Data Processing Addendum

Data Processing Addendum

This Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”), Annex 1, and Annex 2 (including Appendices 1 and 2) form part of the Terms and Conditions for GigaPros Hosting Technology Services found at “https://www.gigapros.com/portal/terms-and-conditions/”, Hosting Service Agreement, or other written agreement for web hosting or related services (in either case, the “Agreement”) between GigaPros, LLC together with its subsidiaries and Affiliates (“GigaPros”) and the customer of GigaPros (“Customer”). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement. GigaPros and Customer may be referred to herein as a “party” and together as the “parties.”

Application and Execution of this DPA

1. If the Customer signing this DPA is a party to the Agreement, this DPA is an addendum to and forms part of the Agreement.

2. If the Customer signing the DPA is not a party to the Agreement directly with GigaPros but is a customer indirectly through an authorized reseller of GigaPros, this DPA does not apply.

3. There are two parts to this addendum:

1. The main body of the DPA
2. Annex 1
3. Annex 2 (including Appendices 1 and 2)

Data Processing Terms

In the course of providing Services under the Agreement, GigaPros may process outside of the EEA and United Kingdom certain Personal Data on behalf of Customer or Customer’s Affiliates to which Customer or Customer’s Affiliates may be, as applicable, a data controller or data processor under applicable EU Data Protection Laws. Accordingly, GigaPros and Customer agree to comply with this DPA in connection with such Personal Data.

1. DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise defined in the Agreement, capitalized terms used in this DPA are defined as follows:

1.1. “Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the subject entity. “Control,” for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.

1.2. “Controller” means the entity which determines the purposes and means of the Processing of Personal Data.

1.3. “Data Protection Laws” means all laws and regulations of the European Union, the European Economic Area and their member states, and the United Kingdom, applicable to the Processing of Personal Data under the Agreement.

1.4. “Data Subject” means the identified or identifiable person to whom Personal Data relates.

1.5. “EEA” means the European Economic Area.

1.6. “GDPR” means 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, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).

1.7. “Personal Data” means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person, to the extent that such information is protected as personal data under applicable Data Protection Laws and is submitted as Customer Data under the Agreement.

1.8. “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon Personal Data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction. “Process, “Processes” and “Processed” shall have the same meaning.

1.9. “Processor” means the entity which Processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller.

1.10. “Sub-processor” means any entity engaged by GigaPros to Process Personal Data in connection with the Services.

1.11. “Standard Contractual Clauses” means the agreement executed by and between GigaPros and Customer and attached hereto as Annex 1 pursuant to the European Commission’s decision (C(2010)593) of 5 February 2010 on Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries which do not ensure an adequate level of data protection.

1.12. “Supervisory Authority” means an independent public authority which is established by an EU member state pursuant to the GDPR.

2. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

2.1. In respect of the parties’ rights and obligations under this DPA regarding the Personal Data, the parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Customer is the data controller or processor, and GigaPros is the data processor or sub-processor, as applicable, and accordingly, GigaPros agrees that it shall process all Personal Data in accordance with its obligations pursuant to this DPA.

2.2. If Customer is a data processor, Customer warrants to GigaPros that Customer’s instructions and actions with respect to Processing Personal Data, including its appointment of GigaPros as a sub- processor and the Standard Contractual Clauses have been authorized by the relevant controller.

2.3. In relation to the Personal Data, the parties will comply (and will take reasonable steps to ensure that any of its personnel comply and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its sub-processors comply), with Data Protection Laws. As between the parties, the Customer shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and legality of Personal Data and the means by which the Customer acquired Personal Data.

2.4. GigaPros shall ensure that only authorized personnel have access to Personal Data and are under obligations of confidentiality.

2.5. GigaPros shall only Process Personal Data on behalf of and in accordance with Customer’s instructions. Customer instructs GigaPros to Process Personal Data for the following purposes: (i) in accordance with the Agreement and, if applicable, any order form; and (ii) in accordance with other reasonable instructions provided by Customer where such instructions are consistent with the terms of the Agreement.

2.6. The duration of the Processing will be the earlier of (i) the termination of the Agreement, or (ii) the date upon which Processing is no longer necessary for either party in performing its obligations under the Agreement.

3. RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS

3.1. To the extent legally permitted, GigaPros shall promptly notify Customer if it receives a request from a Data Subject to exercise the following Data Subject’s rights: access, rectify, restriction of Processing, objection to the Processing, erasure of the Data Subject’s Personal Data, or a data portability request (each a “Data Subject Request”). To the extent that the Customer does not have the ability to address a Data Subject Request, GigaPros shall, upon Customer’s request, provide commercially reasonable assistance to the Customer to facilitate such Data Subject Request to the extent able and in accordance with applicable Data Protection Laws. To the extent legally permitted, Customer shall cover all costs incurred by GigaPros in connection with its provision of such assistance.

4. SUB-PROCESSORS

4.1. Customer acknowledges and agrees that GigaPros may engage third party Sub-processors in connection with the provision of Services. GigaPros will maintain a current list of sub-processors on the gigapros.com website and will update the list with names of new and replacement sub-processors before they sub-process Personal Data. Customer may reasonably object to GigaPros’s use of any new or replacement sub-processor (e.g. if Sub-processor’s Processing may violate Data Protection Laws) by notifying GigaPros and explaining the grounds for such objection in writing within ten (10) days of the GigaPros’s notification and the parties will seek to resolve the matter in good faith. GigaPros will use commercially reasonable efforts to make a change in the Services to avoid Processing of Personal Data by the Sub-processor for which Customer objects without burdening the Customer. If a change is not possible within thirty (30) days of such notification, then either party may terminate without penalizing the applicable order solely with respect to the service(s) that cannot be provided by GigaPros. The Customer will be deemed to have given consent for use of the sub-processor if an objection is not given in accordance with this Section.

5. SECURITY

5.1. GigaPros shall maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures for the protection of the security, confidentiality, and integrity of Personal Data as identified in Appendix 2. GigaPros regularly monitors and maintain compliance with these measures.

5.2. GigaPros has obtained third-party audits and certifications and, upon Customer’s written request and subject to the confidentiality obligations set forth in the Agreement or separate confidentiality agreement, GigaPros shall provide a copy of its then most recent third-party audits or certifications demonstrating GigaPros’s compliance with the obligations of data processors under Data Protection Laws in relation to its Processing of Personal Data.

6. SECURITY BREACH MANAGEMENT AND NOTIFICATION

6.1. If GigaPros becomes aware of any accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, Personal Data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed on GigaPros’s equipment or in GigaPros’s facilities (each a “Security Breach”), GigaPros will promptly notify the Customer of the Security Breach and take commercially reasonable steps to mitigate the effects and to minimize the damage resulting from the Security Breach. GigaPros’s obligation to report or respond to a Security Breach shall not apply to incidents that are not caused by GigaPros’s Services and/ or caused by Customer or its end users.

7. RETURN OR DELETION OF CUSTOMER DATA

7.1. Upon termination of the Services and upon Customer’s request, GigaPros shall return all Customer Data and copies of such data to Customer or securely destroy the Customer Data in accordance with Data Protection Laws and the terms of the Agreement.

8. EUROPEAN RELATED PROVISIONS

8.1. Upon Customer’s request and to the extent Customer does not have access to the relevant information, GigaPros shall assist Customer in ensuring compliance with Customer’s obligations pursuant data protection impact assessments related to Customer’s use of the Services, including reasonable cooperation or prior consultation (at Customer’s expense) with the Supervisory Authority as required under GDPR.

9. GENERAL

9.1. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this DPA and the terms of the Agreement, the terms of this DPA shall prevail with respect to the Processing of Personal Data.

9.2. GigaPros’s liability under or in connection with this DPA (including under the Standard Contractual Clauses set out in Annex 1) is subject to the limitations on liability contained in the Agreement.

9.3. This DPA and any action related hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflicts of laws provisions. The parties consent to the personal jurisdiction of, and venue in, the courts of Los Angeles County, California.

