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This Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”) is an agreement between MetaRouter and Customer, and supplements the MetaRouter Master Solution Agreement (“Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings given to them in the Agreement. This DPA applies only to the extent that MetaRouter processes Personal Data for Customer as Customer’s processor or sub-processor. The MetaRouter Privacy Policy applies to Personal Data that MetaRouter processes for its own purposes, as the data controller.
In this DPA, the following definitions apply:
Details of Personal Data Processing (Annex 1 and Annex 2 to the EU SCCs and/or Appendix 1 Information for the UK Addendum, if and as applicable):
Data Exporter: the Customer, as the party sending or responsible for Customer Content, some of which may contain Personal Data, to MetaRouter for MetaRouter’s processing in furtherance of provision of the MetaRouter Service.
Data Importer: MetaRouter as a mere conduit / technical intermediary of Customer Content transmitted through the use of the MetaRouter Service, some of which, unbeknownst to MetaRouter, may contain Personal Data.
Subject Matter: the subject matter of the data processing under this DPA is the data and content as described below.
Purpose: the provision of the MetaRouter Service initiated by Customer from time to time.
Nature of the Processing: provision of the MetaRouter Service as described in the Agreement and initiated by Customer from time to time.
Categories of Data Subjects: the Data Subjects may include Customer’s (and its customers’) users, visitors, guests, employees and staff, as well as any other individual(s) identified or identifiable within Customer Content shared by such persons and/or any others whose Personal Data is captured in Customer Content.
Description of Processing: in addition to Personal Data incidentally captured and processed as Customer Content in the MetaRouter Service (“Captured Personal Data”), MetaRouter collects and processes the following as a necessary step in providing the MetaRouter Service, all or some of which may or may not be personally identifying or identifiable information:
Customer Content transmitted through the use of the MetaRouter Service may, unbeknownst to MetaRouter, contain Personal Data. MetaRouter does not determine purposes or means of processing of any Customer Content. Any such Personal Data is only incidentally and transiently transmitted through the Service and is not accessed, used, or processed by MetaRouter except to facilitate such transmission. MetaRouter does not act as a processor with respect to this incidental Personal Data, and such incidental transmission is expressly excluded from the scope of the DPA. Such Personal Data is held only for as long as needed to transmit it (except if and to the extent of such data the Customer elects to store, as data controller).
Special Categories of Data: the parties do not anticipate or knowingly collect or process highly sensitive or special categories of data.
Duration of Processing: during the term of the Customer’s subscription and for 90 days thereafter or as set forth in the table below.
Processing Operations: as described in this DPA, including Annex 1.
MetaRouter will, in relation to any Personal Data processed in connection with the provision of the MetaRouter Service:
10.1. process that Personal Data only on the written instructions of Customer in the form of (a) the Agreement (including this DPA), (b) Customer’s use of the MetaRouter Service including Customer’s preferences, settings and controls within the MetaRouter Service, (c) Customer’s use of MetaRouter features that incorporate AI Tools (as defined in the Agreement), provided, however, that Customer’s Personal Data shall not be used to train generalized AI models and MetaRouter does not engage in automated decision making or profiling, and (d) any other written instructions provided by Customer and acknowledged by MetaRouter as valid instructions with which MetaRouter agrees to comply (collectively the “Instructions”), except to the extent MetaRouter is required to process data by applicable law or if in MetaRouter’s opinion such Instructions infringe Data Protection Laws. In either case MetaRouter will notify Customer unless applicable law prohibits MetaRouter from so notifying Customer;
10.2. not access or use, or disclose to any third party, any Personal Data, except, in each case, as necessary to maintain or provide the MetaRouter Service, or as necessary to comply with the law or a valid and binding order of a governmental body (such as a subpoena or court order);
10.3. ensure that it has in place appropriate technical and organizational measures set forth in Annex 1 to this DPA designed to protect against unauthorized or unlawful processing of Personal Data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, Personal Data, appropriate to the harm that might result from the unauthorized or unlawful processing or accidental loss, destruction or damage and the nature of the data to be protected, having regard to the state of technological development and the cost of implementing any measures;
10.4. ensure that all MetaRouter personnel who have access to and/or process Personal Data are obliged to keep the Personal Data confidential;
10.5. ensure that where Sub-processors are used outside the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK such that Personal Data is transferred outside the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK, and such transfer is not to a third country that the EU Commission considers to provide an adequate level of protection (in the case of transfers subject to EU GDPR) or that the UK Secretary of State considers to provide an adequate level of protection (in the case of transfers subject to UK GDPR) or that is recognized as ensuring adequate protection under applicable Swiss law (in the case of transfers subject to Swiss data protection law), adequate measures will be taken to ensure the Personal Data will be protected to an adequate level (including without limitation use of the SCCs) and the Data Subjects’ rights under the Data Protection Law will not be prejudiced by such a transfer;
