This Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”) is incorporated by reference into the Agreement by and between Mediafly, Inc. (“Mediafly”) and Customer (together, the “Parties”, and each a “Party”) (the “Agreement”) to reflect the parties’ agreement with regard to the Processing of Personal Data in accordance with the requirements of EU and UK Data Protection Laws and Regulations. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.
By agreeing to the Agreement, Customer enters into this DPA on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates, if and to the extent Mediafly Processes Personal Data for which such Affiliates qualify as Controller.
In the course of providing the Services to Customer pursuant to the Agreement, Mediafly may Process Personal Data on behalf of Customer. Mediafly agrees to comply with the following provisions with respect to any Personal Data submitted by or for Customer to the Services or collected and Processed by or for Customer using the Services.
1. DEFINITIONS
“CCPA” means the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 et. seq.
“Controller” means the entity which determines the purposes and means of the Processing of Personal Data.
“Customer Personal Data” means the Personal Data which Mediafly is Processing as Processor on behalf of Customer in order to provide the Services.
“Data Protection Laws and Regulations” means the Data Protection Laws and Regulations relating to the Processing of Personal Data under this Agreement. Data Protection Laws and Regulations include, depending on the circumstances: (i) the EU Data Protection Laws and Regulations; (ii) UK Data Protection Laws and Regulations; (iii) the CCPA; and (iv) other applicable US state privacy laws (collectively, “State Privacy Laws”), in each case as updated, amended or replaced from time to time.
“Data Subject” means the individual to whom Customer Personal Data relates.
“EU Data Protection Laws and Regulations” means all laws and regulations, including laws and regulations of the European Union (the “EU”), the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) and their Member States, applicable to the Processing of Personal Data under the Agreement, including but not limited to: (i) Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (“EU GDPR”); (ii) the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (2002/58/EC) (“ePrivacy Directive”) and any applicable national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation in any Member State, in relation thereto; (iii) the guidelines, recommendations, best practice opinions, directions, decisions, and codes of conduct issued, adopted or approved by the European Commission, the European Data Protection Board, and/or any Supervisory Authority from time to time in relation to the EU GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, and any other applicable privacy and data protection laws; and (iv) any judgments of any relevant court of law relating to the processing of personal data, data privacy, and data security, in each case as amended, replaced or superseded from time-to-time.
“FADP” means the Federal Act on Data Protection of 19 June 1992 and, as and when it enters into force on 1 January 2023, its revised version of 25 September 2020.
“Member State” means a country that is a member of the EU or of the EEA.
“Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier such as an IP or MAC Address or Mobile ID, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
“Processing” and grammatical inflections thereof means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon Personal Data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction.
“Processor” means the entity which Processes Personal Data on behalf of Controller.
“Restricted Transfer” means the disclosure, grant of access or other transfer of Customer Personal Data to any person located in: (i) in the context of the EU GDPR, any country or territory outside the EEA which does not benefit from an adequacy decision from the European Commission (an “EEA Restricted Transfer”); (ii) in the context of the UK GDPR, any country or territory outside the UK, which does not benefit from an adequacy decision from the UK Government (a “UK Restricted Transfer”); and (iii) in the context of the FADP, a country or territory outside of Switzerland which does not benefit from an adequacy decision from the Swiss Government (a “Swiss Restricted Transfer”), which would be prohibited without a legal basis under Chapter V of the EU and UK GDPR and/or the FADP (as applicable to the Processing concerned).
“Sensitive Information” means Personal Data specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, or information specifying the sex life of the individual. Controller’s transfer of Sensitive Information to Processor is subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
“Standard Contractual Clauses” means, as applicable, the agreement executed by and between Mediafly and Customer and attached hereto as Schedule 1 (Commission Decision 2021/914) of this DPA pursuant to the European Commission’s Decision 2021/914 of 4 June 2021 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.
“Sub-processor” means any person appointed by or on behalf of the Processor, or by or on behalf of an existing Sub- processor, to process Customer Personal Data.
“Sub-processor List” means the list of Sub-processors displayed from time to time at www.mediafly.com/legal/subprocessors or any successor page.
“Supervisory Authority” means (i) in the context of the EEA and the EU GDPR, shall have the meaning given to that term in the EU GDPR; (ii) in the context of the UK and the UK GDPR, means the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”); and (iii) in the context of Switzerland and the FADP, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (the “FDPIC”).
