Data Processing Agreement: What GDPR Requires and When You Need One
Solomon Amos · 29 Oct 2026 · 9 min read
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GDPR has no certification in general use. What a buyer can verify is a data processing agreement, standard contractual clauses, an EU representative, data residency options, and an active Data Privacy Framework listing. CertReports records each of those as its own dated fact.
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The EU-US DPF list is an official registry with annual recertification and a usage end date per participant. The General Court dismissed the challenge to the adequacy decision on 3 September 2025 (T-553/23); an appeal is pending at the Court of Justice (C-703/25 P).
"[vendor] dpa" and "[vendor] subprocessors" are among the most searched vendor questions. CertReports links the DPA and captures the subprocessor list with logos and change history where it is public.
Solomon Amos · 29 Oct 2026 · 9 min read