“If third-party agents process personal data on our behalf in a manner inconsistent with the principles of any of the Data Privacy Frameworks, we remain liable unless we prove we are not responsible for the event giving rise...”
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Users retain a liability claim against Mixpanel—not just the third party—when agents misprocess their data, with the burden on Mixpanel to disprove responsibility.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after 'giving rise,' so the complete liability exception cannot be confirmed from the quoted language alone. The canonical claim follows only the language present in the excerpt.
If a third-party agent that processes your personal data on Mixpanel's behalf violates DPF Principles, you can hold Mixpanel liable unless Mixpanel proves it was not responsible.
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"If third-party agents process personal data on our behalf in a manner inconsistent with the principles of any of the Data Privacy Frameworks, we remain liable unless we prove we are not responsible for the event giving rise...Excerpt from Mixpanel's Privacy Statement
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Users retain a liability claim against Mixpanel—not just the third party—when agents misprocess their data, with the burden on Mixpanel to disprove responsibility.
If a third-party agent that processes your personal data on Mixpanel's behalf violates DPF Principles, you can hold Mixpanel liable unless Mixpanel proves it was not responsible.
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