“UK Data Protection Laws and Regulations” shall mean all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time in the UK including without limitation: (i) the UK GDPR; (ii) the Data Protection Act 2018 (and regulations made thereunder) (“DPA 2018”); (iii) the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended; and (iv) all other legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time which apply to a Party relating to the use of Personal Data (including, without limitation, the privacy of electronic communications); and the guidance and codes of practice issued by Supervisory Authorities or other relevant regulatory authority and which are applicable to a Party, in each case as amended, replaced or superseded from time-to-time.
“UK GDPR” shall have the meaning given to it in section 3(10) (as supplemented by section 205(4)) of the DPA 2018.
“UK Transfer Addendum” means the template Addendum B.1.0 issued by the ICO and laid before Parliament in accordance with s119A of the DPA 2018 on 2 February 2022, as it is revised under Section 18 of the UK Mandatory Clauses included in Part 2 thereof (the “UK Mandatory Clauses”).
2. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
2.1 Roles of the Parties. The Parties acknowledge and agree that with regard to the Processing of Customer Personal Data, Customer is the Controller of Customer Personal Data, and Mediafly is a Processor in relation to Customer Personal Data. Mediafly will engage Sub-processors pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 4 (Onward Transfers; Sub-processing) below.
2.2 Purpose Limitation. Mediafly shall Process Customer Personal Data for the purposes set forth in and to perform its obligations pursuant to the Agreement and only in accordance with the lawful, documented instructions of Customer, except where otherwise required by applicable law. Any Processing required outside of the scope of these instructions (inclusive of the rights and obligations set forth under the Agreement) will require prior written agreement of the Parties. Customer shall ensure that its instructions comply with all Data Protection Laws and Regulations, such that the Processing of Customer Personal Data in accordance with Customer’s instructions will not cause Mediafly to be in breach of any Data Protection Laws and Regulations. Mediafly shall notify the Customer immediately if, in Mediafly’s opinion, an instruction for the processing of Customer Personal Data given by Customer infringes Data Protection Laws and Regulations.
2.3 Training. Mediafly shall ensure that its relevant employees, agents and contractors receive appropriate training regarding their responsibilities and obligations with respect to the Processing, protection and confidentiality of Customer Personal Data.
3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 Data Subject Requests. Mediafly shall, to the extent legally permitted, promptly notify Customer if it receives a request from a Data Subject exercising its rights under Data Protection Laws and Regulations (including for access to, correction, amendment or deletion of that person’s Customer Personal Data) (a “Data Subject Request”) by providing the full details of the request. Mediafly shall not respond to any such Data Subject Request without Customer’s prior written consent except to confirm that the request relates to Customer. Mediafly shall provide Customer with commercially reasonable cooperation and assistance in relation to handling of a Data Subject Request, to the extent legally permitted and to the extent Customer does not have access to such Customer Personal Data through its use of the Services. For the avoidance of doubt, Customer is responsible for responding to Data Subject requests for access, correction, restriction, objection, erasure or data portability of that Data Subject’s Personal Data.
3.2 Customer’s Responsibilities.
Customer shall ensure: (a) that there is, and will be throughout the term of the Agreement, a valid legal basis for the Processing by Mediafly of Customer Personal Data in accordance with this DPA and the Agreement (including, any and all instructions issued by Customer from time to time in respect of such Processing) for the purposes of all Data Protection Laws and Regulations (including Article 6, Article 9(2) and/or Article 10 of the GDPR (where applicable)); and (b) that all Data Subjects have (i) been presented with all required notices and statements (including as required by Article 12-14 of the GDPR (where applicable)); and (ii) provided all required consents, in each case (i) and (ii) relating to the Processing by Mediafly of Customer Personal Data.
Customer agrees that the Service, as well as the security measures set forth in and Mediafly’s commitments under this DPA are adequate to meet Customer’s needs, including with respect to any security obligations of Customer under Data Protection Laws and Regulations, and provide a level of security appropriate to the risk in respect of the Customer Personal Data.
Customer shall not provide or otherwise make available to Mediafly any Customer Personal Data that contains any (a) Social Security numbers or other government-issued identification numbers; (b) protected health information subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or other information regarding an individual’s medical history, mental or physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health care professional; (c) health insurance information; (d) biometric information; (e) passwords to any online accounts; (f) credentials to any financial accounts; (g) tax return data; (h) any payment card information subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard; (i) Personal Data of children under 13 years of age; or (j) any other information that falls within any special categories of personal data (as defined in the EU or UK Data Protection Laws and Regulations) and/or data relating to criminal convictions and offenses or related security measures (together, “Restricted Data”).