ANNEX 1
Details of Personal Data and Processing Activities

(a) The personal data comprises: in relation to visitors of the Customer’s online properties identification data, professional life data, personal life data, connection data, or localization data (including IP addresses). Customer, its online visitors and/or other partners may also upload content to Customer’s online properties which may include personal data and special categories of data, the extent of which is determined and controlled by the Customer in its sole discretion. Such special categories of data include, but may not be limited to, information revealing racial or ethnic origins, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, and the processing of data concerning an individual ’s health or sex life.

(b) The duration of the processing will be: until the earliest of:

1. expiry/termination of the Main Agreement, or
2. the date upon which processing is no longer necessary for the purposes of either party performing its obligations under the Main Agreement (to the extent applicable).

(c) The processing will comprise: Processing necessary to provide the Service to Customer, pursuant to the Main Agreement.

(d) The purpose(s) of the processing is/ are: necessary for the provision of the Service.

(e) Personal data may concern the following data subjects:

1. Prospective customers, customers, resellers, referrers, business partners, and vendors of the Customer (who are natural persons).
2. Employees or contact persons of the Customer’s prospective customers, customers, resellers, referrers, sub-processors, business partners, and vendors (who are natural persons).
3. Employees, agents, advisors, and freelancers of the Customer (who are natural persons); and/or
4. Natural persons authorized by the Customer to use the Service..

ANNEX 2
Standard Contractual Clauses (Processors)

For the purposes of Article 26(2) of EU Data Protection Laws 95/46/EC; for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries which do not ensure an adequate level of data protection, the parties agree to the following Contractual Clauses (the Clauses) in order to adduce 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 herein.

Clause 5

Obligations of the Data Importer
The data importer agrees and warrants:

(a) to process the personal data only on behalf of the data exporter and in compliance with its instructions and the Clauses; if it cannot provide such compliance for whatever reasons, it agrees to inform promptly the data exporter of its inability to comply, in which case the data exporter is entitled to suspend the transfer of data and/or terminate the contract;

(b) that it has no reason to believe that the legislation applicable to it prevents it from fulfilling the instructions received from the data exporter and its obligations under the contract and that in the event of a change in this legislation which is likely to have a substantial adverse effect on the warranties and obligations provided by the Clauses, it will promptly notify the change to the data exporter as soon as it is aware, in which case the data exporter is entitled to suspend the transfer of data and/or terminate the contract;

(c) that it has implemented the technical and organizational security measures specified in Appendix 2 before processing the personal data transferred;

(d) that it will promptly notify the data exporter about;

(i) any legally binding request for disclosure of the personal data by a law enforcement authority unless otherwise prohibited, such as a prohibition under criminal law to preserve the confidentiality of a law enforcement investigation;

(ii) any accidental or unauthorized access; and

(iii)any request received directly from the data subjects without responding to that request, unless it has been otherwise authorized to do so;

(e) to deal promptly and properly with all inquiries from the data exporter relating to its processing of the personal data subject to the transfer and to abide by the advice of the supervisory authority with regard to the processing of the data transferred;

(f) at the request of the data exporter to submit its data-processing facilities for audit of the processing activities covered by the Clauses which shall be carried out by the data exporter or an inspection body composed of independent members and in possession of the required professional qualifications bound by a duty of confidentiality, selected by the data exporter, where applicable, in agreement with the supervisory authority;

(g) to make available to the data subject upon request a copy of the Clauses, or any existing contract for sub- processing, unless the Clauses or contract contain commercial information, in which case it may remove such commercial information, with the exception of Appendix 2 which shall be replaced by a summary description of the security measures in those cases where the data subject is unable to obtain a copy from the data exporter;

(h) that, in the event of sub-processing, it has previously informed the data exporter and obtained its prior written consent;

(i) that the processing services by the sub-processor will be carried out in accordance with Clause 11;

(j) to send promptly a copy of any sub-processor agreement it concludes under the Clauses to the data exporter.

Clause 6

Liability
1. The parties agree that any data subject, who has suffered damage as a result of any breach of the obligations referred to in Clause 3 or in Clause 11 by any party or sub-processor is entitled to receive compensation from the data exporter for the damage suffered.

