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Processor Agreement

What is Processor Agreement?

A contract between a data controller and processor specifying the scope, duration, and conditions of personal data processing services.

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What the standards actually require on processor agreement

Requirements naming processor agreement across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

The agreements with processors, agents, contractors and other service providers generally require them to act consistently with the applicant's obligations.

CBPR-PR-47 · Processor agreement content →

Engagement of processors requires a written contract specifying purposes, instructions, security and confidentiality.

AO-PDPL-12 · Processor Agreements →

When personal data is processed by a third party on behalf of the controller, the relationship must be governed by a contract that ensures the processor uses the data only as instructed, applies adequate security, and returns or destroys data at the end of the...

AR-25326-PROCESSOR · Processor Agreements (Art 25) →

Those agreements generally require processors, agents and contractors to abide by the organisation's Global CBPR-compliant policies or implement substantially similar practices, follow its handling instructions, restrict subcontracting without its consent, be...

global-cross-border-privacy-rules-global-cbpr-forum::CBPR.54 · Global CBPR requirement 54: processor agreements with the required terms →

Controllers must update third-party processor agreements to comply with the NDPR; design systems and processes that make data requests and access seamless, let data subjects easily correct or update their data and transfer it to another platform or person at m...

nigeria-data-protection-regulation-ndpr::IF-3.2(x)-(xiii), (xv)-(xvi) · Processor agreements updated and systems that make rights easy to exercise →
PDPA Thailand1 control

The processor must (1) process only on the controller's instructions unless they are contrary to law or the Act; (2) provide appropriate security measures against unauthorised or unlawful loss, access, use, alteration, correction or disclosure and notify the c...

pdpa-thailand::S40 · Section 40 Duties of the data processor and the controller-processor agreement →

Questions people ask about processor agreement

What is Processor Agreement?
A contract between a data controller and processor specifying the scope, duration, and conditions of personal data processing services.
Why is Processor Agreement important for compliance?
Processor Agreement is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding processor agreement helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Processor Agreement?
Processor Agreement appears in the requirement text of APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System, Angola Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 22/11), Argentina Law 25.326 (Personal Data Protection Law), Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (Global CBPR) Forum, Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Processor Agreement?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how processor agreement applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.