4. ONWARD TRANSFERS; SUB-PROCESSING
4.1 General. When transferring Customer Personal Data to a Mediafly Sub-processor, Mediafly will: (a) only transfer such Customer Personal Data for the purposes of providing the Services under the Agreement; and (b) ascertain that the Sub-processor is obligated to provide at least the same level of protection to the Customer Personal Data as Mediafly is required to provide under this DPA.
4.2 Changes. Customer generally authorizes Mediafly to appoint Sub-processors to process the Customer Personal Data on Mediafly’s behalf. Mediafly agrees to inform Customer, in writing, no less than ten (10) days prior to changing a Sub-processor, of any changes concerning the addition or replacement of such Sub-processors by providing Customer with an updated copy of the Sub-Processor List, thereby giving Customer the opportunity to object to such changes. Mediafly shall impose on such Sub-processors data protection terms that protect the Personal Data to the same standard provided for by this DPA and shall remain liable for any breach of the DPA caused by a Sub-processor.
5. SECURITY
5.1 Security. Security. Mediafly shall implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect the Customer Personal Data from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, access or use (each a “Security Incident”) and in accordance with Mediafly’s security standards as set forth in Schedule 2 (Mediafly Information Security) of this DPA.
5.2 Confidentiality of Processing. Mediafly shall ensure that any person that it authorizes to process the Customer Personal Data (including its staff, agents and subcontractors) shall be subject to a duty of confidentiality (whether a contractual or a statutory duty) that shall survive the termination of their employment and/or contractual relationship.
5.3 Customer Obligations. Notwithstanding Mediafly’s obligations under Sections 5.1 (Security) and 5.2 (Confidentiality of Processing) above, Customer is responsible for reviewing the information made available by Mediafly relating to data security and making an independent determination as to whether the technical and organizational measures implemented by Mediafly meet Customer’s requirements and legal obligations under Data Protection Laws and Regulations. Customer acknowledges that the Mediafly’s security standards are subject to technical progress and further development and that Mediafly may update or modify the Mediafly’s security standards from time to time provided that such updates and modifications do not result in a material degradation of the overall security of the Services provided to Customer under the Agreement. Customer further agrees that, without prejudice to Mediafly’s obligations under Sections 5.1 (Security) and 5.2 (Confidentiality of Processing) above: (a) Customer is responsible for its use of the Services, including making appropriate use of the Services to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk in respect of the Customer Personal Data, securing its account authentication credentials, managing its data back-up strategies, protecting the security of the Customer Personal Data when in transit to and from the Services, and taking any appropriate steps to securely encrypt or backup any Customer Personal Data uploaded to the Services; and (b) Mediafly has no obligation to protect Customer Personal Data that Customer elects to store or transfer outside of Mediafly’s and its Sub-processors’ systems (for example, offline or on premise storage).
5.4 Security Incidents. Upon becoming aware of a Security Incident that is reasonably likely to require a data breach notification by Customer under Data Protection Laws and Regulations, Mediafly shall, without undue delay and pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, notify Customer, and shall provide information as Customer may reasonably require to enable Customer to fulfill any data breach reporting obligations under Data Protection Laws and Regulations, taking into account the nature of the Services, the information available to Mediafly, and any restrictions on disclosing the information, such as confidentiality. Customer agrees that: (a) an unsuccessful Security Incident will not be subject to this Section 5 (Security). An unsuccessful Security Incident is one that results in no unauthorized access to the Customer Personal Data or to any of Mediafly’s equipment or facilities storing the Customer Personal Data, and may include, without limitation, pings and other broadcast attacks on firewalls or edge servers, port scans, unsuccessful log-on attempts, denial of service attacks, packet sniffing (or other unauthorized access to traffic data that does not result in access beyond headers) or similar incidents; and (b) Mediafly’s obligation to report or respond to a Security Incident under this Section 5 (Security) is not and will not be construed as an acknowledgment by Mediafly of any fault or liability of Mediafly with respect to the Security Incident.
6. DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS AND PRIOR CONSULTATION
Mediafly shall, taking into account the nature of the Processing and the information available to Mediafly, provide Customer with reasonable assistance at Customer’s costs with data protection impact assessments or prior consultations with Supervisory Authorities that Customer is required to carry out under Data Protection Laws and Regulations.
7. ADDITIONAL TERMS RELATING ONLY TO STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES
7.1 EEA Restricted Transfers. To the extent that any Processing of Customer Personal Data under this DPA involves an EEA Restricted Transfer, the Parties shall comply with their respective obligations set out in the Standard Contractual Clauses, which are hereby deemed to be (a) populated in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (Commission Decision 2021/914) of this DPA; and (b) entered into by the Parties and incorporated by reference into this DPA.
