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data processing agreement
Also: DPA, data processing agreements
If a service provider processes personal data on your behalf (e.g. hosting), you need a contract with it under Art. 28 GDPRThe EU General Data Protection Regulation has governed since May 2018 how personal data may be processed – on websites too, for example with forms, statistics or embedded services.More in the glossary – the data processing agreement (DPA).