GDPR DATA PROCESSING ADDENDUM

This Data Processing Addendum (DPA) is an assurance from Agiledge Process Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Agiledge) to you or the entity you represent (“Customer/ Partner”, “you” or “your”).

This DPA supplements all current or future agreements in any capacity.

DPA is applicable when the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and country specific data protection requirements, applies to use of the Agiledge services to process user’s personal data, personally identifiable information.

Section 1 . Data Processing

1.1 Scope and Roles.This DPA applies when user’s Personal data, Personally identifiable information is processed through Agiledge’s neOffice or myATOm product platforms. In this context, Agiledge will act as “processor” to Customer/ Partner who may act as “controller” with respect to user’s personal data, personally identifiable information.

1.2 Customer/ Partner Controls.
Agiledge provides service through neOffice or myATOm product platforms to Customer/ Partner with a number of features and functionalities, security controls which Customer/ Partner may use for processing personal data and/ or personally identifiable information of their employees or other stakeholders. Without prejudice to section 1.1, Customer/ Partner may use technical and organisational controls to protect user’s personal data, in connection with its obligations under the GDPR and country specific data protection requirements. This can include customer/ partner’s obligations relating to responding to requests from data subjects (users), obtaining consent from data subjects (users).

1.3 Details of Data Processing.

1.3.1 Data Subject.End users are data subjects whose personal data, personally identifiable information are used for data processing under this DPA.

1.3.2 Duration.As per contractual agreement between Agiledge and Customer/ Partner, the duration of the data processing under this DPA is determined by Customer/ Partner. Agiledge reserves the right of retaining end users data, personally identifiable information up to 1 year, and post termination of employment of user /data subject with Customer / Partner in order to comply with statutory and legal obligations. The controller of the data would remain the customer of Agiledge and Agiledge would follow the controllers guidance wrt to data retention and deletion.

1.3.3 Purpose.The purpose of the data processing under this DPA is the provision of the services of featured in Agiledge ‘s neOffice or myATOm product platforms used by Customer/ Partner from time to time.

1.3.4 Nature of the processing: Storage, Profiling, Modification, Reporting using personal data, personally identifiable information are considered as processing activities and such other services as described in the contract with Customer/ Partner.

1.3.5 Customer/ Partner Data: User‘s (Data Subject) personal data, personally identifiable information with Customer/ Partner and shared with Agiledge for the purpose of using services in the neOffice or myATOm product platforms.

1.3.6 Categories of data subjects: The data subjects may include Customer/ Partner’s service provider employees, contractors and Customer/ Partner’s employees.

Section 2. Confidentiality of Customer/ Partner Data.
Agiledge will not provide access or allow usage or disclose to any third party, any Customer/ Partner Data, except in each case, as necessary to maintain or provide the services, or as necessary to comply with the law or a valid and binding order of a governmental body. If a governmental body sends Agiledge a demand for Customer/ Partner Data, Agiledge will attempt to redirect the governmental body to request that data directly from Customer/ Partner. As part of this effort, Agiledge may provide Customer/ Partner’s basic contact information to the government body. If compelled to disclose Customer/ Partner Data to a government body, then Agiledge will provide Customer/ Partner reasonable notice of the demand.

3. Confidentiality Obligations of Agiledge Personnel.
Agiledge restricts its employees from processing Customer/ Partner Data without authorisation. Agiledge imposes appropriate contractual obligations upon its employees, including relevant obligations regarding confidentiality, data protection and data security.

4. Security of Data Processing
4.1 Agiledge has implemented and will maintain the technical and organisational measures for security standards which are industry wide best practices. In particular, Agiledge has implemented and will maintain the following technical and organisational measures:
(a) Physical security of the facilities.
(b) Measures to control access rights for employees and other stakeholders in relation to the IT Network and product platform instances, data bases.
(c) Processes for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of the technical and organisational security and data protection measures have been implemented.

4.2 Customer/ Partner may wish to implement specific technical and organisational measures in relation to Customer/ Partner’s data. Such technical and organisational measures can be included on and above Agiledge‘s security and data protection controls after detail discussion and deliberation.

5. Sub-processing.
5.1 Authorised Sub-processors.
Customer/ Partner agrees that Agiledge may use sub-processors ( They are named as “Supplier”/ “ Vendors” with whom Agiledge has service contracts , to fulfil its contractual obligations and clauses under this DPA or to provide certain services on its behalf.

