The addendum requires execution by an authorized individual at the customer organization via a provided link, establishing that the DPA's obligations take effect only upon formal execution.
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This provision conditions the applicability of the DPA's processor obligations and protections on formal execution, meaning organizations that have not completed this step may not have a compliant Article 28 processor contract in place with Synthesia.
Under this clause, the DPA's contractual protections and obligations apply only after an authorized individual at the customer organization completes execution. Organizations processing personal data through Synthesia without completing this step operate without a formally executed processor contract.
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Compare across platforms →"Please have an authorized individual execute this agreement using the link below.Excerpt from Synthesia's Data Processing Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 28 requires that processing by a processor be governed by a contract that is binding on the processor with regard to the controller.
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This provision conditions the applicability of the DPA's processor obligations and protections on formal execution, meaning organizations that have not completed this step may not have a compliant Article 28 processor contract in place with Synthesia.
Under this clause, the DPA's contractual protections and obligations apply only after an authorized individual at the customer organization completes execution. Organizations processing personal data through Synthesia without completing this step operate without a formally executed processor contract.
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