDPR.
1.3. This Addendum shall not be interpreted in a way that conflicts with rights and
obligations provided for in UK Data Protection Laws.
1.4. 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, reenacted and/or replaced after this
Addendum has been entered into.
2. Hierarchy
In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between this Addendum and the provisions of the
Clauses or other related agreements between the Parties, existing at the time this Addendum
is agreed or entered into thereafter, the provisions which provide the most protection to data
subjects shall prevail.
3. Incorporation of the Clauses
3.1. In relation to any processing of personal data subject to the UK GDPR, this
Addendum amends this MyChatBot DPA including the Clauses in its Exhibit C to the
extent necessary so they operate:
a. for 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
transfer; and
b. to provide appropriate safeguards for the transfers in accordance with
Article 46 of the UK GDPR.
3.2. The amendments to the MyChatBot DPA including the Clauses in its Exhibit C as
required by Section 5 above, include (without limitation):
a. References to the “Clauses” or the “SCC” means this Addendum as
it amends the Clauses.
b. Clause 6 Description of the transfer(s) is replaced with:
"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 those specified in
Annex |.B where UK Data Protection Laws apply to the data exporter’s processing
when making that transfer."
Cc. References to “Regulation (EU) 2016/679” or “that Regulation” or “GDPR’ are
replaced by “UK Data Protection Laws” and references to specific Article(s) of
“Regulation (EU) 2016/679” or “GDPR’ are replaced with the equivalent Article or
Section of UK Data Protection Laws.
d. References to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 are removed.
e. References to the “European Union”, “Union”, “EEA”, “EU” and “EU Member State”
are all replaced with the “UK”.
f. Clause 13(a) and Part C of Annex II are not used; the “competent supervisory
authority’ is the Information Commissioner;
g. Clause 17 is replaced to state “These Clauses are governed by the laws of
England and Wales’.
h. Clause 18 is replaced to state:
“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.”
i. The footnotes to the Clauses do not form part of the Addendum.
Exhibit F - Swiss Addendum
As stipulated in Section 14.2 of this MyChatBot DPA, this Swiss Addendum shall apply to any
processing of Customer Personal Data subject to Swiss data protection law under this
MyChatBot DPA or to Swiss data protection law and the GDPR.
1. Interpretation of this Addendum
1.1. Where this Addendum uses terms that are defined in the Standard Contractual Clauses
set out in Exhibit C to this MyChatBot DPA, those terms shall have the same meaning as
in the Standard Contractual Clauses. In addition, the following terms have the following
meanings:
Out in Exhibit C to this MyChatBot DPA
Swiss Data Protection Laws The Swiss Federal Act on Data
Protection of 19 June 1992 and the
Swiss Ordinance to the Swiss Federal
Act on Data Protection of 14 June 1993,
and any new or revised version of these laws that may enter into force from time to time.
1.2. This Addendum shall be read and interpreted in the light of the provisions of Swiss
Data Protection Laws, and so that if fulfills the intention for it to provide the appropriate
safeguards as required by Article 46 GDPR and/or Article 6(2)(a) of the Swiss Data
Protection Laws, as the case may be.
1.3. This Addendum shall not be interpreted in a way that conflicts with rights and
obligations provided for in Swiss Data Protection Laws.
1.4. 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, reenacted and/or replaced after this
Addendum has been entered into.
2. Hierarchy
In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between this Addendum and the provisions of the
Clauses or other related agreements between the Parties, existing at the time this Addendum is
agreed or entered into thereafter, the provisions which provide the most protection to data
subjects shall prevail.
3.
Incorporation of the Clauses
3.1. In relation to any processing of personal data subject to Swiss Data Protection Laws
or to both Swiss Data Protection Laws and the GDPR, this Addendum amends this
MyChatBot DPA including the Clauses in its Exhibit C to the extent necessary so they
operate:
a. for transfers made by the data exporter to the data importer, to the extent that
Swiss Data Protection Laws or Swiss Data Protection Laws and the GDPR apply to
the data exporter’s processing when making that transfer; and
b. to provide appropriate safeguards for the transfers in accordance with Article
46 of the UK GDPR and/or Article 6(2)(a) of the Swiss Data Protection Laws, as the
case may be.
3.2. To the extent that any processing of personal data is exclusively subject to Swiss Data
Protection Laws, the amendments to the MyChatBot DPA including the Clauses in its
Exhibit C as required by Section 3.1 above, include (without limitation):
a. References to the “Clauses” or the “SCC” means this Addendum as it amends
the Clauses.
b. Clause 6 Description of the transfer(s) is replaced with:
"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 those specified in
Annex |.B where Swiss Data Protection Laws apply to the data exporter’s processing
when making that transfer."
Cc. References to “Regulation (EU) 2016/679” or “that Regulation” or “GDPR’ are
replaced by “Swiss Data Protection Laws” and references to specific Article(s) of
“Regulation (EU) 2016/679” or “GDPR’ are replaced with the equivalent Article or
Section of Swiss Data Protection Laws to the extent applicable.
d. References to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 are removed.
e. References to the “European Union”, “Union”, “EEA”, “EU” and “EU Member
State” are all replaced with “Switzerland’.Clause 13(a) and Part C of Annex Il are
not used; the “competent supervisory authority’ is the Federal Data Protection and
Information Commissioner (the “FDPIC”) insofar as the transfers are governed by
Swiss Data Protection Laws;
f. Clause 17 is replaced to state “These Clauses are governed by the laws of
Switzerland insofar as the transfers are governed by Swiss Data Protection Laws’.
g. Clause 18 is replaced to state:
“Any dispute arising from these Clauses relating to Swiss Data Protection Laws shall
be resolved by the courts of Switzerland. A data subject may also bring legal
proceedings against the data exporter and/or data importer before the courts of
Switzerland in which he/she has his/her habitual residence. The Parties agree to
submit themselves to the jurisdiction of such courts.”
Until the entry into force of the revised Swiss Data Protection Laws, the Clauses shall
also protect personal data of legal entities and legal entities shall receive the same
protection under the Clause as natural persons.
3.3. To the extent that any processing of personal data is subject to both Swiss Data
Protection Laws and the GDPR, the MyChatBot DPA including the Clauses in its Exhibit C
will apply (i) as is and (ii) additionally, to the extent that a transfer is subject to Swiss
Data Protection Laws, as amended by Sections 3.1 and 3.2 above, with the sole
exception that Clause 17 shall not be replaced as stipulated under Section 3.2(g).
3.4. Customer warrants that it and/or Customer Affiliates have made any notifications to the
FDPIC which are required under Swiss Data Protection Laws.