This Data Protection Agreement (the “ DPA ”) is an integral part of the contract for services offered by LEA (governed by the “ Contract ”) to the Customer.
1. Definitions
- of the Customer “Personal Data ” means all personal data processed by LEA on behalf of the Customer to perform the Services provided for in the Main Contract.
- “Applicable Data Protection Laws” means the GDPR, as implemented in the national law of each Member State (and the United Kingdom) and as amended, replaced, or repealed from time to time, and the laws implementing, replacing, or supplementing the GDPR and all laws applicable to the processing of customer personal data, including the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq. (“ CCPA ”).
- “ GDPR ” means the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
- “LEA Infrastructure” means (i) LEA’s physical facilities; (ii) the hosted infrastructure; (iii) LEA’s corporate network and non-public internal network, software and hardware necessary to provide the Services and controlled by LEA; in each case to the extent they are used to provide the Services.
- “ Restricted Transfer ” means a transfer of Customer Personal Data from LEA to a sub-processor where such transfer would be prohibited by applicable data protection laws (or by the terms of data transfer agreements entered into to address data transfer restrictions of applicable data protection laws) in the absence of adequate safeguards required for such transfers under applicable data protection laws.
- “ Services ” means the services provided to the Customer by LEA under the Main Contract.
- “ Standard Contractual Clauses ” means the most recent version of the standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries under the GDPR (the version in force at the date of this DPA is the one annexed to Decision 2021/914 (EU) of the European Commission of 4 June 2021).
- The terms “ consent ”, “ controller ”, “ data subject ”, “ Member State ”, “ personal data ”, “ personal data breach ”, “ processor ”, “ sub-processor ”, “ processing ”, “ supervisory authority ” and “ third party ” have the meaning given to them in Article 4 of the GDPR.
- Compliance with applicable data protection laws
LEA and the Client shall comply with the provisions and obligations imposed by the Applicable Data Protection Laws and shall ensure that their employees and sub-processors comply with the provisions of the Applicable Data Protection Laws.
2. Details and scope of processing
The Processing of Customer Personal Data under the Contract will be carried out in accordance with the following provisions and as required by Applicable Data Protection Laws. The Parties may amend this policy from time to time, as they deem reasonably necessary to meet such requirements.
Scope and duration of personal data processing: The scope and duration of personal data processing are set out in the Main Agreement.
Nature and purpose of personal data processing: Pursuant to the Agreement, LEA provides the Customer with certain services that involve the processing of personal data. These processing activities include (a) providing the Services; (b) identifying, preventing, and resolving technical and security issues; and (c) responding to Customer support requests.
Types of personal data to be processed: Personal data sent to the LEA network, the extent of which is determined and controlled by the Data Controller at its sole discretion, may include name, email address, telephone numbers, IP address, and other personal data included in contact lists and the content of messages or calls.
Independent Data Controller Exclusion : Notwithstanding anything else herein, when processing personal data in the course of providing communications services as part of the Services, including the transmission and exchange of SMS messages via telecommunications networks and other messages and communications, including email, voice, and other media via other communication platforms, regardless of whether the Customer acts as a controller or processor, LEA acts as an independent data controller and not as a joint controller, in order to provide its communications services and perform its necessary functions and activities as a communications service provider, including taking measures necessary to prevent spam and fraud and controlling, securing, and maintaining its network, managing its business and compliance functions, and complying with its obligations under applicable laws.
Categories of data subjects to whom the personal data refers: senders and recipients of emails and SMS messages, voice calls, or other communications.
- LEA will process Customer Personal Data exclusively (i) to fulfill its obligations under the Master Agreement and (ii) in accordance with the documented instructions described in this DPA or as otherwise indicated by Customer from time to time. Such Customer instructions will be documented in the applicable order, service description, support ticket, other written communications, or as indicated by Customer using the Services.
- If LEA reasonably believes that a Client instruction is contrary to the provisions of the Agreement or this DPA, or violates the GDPR or other applicable data protection provisions, it must promptly inform the Client. In either case, LEA will be entitled to postpone execution of the relevant instruction until it has been modified by the Client or agreed upon between the Client and LEA.
- Customer is solely responsible for the use and handling of personal data sent or transmitted through the Services, including: (i) verifying recipient information, such as phone number or address, and ensuring it is correctly entered into the Services; (ii) reasonably notifying any recipient of the insecure nature of emails or messages as a means of transmitting personal data (where applicable); (iii) reasonably limiting the amount or type of information disclosed through the Services; and (iv) encrypting all personal data transmitted through the Services, where appropriate or required by applicable law (e.g., through the use of encrypted attachments, PGP toolset, or S/MIME). Information uploaded to the Services, including message content, is stored in encrypted form at the time of processing by the LEA Infrastructure.
3. Data Controller and Data Processor
For the purposes of this DPA, Customer is the controller of its Personal Data and LEA is the processor of such data, except where Customer acts as a processor of its Personal Data, in which case LEA is a sub-processor.
LEA shall always have a designated representative to assist the Client (i) in responding to requests relating to Data Processing received from Data Subjects; and (ii) in fulfilling all applicable legal information and disclosure obligations associated with Data Processing. Such assistance may be requested at lea @ lexetars.com .
The Customer guarantees that:
- The processing of Customer Personal Data is based on legal bases for processing, as may be required by applicable data protection laws and that it has obtained and will maintain throughout the term of the Master Agreement all necessary rights, authorizations, registrations and consents in accordance with and as required by applicable data protection laws in relation to LEA’s processing of Customer Personal Data under this DPA and the Master Agreement;
- has the right and holds all necessary rights, permissions and consents to transfer the Customer Personal Data to LEA and otherwise permit LEA to process the Customer Personal Data on its behalf, so that LEA may lawfully use, process and transfer the Customer Personal Data in order to provide the Services and perform LEA’s other rights and obligations under this DPA and the Master Agreement;
- will inform its Data Subjects about the use of Data Processors in the processing of their personal data, to the extent required by applicable Data Protection Laws; and,
- will respond within a reasonable time and to the extent reasonably practicable to requests from data subjects regarding the processing of their personal data and will promptly provide LEA with appropriate instructions.
