Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
Last updated: March 19, 2026
This Data Processing Agreement ("DPA") forms part of the Terms of Service between:
Customer (the "Controller")
and
Jakatech LLC, a Texas limited liability company d/b/a Tier One Content ("Jakatech" or "Processor").
This DPA applies where Customer processes Personal Data subject to the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and Jakatech processes such Personal Data on Customer's behalf.
1. Definitions
"Personal Data" has the meaning given in GDPR Article 4(1).
"Processing" has the meaning given in GDPR Article 4(2).
"Subprocessor" means any third party engaged by Processor to process Personal Data.
"Standard Contractual Clauses" or "SCCs" means the European Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914.
All other capitalized terms have the meaning given in the Terms of Service.
2. Scope and Role of the Parties
2.1 Customer acts as Data Controller for Personal Data contained within uploaded content and related metadata.
2.2 Jakatech acts as Data Processor, processing Personal Data solely on documented instructions from Customer, including as set forth in the Terms of Service.
2.3 For account registration, billing, and platform administration data, Jakatech acts as an independent Data Controller (outside the scope of this DPA).
3. Processor Obligations
Jakatech shall:
Process Personal Data only on documented instructions from Customer.
Ensure personnel are subject to confidentiality obligations.
Implement appropriate technical and organizational measures ("TOMs") as described in Annex II.
Assist Customer in responding to Data Subject Requests.
Assist Customer with data protection impact assessments where required.
Notify Customer without undue delay after becoming aware of a Personal Data Breach.
Delete or return Personal Data upon termination, subject to applicable law.
Make available information necessary to demonstrate compliance.
4. Subprocessors
4.1 Customer authorizes Jakatech to engage Subprocessors listed in Annex III.
4.2 Jakatech shall:
Impose data protection obligations on Subprocessors equivalent to this DPA.
Remain liable for Subprocessor performance.
Notify Customer of material Subprocessor changes (via website update or email).
5. International Transfers
5.1 Where Personal Data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such transfer shall be governed by:
The EU Standard Contractual Clauses (Module 2: Controller to Processor), incorporated by reference; and/or
The EU–US Data Privacy Framework (where applicable).
5.2 For the purposes of the SCCs:
Customer is the "Data Exporter."
Jakatech is the "Data Importer."
Annex I, II, and III of this DPA serve as the Annexes to the SCCs.
5.3 The optional docking clause (Clause 7) applies.
5.4 The governing law for the SCCs shall be the law of Ireland (or another EU Member State where required).
6. Security and Breach Notification
6.1 Jakatech shall implement the Technical and Organizational Measures described in Annex II.
6.2 In the event of a confirmed Personal Data Breach, Jakatech shall:
Notify Customer without undue delay;
Provide available details regarding nature, scope, and mitigation steps;
Cooperate reasonably with Customer.
7. Data Subject Rights
Jakatech shall, taking into account the nature of processing, assist Customer by appropriate technical and organizational measures to fulfill obligations relating to:
Access
Rectification
Erasure
Restriction
Data portability
Objection
8. Deletion and Return of Data
Upon termination of the Service:
Customer may request deletion or return of Personal Data within 30 days.
After that period, Jakatech may delete Customer Data in accordance with retention policies.
Backup systems may retain encrypted data for limited additional periods.
9. Liability
Liability shall be governed by the Terms of Service, except where otherwise required by GDPR or the SCCs.
ANNEX I – DETAILS OF PROCESSING
A. Subject Matter
Provision of hosted content-sharing and collaboration platform.
B. Duration
For the duration of the Terms of Service plus applicable retention periods.
C. Nature and Purpose
Hosting
Storage
Indexing
Tagging
Search optimization
Secure transmission
Access control
D. Categories of Data Subjects
Customer employees
Authorized users
Business partners
End customers (if uploaded by Customer)
E. Categories of Personal Data
Name
Email address
Organization details
Uploaded content containing personal data
Usage metadata
IP address
Sensitive personal data is not intentionally processed and should not be uploaded without lawful authorization.
