Pinecone can change its security measures at any time as long as the overall security level does not materially decrease. Business customers have no approval right over these changes.
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This clause permits Pinecone to alter its technical and organizational security measures unilaterally, subject only to a non-material-diminishment constraint. Business customers relying on specific security configurations for their own compliance frameworks may not receive advance notice of changes to individual security controls.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'materially diminish' is not defined in the DPA, creating potential ambiguity as to what standard applies when evaluating the significance of a security measure change.
Business customers who depend on specific security certifications or control frameworks when submitting personal data to Pinecone should monitor Pinecone's Security Measures document for updates, as the DPA does not require Customer approval or advance notice for security measure modifications.
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"Pinecone has implemented and will maintain the Security Measures. The Security Measures are subject to technical progress and development and Pinecone may modify the Security Measures from time to time, provided that any modifications do not materially diminish the overall security of Services used by Customer during the applicable Subscription Term.Excerpt from Pinecone's Data Processing Addendum
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Article 32, which requires controllers and processors to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.
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This clause permits Pinecone to alter its technical and organizational security measures unilaterally, subject only to a non-material-diminishment constraint. Business customers relying on specific security configurations for their own compliance frameworks may not receive advance notice of changes to individual security controls.
Business customers who depend on specific security certifications or control frameworks when submitting personal data to Pinecone should monitor Pinecone's Security Measures document for updates, as the DPA does not require Customer approval or advance notice for security measure modifications.
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