5.2 Sub-processor Obligations.
Where Agiledge authorises any sub-processor as described in Section 6.1:
  • Agiledge will restrict the sub-processor’s access to Customer/ Partner Data only to what is necessary to maintain the services or to provide the services to Customer/ Partner and Agiledge will prohibit the sub-processor from accessing Customer/ Partner Data for any other purpose.
  • Agiledge will enter into a written agreement with the sub-processor and, will impose on the sub processor the data protection obligations in line with EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and country specific data protection requirements.
  • 6. Data Subject Rights
    Taking into account the nature of the services, Agiledge is not responsible for Customer/ Partner’s obligation towards data subject’s (user) rights. In such cases Customer/ Partners are direct custodian of data subject’s (user) personal data and Customer/ Partners are referred as “Controller” as per EU GDPR terminology.Customer/ Partner’s responsibilities include obtaining of consent from its customers/users regarding using of personal data/ personally identifiable information in Agiledge’s neOffice or myATOm product platforms to provide their services.
    Agiledge shall not be hold responsible, in the event of any liability arising on Customer/ Partner as a result of not complying to their obligations towards EU GDPR and country specific data protection requirements.Should a data subject contact Agiledge with regard to correction or deletion of its personal data, Agiledge will forward such requests to Customer/ Partner’s for their approval.

    7. Security Breach Notification.
    7.1 Security Incident. Agiledge will
    (a) Notify Customer/ Partner of a Security Incident / Personal Data breach without undue delay ( within 72 hours ) after becoming aware of the Security Incident, and
    b) Take reasonable steps to mitigate the effects and to minimise any damage resulting from the Security Incident/ Data breach.

    7.2 Unsuccessful Security Incidents.
    Customer/ Partner agrees that:
    An unsuccessful Security Incident will not be subject to Section 7. An unsuccessful Security Incident is one that results in no unauthorised access to Customer/ Partner Data or to any of Agiledge’s equipment or facilities storing Customer/ Partner Data. This may include, without limitation, pings and other broadcast attacks on firewalls, unsuccessful log-on attempts, denial of service attacks, packet sniffing (or other unauthorised access to traffic data that does not result in access beyond headers) or similar incidents.

    Agiledge’s obligation to report or respond to a Security Incident under Section 7 is not and will not be construed as an acknowledgement by Agiledge of any fault or liability of Agiledge with respect to the security Incident.

    8. Agiledge Certifications and Audits.

    8.1 Agiledge Internal GDPR audits and Compliance Score Card.
    In addition to the information contained in this DPA, upon Customer/ Partner’s request, and provided that the parties have an applicable NDA( Non Disclosure Agreement) in place, Agiledge will make available the following documents and information:
  • Internal GDPR compliance audits and compliance score card.
  • 8.2 Agiledge Audits.
    Agiledge uses external auditors to verify the adequacy of its security measures, including the security of the cloud instances for Agiledge’s neOffice or myATOm product platforms and development, testing, production environments. This audit:
    (a) Will be performed as decided internally by Agiledge.
    (b) Will be performed according to applicable GDPR clauses.

    8.3 Privacy Impact Assessment and Prior Consultation.
    Taking into account the nature of the services and the information available, Agiledge will comply with its obligations towards data protection impact assessments and prior consultation pursuant to Articles 35 and 36 of the GDPR.

    9. Transfers of Personal Data.
    Taking into account the nature of the services provided in Agiledge neOffice or myATOm product platforms, Agiledge deploys these product platforms which contains customer/ partner data in cloud infrastructure of authorised cloud service providers whose data centres may be located anywhere in the world. Customer/ partner, agrees for this arrangement and ensures that there will be no legal implications with respect to data transfer to third count countries.

    10. Return or Deletion of Customer/ Partner Data.
    Agiledge services provide authorised personnel from within the customer/ partner with controls that may be used to retrieve or modify user’s personal data available in Agiledge’s neOffice or myATOm product platforms. Agiledge will not have any authority over customer/ partner data.

    Right to Erasure of Data:
    You are entitled to request us to erase any personal data we hold about you under EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will do our best to respond promptly and in any event within one month of the following:
  • Our receipt of your written request; or
  • Our receipt of any further information we may ask you to provide to enable us to comply with your request, whichever happens to be later.

  • This addendum to the current service agreement/ contract, has been sent to all customer/ partner. customer/ partner can choose to reply back for any changes or clarifications.

    By sending this addendum Agiledge is demonstrating its obligations and responsibilities to comply with EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and country specific data protection requirements, which may directly or indirectly impact customer/ partner’s obligation towards, EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR ) and country specific data protection requirements.