7.2 UK Restricted Transfers. To the extent that any Processing of Customer Personal Data under this DPA involves a UK Restricted Transfer, the Parties shall comply with their respective obligations set out in the Standard Contractual Clauses, which are hereby deemed to be: (a) varied to address the requirements of the UK GDPR in accordance with the UK Transfer Addendum and populated in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 (Commission Decision 2021/914) of this DPA; and (b) entered into by the Parties and incorporated by reference into this DPA. In relation to any UK Restricted Transfer to which they apply, where the context permits and requires, any reference in the DPA to the Standard Contractual Clauses, shall be read as a reference to those Standard Contractual Clauses as varied pursuant to this Section 7.2 (UK Restricted Transfers).
7.3 Swiss Restricted Transfers. To the extent that any Processing of Customer Personal Data under this DPA involves a Swiss Restricted Transfer, the Parties shall comply with their respective obligations set out in the Standard Contractual Clauses, which are hereby deemed to be: (a) varied to address the requirements of the FADP and populated in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 1 (Commission Decision 2021/914) of this FPA; and (b) entered into by the Parties and incorporated by reference into this DPA. In relation to any Swiss Restricted Transfer to which they apply, where the context permits and requires, any reference in the DPA to the Standard Contractual Clauses, shall be read as a reference to those Standard Contractual Clauses as varied pursuant to this Section 7.3 (Swiss Restricted Transfers). Nothing in any applicable Standard Contractual Clauses (as deemed amended pursuant to this Section 7.3 (Swiss Restricted Transfers)) should be interpreted or construed in such a way as would limit or exclude the rights of Data Subjects under Clause 18(c) of those Standard Contractual Clauses (as deemed amended pursuant to this Section 7.3 (Swiss Restricted Transfers)) to bring legal proceedings before the courts in Switzerland where Switzerland is that Data Subject’s habitual place of residence.
8. ADDITIONAL TERMS RELATING ONLY TO STATE PRIVACY LAWS
8.1 For purposes of this Section 8, the terms “business,” “commercial purpose,” “sell,” “share” and “service provider” shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the State Privacy Laws, and “personal information” shall mean Customer Personal Data that constitutes personal information governed by the State Privacy Laws.
8.2 It is the parties’ intent that with respect to any personal information, Mediafly is a service provider. Mediafly (a) acknowledges that personal information is disclosed by Customer only for limited and specified purposes described in the Agreement; (b) shall comply with applicable obligations under the State Privacy Laws and shall provide the same level of privacy protection to personal information as is required by the State Privacy Laws; (c) agrees that Customer has the right to take reasonable and appropriate steps to help to ensure that Mediafly’s use of personal information is consistent with Customer’s obligations under the State Privacy Laws; (d) shall notify Customer in writing of any determination made by Mediafly that it can no longer meet its obligations under the State Privacy Laws; and (e) agrees that Customer has the right, upon notice, including pursuant to the preceding clause, to take reasonable and appropriate steps to stop and remediate unauthorized use of personal information.
8.3 Mediafly shall not (a) sell or share any personal information; (b) retain, use or disclose any personal information for any purpose other than for the specific purpose of providing the Services, including retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information for a commercial purpose other than the provision of the Services, or as otherwise permitted by the State Privacy Laws; (c) retain, use or disclose the personal information outside of the direct business relationship between Mediafly and Customer; or (d) combine personal information received pursuant to the Agreement with personal information (i) received from or on behalf of another person, or (ii) or collected from Mediafly’s own interaction with any Consumer to whom such personal information pertains, except as and to the extent necessary as a part of Mediafly’s provision of the Services. Mediafly hereby certifies that it understands its obligations under this Section 8 and will comply with them.
8.4 Giving Customer notice of sub-processor engagements in accordance with Section 4 of this DPA shall satisfy Mediafly’s obligation under the State Privacy Laws to give notice of and an opportunity to object to such engagements.
8.5 Mediafly agrees that Company may conduct audits, in accordance with Section 9 of this DPA, to help ensure that Mediafly’s use of personal information is consistent with Mediafly’s obligations under the State Privacy Laws.
The parties acknowledge that Mediafly’s retention, use and disclosure of personal information authorized by Customer’s instructions documented in this DPA are integral to Mediafly’s provision of the Services and the business relationship between the parties.
9. COMPLIANCE; SECURITY REPORTS AND AUDITS
9.1 Compliance. Mediafly shall make available to Customer such information as Mediafly (acting reasonably) considers necessary to demonstrate its compliance with this DPA.
