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Pinecone · Pinecone Data Processing Addendum · View original document ↗

Government access notifications go to Customer not data subjects

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 273 of 352 platforms
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for the purposes of Clause 15(1)(a) of the SCCs, Pinecone shall notify Customer and not the relevant data subject(s) in case of government access requests, and Customer shall be solely responsible for notifying...

Excerpt from Pinecone's Data Processing Addendum

Provision details

Document information
Document
Pinecone Data Processing Addendum
Entity
Pinecone
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062651
Document ID
CA-D-00819
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6739c1b24f308fd33ea0ba855e0cd3f23e6263aa19fc31a23807edd6e588fdb6
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 16:30 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Pinecone
Document: Pinecone Data Processing Addendum
Record ID: CA-P-062651
Captured: 2026-05-12 16:30:29 UTC
SHA-256: 6739c1b24f308fd3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/pinecone/pinecone-data-processing-addendum/provision/CA-P-062651/government-access-notifications-go-to-customer-not-data-subjects/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Pinecone's Government access notifications go to Customer not data subjects clause do?

The clause states: “for the purposes of Clause 15(1)(a) of the SCCs, Pinecone shall notify Customer and not the relevant data subject(s) in case of government access requests, and Customer shall be solely responsible for notifying...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 273 platforms. See the full comparison.

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