10.6. maintain general records of processing activities carried out on behalf of Customer as required by Data Protection Law;
10.7. taking into account the nature of the processing, insofar as reasonable and practicable, assist the Customer in responding to any request from a Data Subject and in ensuring compliance with its obligations under Data Protection Law with respect to security, breach notifications, impact assessments and consultations with supervisory authorities or regulators, provided, however, that MetaRouter may charge Customer reasonable fees beyond a de minimis threshold of assistance;
10.8. notify Customer without undue delay after confirming an actual Personal Data security incident. MetaRouter is not obligated to report unsuccessful incidents or incidents that result in no unlawful or accidental destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure of, or unauthorized access to Personal Data or any of MetaRouter’s equipment or facilities storing Personal Data. Such non-reportable incidents may include, without limitation, pings and other broadcast attacks on firewalls or edge servers, port scans, unsuccessful log-on attempts, denial of service attacks, packet sniffing (or other unauthorized access to traffic data that does not result in access beyond headers), or similar incidents. MetaRouter’s obligation to report or respond to a security incident under this section is not and will not be construed as an acknowledgement by MetaRouter of any fault or liability of MetaRouter with respect to the incident. MetaRouter has no obligation to assess or inspect data in order to identify information subject to any specific legal requirements;
10.9. make available to Customer all information reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with the obligations in this section 10 and, subject to section 15, to permit Customer-initiated audits and inspections (including those described in the SCCs), no more than once per calendar year at Customer’s sole expense (including a reasonable fee charged by MetaRouter), to confirm compliance with this DPA and Data Protections Laws, on mutually agreed terms regarding the third party auditor (if any), confidentiality, timing, duration, and scope of such audits; and
10.10. at the written direction of Customer, delete Personal Data to the extent MetaRouter is capable of doing so via its standard retrieval and delete mechanism, unless required by applicable law to store the Personal Data.
MetaRouter represents and warrants that it has not received any order, request or other communication from a governmental body for the disclosure of Personal Data and it shall:
17.1. if it receives such order, request or other communication, attempt to redirect the governmental body to request that data directly from Customer. As part of this effort, MetaRouter may provide Customer’s basic contact information to the relevant body. If compelled to disclose Personal Data to a governmental body, then MetaRouter will give Customer reasonable notice of the demand to allow Customer to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy unless MetaRouter is legally prohibited from doing so;
17.2. publish a transparency report or provide information to Customer on request regarding: (a) the number of orders, requests or other communications from governmental bodies for the disclosure of Personal Data and/or assistance in surveillance processes and the type of information requested, (b) its responses to the foregoing, and (c) its process for challenging such confidential and non-confidential orders, requests and communications; and
17.3. notify Customer if its ability to maintain the confidentiality and security of Personal Data has been compromised for any reason including by orders, requests or communications described above, and cease processing, including receiving such Personal Data.
Where the UK Addendum applies to transfers of Personal Data governed by this DPA, the parties agree that:
(a) the UK Addendum shall be populated by reference to this DPA and its Annex and that any changes in formatting (including for the avoidance of doubt with respect to Part 1: Tables) will not adversely affect the validity of the DPA or the compliance with Data Protection Law of any international transfers of Personal Data made thereunder;
(b) any formatting changes do not reduce the standard of Appropriate Safeguards (as defined in the UK Addendum) provided; and
(c) without prejudice to any of the rights and remedies under the Agreement, pursuant to Section 19 of the UK Addendum, neither party shall be entitled to terminate the UK Addendum.
Any of the following if and to the extent satisfying the definition of Personal Data:
| Data Type | Description | Retention Length |
|---|---|---|
| Customer User Behavior Data and Debug Data | Individual customer defined user behavior data and contextual data sent to the platform by the customer. Includes identifiers like userAgent, IP, and anonymous cookie identifiers. | No longer than 7 days. |
| Configuration Data | Event mapping and connection configuration data including API keys. Used for determining how data flows through the system. | 90 days after the term of customer subscription. |
| User Management Data | User login data contains email and password information. | 90 days after the term of customer subscription. |
| Schema Data and Alerts | Customer Data Schemas used for monitoring data quality and alerts for data coming into the platform. | No longer than 1 year. |
| Telemetric Data | High level metric data used for assessing how data is flowing through the systems. | No longer than 1 year. |
| Audit Log Data | Data describing actions and changes taken by users in the platform. | No longer than 1 year. |
Last updated: April [DATE], 2026
(Annex II/Appendix 2 to the Standard Contractual Clauses if and as applicable)
MetaRouter will maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of Personal Data uploaded to the MetaRouter Service. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings as set forth in the Agreement and the DPA.
MetaRouter Platform Operations Management.