“Fastly shall remain liable under the Frameworks' principles if its agent processes such personal information in a manner inconsistent with the Frameworks' principles unless Fastly proves that it is not responsible...”
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This clause places the burden of disproving responsibility on Fastly when an agent mishandles data, meaning affected individuals retain a claim against Fastly rather than being left to pursue only the agent.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after 'not responsible'; any further conditions or carve-outs following that phrase are not available for analysis.
If a Fastly agent processes your personal data in a way that is inconsistent with the Frameworks' principles, Fastly remains liable to you unless Fastly proves it is not responsible.
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"Fastly shall remain liable under the Frameworks' principles if its agent processes such personal information in a manner inconsistent with the Frameworks' principles unless Fastly proves that it is not responsible...Excerpt from Fastly's Privacy Policy
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This clause places the burden of disproving responsibility on Fastly when an agent mishandles data, meaning affected individuals retain a claim against Fastly rather than being left to pursue only the agent.
If a Fastly agent processes your personal data in a way that is inconsistent with the Frameworks' principles, Fastly remains liable to you unless Fastly proves it is not responsible.
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