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The document states that Databricks provides a contractual security commitment to all customers through a Security Addendum within the customer agreement, which describes the security measures and practices applicable to customer data.
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This provision establishes that the enforceable security obligations are located in the Security Addendum of the customer agreement rather than in the public Trust Center disclosure, making the Addendum the operative document for vendor risk assessments and security compliance reviews.
The agreement establishes that the specific security measures and remediation timelines applicable to customer data are defined in the Security Addendum, meaning customers must review that contractual document to understand the binding scope of Databricks' security obligations toward their data.
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"Beyond the documentation and best practices that you will find in our Security and Trust Center, we also provide a contractual commitment to security written in plain language to all our customers. This commitment is captured in the Security Addendum of our customer agreement, which describes the security measures and practices that we follow to keep your data safe.Excerpt from Databricks's Security Practices
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The Security Addendum as described engages GDPR Article 28 and Article 32 requirements for data processor security obligations and written contracts, as well as CCPA requirements for service provider agreements. FTC oversight of data security representations may also apply. Where specific security commitments are made in the Addendum, those representations may be evaluated under FTC Act Section 5 standards for unfair or deceptive practices if not met. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The provision establishes that the publicly disclosed security practices are supplemented by a separate contractual document whose specific terms are not reproduced here. Compliance teams cannot assess the full scope of contractual security obligations from this public disclosure alone, requiring independent review of the Security Addendum. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK customers processing personal data will need to confirm that the Security Addendum satisfies GDPR and UK GDPR Article 28 processor contract requirements, including specification of technical and organizational measures. California-based enterprise customers should confirm CCPA service provider agreement language is contained within the Addendum or a separate data processing agreement. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should obtain the Security Addendum as part of standard vendor onboarding and confirm that its remediation SLAs, audit rights, and incident notification timelines meet internal vendor risk policy thresholds. The document does not specify whether the Addendum includes audit rights or sub-processor disclosure obligations, which are standard expectations in enterprise data processing agreements. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should map the Security Addendum against their organization's vendor security assessment framework, confirm that GDPR Article 32 technical and organizational measures are specifically addressed, and verify whether the Addendum can be incorporated by reference into a Data Processing Agreement for EU compliance purposes.
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This provision establishes that the enforceable security obligations are located in the Security Addendum of the customer agreement rather than in the public Trust Center disclosure, making the Addendum the operative document for vendor risk assessments and security compliance reviews.
The agreement establishes that the specific security measures and remediation timelines applicable to customer data are defined in the Security Addendum, meaning customers must review that contractual document to understand the binding scope of Databricks' security obligations toward their data.
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