ANNEX II – TECHNICAL & ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES (TOMs)
Jakatech may implement measures including:
1. Encryption
TLS encryption in transit
Encryption at rest (cloud storage and databases)
2. Access Controls
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Least privilege principles
Multi-factor authentication for administrative access
3. Network Security
Firewalls
Network segmentation
Cloud provider security controls
4. Logging & Monitoring
Audit logging
Access logs
Error monitoring
5. Vulnerability Management
Regular dependency updates
Patch management
Cloud infrastructure updates
6. Data Minimization
Limited metadata collection
Retention controls
Scoped log retention
7. Business Continuity
Cloud-based redundancy
Automated backups
Disaster recovery procedures
ANNEX III – AUTHORIZED SUBPROCESSORS
Effective Date: March 19, 2026
Jakatech LLC d/b/a Tier One Content uses the following subprocessors in connection with the provision of the Service.
1. Google LLC
Service: Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Run, Secret Manager)
Purpose: Infrastructure hosting, compute execution, secrets management
Categories of Data: Account data, metadata, service logs, application processing data
Location: United States and optional EU regions
Transfer Mechanism: Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and EU–US Data Privacy Framework
Role: Subprocessor
2. MongoDB, Inc.
Service: MongoDB Atlas
Purpose: Managed database services
Categories of Data: Account data, content metadata, application data
Location: United States
Transfer Mechanism: Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
Role: Subprocessor
3. Cloudflare, Inc.
Services: R2 Object Storage, Cloudflare Pages, Content Delivery Network (CDN), DDoS Protection
Purpose: Content storage, static asset hosting, traffic routing, edge caching, security
Categories of Data: Uploaded content, IP addresses, request metadata
Location: United States and global edge network
Transfer Mechanism: Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and EU–US Data Privacy Framework
Role: Subprocessor
4. Mailgun Technologies, Inc.
Service: Transactional Email Delivery
Purpose: Outbound email communications
Categories of Data: Email address, message content, metadata, IP address
Location: United States
Transfer Mechanism: Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
Role: Subprocessor
5. Microsoft Corporation
Service: Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online
Purpose: Inbound email hosting (support communications)
Categories of Data: Support emails, attachments, metadata
Location: United States
Transfer Mechanism: SCCs and EU–US Data Privacy Framework
Role: Subprocessor
6. Stripe, Inc.
Service: Payment Processing
Purpose: Subscription billing and transaction processing
Categories of Data: Billing name, billing address, email, payment method details, transaction metadata
Location: United States
Transfer Mechanism: EU–US Data Privacy Framework
Role: Independent Controller
7. Google LLC
Service: Google Authentication (OAuth)
Purpose: User authentication
Categories of Data: Email address, name, profile identifier
Location: United States
Transfer Mechanism: EU–US Data Privacy Framework
Role: Independent Controller
8. Microsoft Corporation
Service: Microsoft Authentication (OAuth)
Purpose: User authentication
Categories of Data: Email address, name, profile identifier
Location: United States
Transfer Mechanism: EU–US Data Privacy Framework
Role: Independent Controller
9. Google LLC
Service: Google Analytics
Purpose: Website and application usage analytics (activated only with user consent)
Categories of Data: IP address (anonymized where applicable), usage data, device metadata
Location: United States
Transfer Mechanism: EU–US Data Privacy Framework and SCCs
Role: Subprocessor (analytics provider)
10. Twilio Inc.
Service: SMS Delivery (if enabled)
Purpose: Transactional SMS notifications
Categories of Data: Phone number, message content, delivery metadata
Location: United States
Transfer Mechanism: SCCs and EU–US Data Privacy Framework
Role: Subprocessor
Execution
This DPA is incorporated into and governed by the Terms of Service.
Acceptance of the Terms constitutes acceptance of this DPA.
Enterprise customers may request a countersigned version upon request.
This Data Processing Agreement was last updated on March 19, 2026.