4. Confidentiality
LEA ensures that all its personnel and those of its sub-processors authorized to process Customer Personal Data are subject to confidentiality commitments or professional or statutory obligations of confidentiality and are trained in the relevant data security and protection requirements.
5. Technical and organizational measures
In relation to Customer Personal Data, LEA shall (a) take and document reasonable and appropriate measures in relation to the security of the LEA Infrastructure and the platforms used to provide the Services as described in the Agreement and (b) upon reasonable request and at Customer’s expense, assist Customer in ensuring compliance with Customer’s obligations under Applicable Data Protection Laws.
LEA’s internal operating procedures must comply with the specific requirements of effective data protection management.
6. Requests from the interested party
LEA provides specific tools to assist customers in responding to requests received from data subjects. When LEA receives a complaint, inquiry, or request (including requests submitted by data subjects to exercise their rights under Applicable Data Protection Laws) relating to the Customer’s Personal Data directly from data subjects, LEA will notify the Customer. Taking into account the nature of the processing, LEA will assist the Customer, using appropriate technical and organizational measures, to the extent reasonably possible, in fulfilling the Customer’s obligation to respond to requests to exercise the rights of such data subjects.
7. Personal data breaches
LEA will notify the Customer without undue delay upon becoming aware of a personal data breach affecting the Customer’s Personal Data. LEA, taking into account the nature of the processing and the information available to it, will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Customer with sufficient information to allow it, at its own expense, to comply with any reporting or information obligations to regulators, data subjects, and other entities regarding such personal data breach, to the extent required by Applicable Data Protection Laws.
8. Data protection impact assessments
LEA, taking into account the nature of the processing and the information available, will provide the Customer, at the latter’s expense, with reasonable assistance in carrying out data protection impact assessments and in prior consultations with supervisory authorities or other competent regulatory authorities, as requested by the Customer to fulfill its obligations under applicable data protection laws.
9. Audits
LEA will make available to Customer, upon reasonable request, such information as is reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with this DPA.
The Client or a third-party auditor may, upon reasonable written request, conduct an audit of LEA’s processing of the Client’s personal data, to the extent necessary in accordance with data protection laws and without interrupting LEA’s business operations and ensuring confidentiality.
The above right of audit shall apply to Customer in the event that LEA has not provided sufficient evidence of its compliance with the provisions of this DPA. Sufficient evidence shall mean the submission of: (i) a certification of compliance with ISO 27001 or other standards implemented by LEA (scope as defined in the certificate); or (ii) an audit report or attestation from a third party. An audit as described shall be conducted at Customer’s expense and shall require reasonable notice from Customer of at least thirty (30) days.
10. Return or destruction of the Customer’s personal data
The Customer may, by providing written notice to LEA no later than the time of termination of the Contract, request the return and/or deletion of all copies of the Customer’s Personal Data in the possession or control of LEA and its subprocessors. LEA will provide a copy of the Customer’s Data in a format that can be read and further processed.
Within ninety (90) calendar days of account closure, LEA will delete all personal data processed under this DPA, unless the Customer requests its return as described in the previous point. This provision does not affect any legal obligations of the Parties to retain data for the retention periods established by law or by the Agreement.
Any additional costs arising from the return of personal data after termination or expiration of the Contract will be borne by the Customer.
11. Data transfers
The Customer acknowledges and accepts that, in connection with the performance of the Services provided for by the Contract, LEA may transfer personal data within its corporate group.
LEA will never transfer personal data to third parties without the Customer’s prior and explicit consent.
If, for purely technical reasons beyond LEA’s control, personal data is processed outside the country in which LEA has its registered office, LEA will ensure an adequate level of protection of personal data through organizational, technical, and contractual measures, as required by applicable Data Protection Laws and this DPA.
12. Sub-processing
The Client generally authorizes LEA to appoint subprocessors in accordance with this DPA. LEA will ensure that the subprocessors are bound by written agreements requiring them to provide at least the level of data protection required of LEA by this DPA. The Client also authorizes LEA to continue using the subprocessors already appointed as of the date of this DPA.
LEA will be responsible for the acts and omissions of any sub-processors, as it is to the Customer for its own acts and omissions in relation to the matters covered by this DPA.
13. Applicable law and jurisdiction
The parties to this DPA submit to the choice of jurisdiction stipulated in the Master Agreement with respect to any dispute or claim arising in any way out of this DPA, including disputes relating to its existence, validity or termination or the consequences of its invalidity.
This DPA and all non-contractual or other obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by the laws of the country or territory stipulated for such purpose in the Main Agreement.
Except as provided above, all obligations arising out of or in connection with the provisions of this DPA shall be governed by the laws of Italy.
14. Order of precedence
With respect to the subject matter of this DPA, in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this DPA and any other agreement between the Parties, including the Agreement, agreements entered into or purported to be entered into after the date of this DPA shall prevail over the provisions of this DPA.
15. Separation
If any provision of this DPA is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this DPA will remain valid and in effect. The invalid or unenforceable provision will be (i) modified as necessary to ensure its validity and enforceability, preserving as much as possible the intentions of the parties, or, if that is not possible, (ii) construed as if the invalid or unenforceable portion had never been contained herein.
16. Resolution
This DPA and the Standard Contractual Clauses will terminate automatically upon termination of the Agreement.