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Processor Carve-Out from Privacy Statement Scope

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This Privacy Statement only covers how Salesforce handles data in its own right, not the data that enterprise customers put into Salesforce's CRM or cloud products. That data is governed by separate contracts, not this document.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Consumers whose data is held in a company's Salesforce CRM cannot rely on this Privacy Statement for rights against Salesforce. They must look to the company that collected their data in the first place.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If your personal data is stored by a business using Salesforce as their CRM tool, this Privacy Statement does not govern that data. Your rights regarding that data must be exercised with the business that collected it, not directly with Salesforce.

How other platforms handle this

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...

Supabase Medium

Our Service allows customers to submit, manage or otherwise use content relating to others, such as end users of applications built and managed through the Service or their employees and contractors ("Customer Data"). We use such Customer Data primarily as a processor, meaning we process such Custom...

Egnyte Medium

Egnyte is a data controller with respect to personal data it collects from visitors to its website and through its marketing activities. Egnyte acts as a data processor with respect to the content and data that customers store within the Egnyte platform. In that capacity, Egnyte processes data on be...

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This Privacy Statement does not apply to the extent we process Personal Data as a processor or service provider on behalf of our customers, including where we offer to our customers various services through which our customers (or their affiliates): (i) create their own websites and applications running on our platforms; (ii) sell or offer their own products and services; (iii) send electronic communications to others.

— Excerpt from Salesforce's Salesforce Privacy Statement

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REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This carve-out reflects the GDPR controller-processor distinction under applicable EU and UK data protection law. Under GDPR, a processor acts only on documented instructions from the controller and is subject to separate obligations. The statement's exclusion aligns with this framework, but compliance teams should confirm that Salesforce's Data Processing Addendum is appropriately executed and covers all relevant processing activities in each jurisdiction where enterprise customer data is processed. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The carve-out is legally standard but operationally significant. Enterprise customers must ensure their own privacy notices to end-users accurately describe Salesforce as a sub-processor and that the DPA covers all data types and processing purposes. Failure to execute an appropriate DPA while transferring personal data to Salesforce would expose the enterprise customer to regulatory risk under GDPR and CCPA. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK enterprise customers face the highest exposure given GDPR's strict processor agreement requirements. California-based enterprises must also evaluate whether their use of Salesforce as a service provider satisfies CPRA's service provider contract requirements to avoid a 'sale' or 'sharing' characterization. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should verify that a current, signed Data Processing Addendum is in place with Salesforce before processing personal data through any Salesforce platform. The DPA, not this Privacy Statement, governs processor-capacity data and determines audit rights, breach notification obligations, and sub-processor approval processes. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should maintain a data mapping record clearly distinguishing which personal data flows are governed by this Privacy Statement versus the DPA. Any new Salesforce product deployment should trigger a review of whether existing DPA coverage extends to the new processing activity or requires amendment.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC enforces the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and has broader authority over unfair or deceptive data practices affecting US consumers, relevant to processor relationship disclosures
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
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

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Document information
Document
Salesforce Privacy Statement
Entity
Salesforce
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-007217
Document ID
CA-D-00202
Evidence Provenance
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 16:18 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Salesforce
Document: Salesforce Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-007217
Captured: 2026-05-09 16:18:56 UTC
SHA-256: c8f21ba713a0a380…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/salesforce/salesforce-privacy-statement/processor-carve-out-from-privacy-statement-scope/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
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What does Salesforce's Processor Carve-Out from Privacy Statement Scope clause do?

Consumers whose data is held in a company's Salesforce CRM cannot rely on this Privacy Statement for rights against Salesforce. They must look to the company that collected their data in the first place.

How does this clause affect you?

If your personal data is stored by a business using Salesforce as their CRM tool, this Privacy Statement does not govern that data. Your rights regarding that data must be exercised with the business that collected it, not directly with Salesforce.

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