Joint controllers data sharing agreement (unilateral)
This agreement is for one-way or unilateral joint controller data sharing. In other words, it is designed for a situation one a controller is sharing personal data with another controller, and the parties will be joint controllers with respect to that other controller's processing of that shared personal data.
The data sharing agreement will help businesses acting as joint controllers to handle data in a manner compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in both its EU and UK variant, and also to adhere to the data sharing guidelines published by the UK Information Commissioner's Office.
The central concept of this data sharing agreement is the idea of "relevant processing" that is some defined processing activities, taking place with respect to some defined categories of personal data, with respect to which the joint controllership rules apply. This allows that the parties to the contract might be independent controllers in some other respects, or indeed have a controller-processor relationship in relation to some other processing activities.

Joint controllers data sharing agreement (unilateral) contents
- Definitions: definitions; data protection terms.
- Term: commencement of term; end of term.
- Obligations to share
Personal Data : obligation onSupplierto share personal data. - Data quality: Supplierto ensure data quality.
- No special categories: no special categories of personal data to be shared by Supplier; no criminal conviction data to be shared bySupplier.
- Parties acting as joint controllers: parties are joint controllers of Supplierpersonal data; purposes of processingSupplierpersonal data (joint controllers); legal bases of sharing first party personal data (joint controllers); joint controllership does not apply to all processing of data disclosed bySupplier.
- Compliance with
Data Protection Laws : compliance with data protection laws with respect to relevant processing;Supplierpersonal data collected in accordance with law; requirements relating to consent-based processing of personal data; responsibility for data protection transparency for relevant processing; data protection law compliance assistance for relevant processing. - Further disclosure of SupplierPersonal Data:Recipientmust not disclose personal data; obligations on disclosure ofSupplierpersonal data; section does not prevent disclosure of anonymised data; section does not prevent disclosure of personal data to processors for relevant processing.
- International transfers of
: prohibition on third country transfers ofSupplierPersonal DataSupplierpersonal data; exceptions to prohibition on third country transfers ofSupplierpersonal data; approved international transfer clauses take precedence overAgreement. Relevant Processing by joint controllers and supervisory authorities: communications from supervisory authorities about relevant processing; cooperation in relation to supervisory authority action concerning relevant processing.Relevant Processing and data subject rights: communications from data subjects about relevant processing; cooperation in relation to relevant processing and data subject rights; primary data subject contact for joint controllers.- Security of
Relevant Processing : appropriate measures to secure relevant processing; particular security measures for relevant processing. - Data breaches involving the SupplierPersonal Data: notification of data breaches involvingSupplierpersonal data; assistance in relation toSupplierpersonal data breaches.
- Retention and deletion: retention periods for Supplierpersonal data; section subject to effects of termination.
- Compliance audit: right to audit compliance; notice of audit; cooperation in relation to audit; costs of licence audit; limits on audit right.
- Changes to
Data Protection Laws : changes to data protection law. - Recipientconfidentiality obligations:Recipientconfidentiality undertaking; disclosure of confidential information byRecipientto certain persons; exceptions toRecipientconfidentiality obligations; disclosures ofSupplierconfidential information mandated by law etc;Recipientto stop using confidential information upon termination;Recipientconfidentiality obligations after termination.
- Warranties: first party warranty of authority; second party warranty of authority; exclusion of implied warranties and representations.
- Indemnities: SupplierindemnifiesRecipientupon data protection breach;RecipientindemnifiesSupplierupon data protection breach.
- Limitations and exclusions of liability: caveats to limits of liability; interpretation of limits of liability; no liability for force majeure; per event liability cap.
- Termination: termination by either party without cause; termination by either party upon breach; termination upon insolvency.
- Effects of termination: Recipientto deleteSupplierpersonal data; surviving provisions upon termination; termination does not affect accrued rights.
- Notices: contractual notices must be in writing; methods of sending contractual notices; contact details for contractual notices; substitute contact details for notices; acknowledgement of notice by email; deemed receipt of contractual notices.
- Data protection contacts: Supplierdata protection contact;Recipientdata protection contact.
- General: no waiver; severability; variation written and signed; no assignment without written consent; no third party rights; entire agreement; governing law; exclusive jurisdiction.
- Interpretation: statutory references; section headings not affecting interpretation; no ejusdem generis.
SCHEDULE 1 (DATA PROTECTION INFORMATION NOTICE)
- Prompt for
SCHEDULE 2 (FORM OF CONSENT)
- Prompt for
SCHEDULE 3 (INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER CLAUSES)
- Prompt for international transfer clauses.
SCHEDULE 4 (SECURITY MEASURES)
- Suppliersecurity measures: prompt for details ofSuppliersecurity measures.
- Recipientsecurity measures: prompt for details ofRecipientsecurity measures.