9.2 Audits. In the event that Customer (acting reasonably) is able to provide documentary evidence that the information made available by Mediafly pursuant to Section 9.1 (Compliance) is not sufficient in the circumstances to demonstrate Mediafly’s compliance with this DPA, Mediafly shall allow for and contribute to audits, including inspections, conducted by Customer or another auditor mandated by Customer.
9.3 Security Reports. Mediafly shall provide a copy of its most current security attestation report (such as SOC 2, Type II or equivalent reports) upon Customer’s written request.
10. DELETION OR RETURN OF CUSTOMER DATA
Upon termination or expiration of the Agreement, Mediafly shall, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, return to Customer and/or delete all Customer Personal Data (including copies) in Mediafly’s possession, save to the extent that Mediafly is required by any applicable law to retain some or all of the Customer Personal Data. In such event, Mediafly shall extend the protections of the Agreement and this DPA to such Customer Personal Data and limit any further processing of such Customer Personal Data to only those limited purposes that require the retention for so long as Mediafly maintains the Customer Personal Data.
11. MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Except as amended by this DPA, the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
11.2 If there is a conflict between the Agreement and this DPA, the terms of this DPA will prevail in respect of the Processing of Customer Personal Data.
11.3 If there is a conflict between this DPA and the Standard Contractual Clauses entered into pursuant to Section 7 (Additional Terms Relating Only to Standard Contractual Clauses) and Schedule 1 (Commission Decision 2021/914) of this DPA, the Standard Contractual Clauses and/or the UK Transfer Addendum will prevail in respect of the Restricted Transfers to which they apply.
11.4 Any claims brought under this DPA shall be subject to the terms and conditions (including, but not limited to, the exclusions and limitations) set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law.
For data transfers from the European Economic Area that are subject to the Standard Contractual Clauses, the Standard Contractual Clauses will be deemed entered into (and incorporated into this DPA by this reference) as amended or completed (as the context requires) as follows:
2. UK Transfer Addendum
The Parties agree that the UK Transfer Addendum will apply only to the Processing of Customer Personal Data by the Mediafly in the course of providing the Services that is transferred via the Services from the United Kingdom, and the UK Transfer Addendum will be deemed entered into (and incorporated into this DPA by this reference) as amended or completed as follows:
3. FADP
The Parties agree that the FADP will apply only to the Processing of Customer Personal Data by the Mediafly in the course of providing the Services that is transferred via the Services from Switzerland, and the Standard Contractual Clauses will be deemed entered into (and incorporated into this DPA by this reference) in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Schedule 1 (Commission Decision 2021/914) of this DPA, and varied such that following terms will be deemed to have the following substituted meanings:
Mediafly’s Commitment to Security & Privacy
Mediafly is committed to achieving and preserving the trust of our customers, by providing a comprehensive security and privacy program that carefully considers data protection matters across our suite of products and services, including data submitted by customers to our online service (including Customer Personal Data) (“Customer Data”).
Covered Services
This documentation describes the security-related and privacy-related audits and certifications received for, and the administrative, technical, and physical controls applicable to, the Mediafly online services (collectively, the “Service”). This documentation does not apply to free trial services made available by Mediafly.
Architecture, Data Segregation, and Data Processing
The Service is operated in a multitenant architecture that is designed to segregate and restrict Customer Data access based on business needs. The Mediafly architecture provides an effective logical data separation for different customers via customer-specific ID and allows the use of customer and user role-based access privileges. Additional data segregation is ensured by providing separate environments for different functions, such as for testing and production.
Mediafly has implemented procedures designed to ensure that Customer Data is processed only as instructed by the customer, throughout the entire chain of processing activities by Mediafly and its sub- processors.
Security Controls
The Service includes a variety of configurable security controls that allow Mediafly customers to tailor the security of the Service for their own use. Mediafly personnel will not set a defined password for a user. Mediafly strongly encourages all customers, where applicable in their configuration of the Service’s security settings, to use the single sign on features made available by Mediafly.
Information Security Management Program (“ISMP”)
Mediafly maintains a comprehensive information security management program that contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to (a) the size, scope and type of Mediafly’s business; (b) the amount of resources available to Mediafly; (c) the type of information that Mediafly will store and process; and (d) the need for security and protection from unauthorized disclosure of such Customer Data. The ISMP is documented and updated based on changes in legal and regulatory requirements related to privacy and data security practices and industry standards applicable to the Service.
Mediafly’s ISMP is designed to:
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