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Controller vs. Processor Distinction for Platform Data

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What it is

If your employer or another company uses Databricks to process your data, Databricks is not responsible under this privacy policy — the company that hired Databricks is. You need to contact that company, not Databricks, about your data rights.

This analysis describes what Databricks's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause delineates the legal relationship and contractual framework for personal data handling, establishing that processor obligations flow through customer agreements rather than through Databricks' public-facing privacy policy. This allocation of responsibility means data governance terms are determined through bilateral contracts between Databricks and its organizational customers rather than unilaterally stated in the Privacy Notice.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If your personal data is processed within a Databricks customer's platform environment, this privacy notice does not apply to you — you must contact the enterprise customer directly, which may be your employer or a third-party service provider, to exercise rights like deletion or access.

How other platforms handle this

Anthropic Medium

This Privacy Policy does not apply where Anthropic acts as a data processor and processes personal data on behalf of commercial customers using Anthropic's Commercial Services – for example, your employer has provisioned you a Claude for Work account, or you're using an app that is powered on the ba...

DocuSign Medium

When our business customers use certain Services, we generally process and store limited personal information on their behalf as a data processor. For certain products such as Docusign's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Identity products, we may act as a processor and as a controller in certa...

Mixpanel Medium

Mixpanel acts as a data processor on behalf of its customers (the controllers) when processing end user data through the Mixpanel analytics platform, and as a data controller with respect to data it collects about its own website visitors and account holders.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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When Databricks acts as a service provider/data processor, our collection and use of personal information on behalf of our customers (who act as data controllers/businesses) is governed by our agreements with those customers and is not subject to this Privacy Notice. If you have questions about the processing of your personal information in connection with a Databricks customer's application or service, please contact the applicable Databricks customer.

— Excerpt from Databricks's Databricks Privacy Notice

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art. 28 (processor obligations), Art. 4(7)/(8) (controller/processor definitions), Art. 26 (joint controllers), and CCPA §1798.140(ag) (service provider definition). Under GDPR, this clause places responsibility on the data controller (Databricks' enterprise customer) to fulfill data subject rights, but Databricks as processor must contractually assist per Art. 28(3)(e). The Irish DPC and CPPA both have enforcement authority over failures in this structure.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC has jurisdiction over deceptive or unfair data practices where the controller/processor distinction is used to obscure accountability from consumers
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Databricks Privacy Notice
Entity
Databricks
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
April 30, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004407
Document ID
CA-D-00458
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c2601098042d922e6c540b44624976b336394366f0003fd04e5ca853cfbadda2
Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 10:03 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Databricks
Document: Databricks Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-P-004407
Captured: 2026-04-30 10:03:00 UTC
SHA-256: c2601098042d922e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/databricks/databricks-privacy-notice/controller-vs-processor-distinction-for-platform-data/
Accessed: June 17, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Databricks's Controller vs. Processor Distinction for Platform Data clause do?

This clause delineates the legal relationship and contractual framework for personal data handling, establishing that processor obligations flow through customer agreements rather than through Databricks' public-facing privacy policy. This allocation of responsibility means data governance terms are determined through bilateral contracts between Databricks and its organizational customers rather than unilaterally stated in the Privacy Notice.

How does this clause affect you?

If your personal data is processed within a Databricks customer's platform environment, this privacy notice does not apply to you — you must contact the enterprise customer directly, which may be your employer or a third-party service provider, to exercise rights like deletion or access.

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