2. If a data subject is not able to bring a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1 against the data exporter, arising out of a breach by the data importer or his sub-processor of any of their obligations referred to in Clause 3 or in Clause 11, because the data exporter has factually disappeared or ceased to exist in law or has become insolvent, the data importer agrees that the data subject may issue a claim against the data importer as if it were the data exporter, unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the data exporter by contract or by operation of law, in which case the data subject can enforce its rights against such entity. The data importer may not rely on a breach by a sub-processor of its obligations in order to avoid its own liabilities.

3. If a data subject is not able to bring a claim against the data exporter or the data importer referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, arising out of a breach by the sub-processor of any of their obligations referred to in Clause 3 or in Clause 11 because both the data exporter and the data importer have factually disappeared or ceased to exist in law or have become insolvent, the sub-processor agrees that the data subject may issue a claim against the data sub-processor with regard to its own processing operations under the Clauses as if it were the data exporter or the data importer, unless any successor entity has assumed the entire legal obligations of the data exporter or data importer by contract or by operation of law, in which case the data subject can enforce its rights against such entity. The liability of the sub-processor shall be limited to its own processing operations under the Clauses.

Clause 7

Mediation and jurisdiction
1. The data importer agrees that if the data subject invokes against it third-party beneficiary rights and/or claims compensation for damages under the Clauses, the data importer will accept the decision of the data subject:

(a) to refer the dispute to mediation, by an independent person or, where applicable, by the supervisory authority;

(b) to refer the dispute to the courts in the Member State in which the data exporter is established.

2. The parties agree that the choice made by the data subject will not prejudice its substantive or procedural rights to seek remedies in accordance with other provisions of national or international law.

Clause 8

Co-operation with supervisory authorities
1. The data exporter agrees to deposit a copy of this contract with the supervisory authority if it so requests or if such deposit is required under the applicable data protection law.

2. The parties agree that the supervisory authority has the right to conduct an audit of the data importer, and of any sub-processor, which has the same scope and is subject to the same conditions as would apply to an audit of the data exporter under the applicable data protection law.

3. The data importer shall promptly inform the data exporter about the existence of legislation applicable to it or any sub-processor preventing the conduct of an audit of the data importer, or any sub-processor, pursuant to paragraph 2. In such a case the data exporter shall be entitled to take the measures foreseen in Clause 5(b).

Clause 9

Governing law
The Clauses shall be governed by the laws of the Member State in which the data exporter is established.

Clause 10

Variation of the contract
The parties undertake not to vary or modify the Clauses. This does not preclude the parties from adding clauses on business related issues where required as long as they do not contradict the Clause.

Clause 12

Obligation after the termination of personal data-processing services

1. The parties agree that on the termination of the provision of data-processing services, the data importer and the sub-processor shall, at the choice of the data exporter, return all the personal data transferred and the copies thereof to the data exporter or shall destroy all the personal data and certify to the data exporter that it has done so, unless legislation imposed upon the data importer prevents it from returning or destroying all or part of the personal data transferred. In that case, the data importer warrants that it will guarantee the confidentiality of the personal data transferred and will not actively process the personal data transferred Anymore.

2. The data importer and the sub-processor warrant that upon request of the data exporter and/or of the supervisory authority, it will submit its data-processing facilities for an audit of the measures referred to in paragraph 1

APPENDIX 1 TO THE STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES

The Member States may complete or specify, according to their national procedures, any additional necessary information to be contained in this Appendix.

Data exporter The data exporter is the entity identified as “Customer” in the DPA.

Data Importer The data importer is GigaPros, LLC, a provider of web hosting services.

Data subjects Data subjects include the data exporter, data exporter’s customers, and data exporter’s end-users.

Categories of data The personal data relating to individuals in the GigaPros hosting environment which is determined and controlled by the data exporter in its sole discretion.

Processing operations The personal data transferred will be subject to the following basic processing activities (as applicable): The processing of personal data is to provide web hosting services in the GigaPros hosting environment pursuant to the terms of the Agreement between GigaPros and Customer.

APPENDIX 2 TO THE STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES

Description of the technical and organizational security measures implemented by the data importer in accordance with Clauses 4(d) and 5(c) are described over here.