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Dual Controller and Processor Role

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This dual-role structure allocates data protection responsibilities between Monday.com and its customers under applicable data protection regulations. The designation clarifies that customer-uploaded data processing obligations flow through a dedicated Data Processing Agreement rather than the privacy policy alone, establishing the contractual framework for processor liability and compliance requirements.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users' personal data uploaded to Monday.com is subject to processing terms defined in the Data Processing Agreement between Monday.com and the customer organization, rather than solely under the privacy policy. This means data handling obligations, security requirements, and data subject rights for uploaded information are governed by that separate agreement.

How other platforms handle this

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...

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...

Smartsheet Medium

When we provide the Service to our customers, we act as a data processor on behalf of those customers. Our customers are the data controllers, meaning that they determine the purposes and means of the processing of personal data that is submitted into the Service. If you are an end user of a custome...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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In this Privacy Policy, we describe our practices as a 'data controller' — i.e., when we determine the purposes and means of processing personal data. When we process personal data on behalf of our customers (e.g., data that our customers upload or input into the Service), we act as a 'data processor' and our customers act as 'data controllers.' In such cases, our processing of personal data is governed by our Data Processing Agreement with the customer.

— Excerpt from Monday.com's Monday.com Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Monday.com Privacy Policy
Entity
Monday.com
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005657
Document ID
CA-D-00554
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
cc7438a0a1190b919e18920b4392c76cbd5a30ebf48756d7000dfa42159e6e7a
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 23:01 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Monday.com
Document: Monday.com Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-005657
Captured: 2026-05-07 23:01:40 UTC
SHA-256: cc7438a0a1190b91…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/mondaycom/mondaycom-privacy-policy/dual-controller-and-processor-role/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Monday.com's Dual Controller and Processor Role clause do?

This dual-role structure allocates data protection responsibilities between Monday.com and its customers under applicable data protection regulations. The designation clarifies that customer-uploaded data processing obligations flow through a dedicated Data Processing Agreement rather than the privacy policy alone, establishing the contractual framework for processor liability and compliance requirements.

How does this clause affect you?

Users' personal data uploaded to Monday.com is subject to processing terms defined in the Data Processing Agreement between Monday.com and the customer organization, rather than solely under the privacy policy. This means data handling obligations, security requirements, and data subject rights for uploaded information are governed by that separate agreement.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 4 platforms. See the full comparison.

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