Explainers
The EU-US Data Privacy Framework, explained for vendor reviews
Solomon Amos · 7 Sep 2026 · 10 min read
Honorlock
Regulatory evidence
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Honorlock against third-party requirements
For each regulation, how many of the requirements it places on your vendors Honorlock’s public evidence reaches. Open one for every item with its date and source.
- GDPR30%1 evidence found1 partial evidence3 no public evidence
- UK GDPR38%1 evidence found1 partial evidence2 no public evidence
- DORA50%2 evidence found2 partial evidence2 no public evidence
- NIS217%1 partial evidence2 no public evidence
- HIPAA33%1 evidence found2 no public evidence
- PCI DSS25%1 partial evidence1 no public evidence
- EU AI Act0%3 no public evidence
- ISO 27001 Annex A38%1 evidence found1 partial evidence2 no public evidence
- SOC 2 CC9.225%1 partial evidence1 no public evidence
Documents on the trust centre
What the vendor lists, typed; public items can be read now, the rest are available on request.
1 documents listed on Honorlock’s trust centre
trust.honorlock.com- SOC 2 report
- SOC 2 Type 2 Report (2025).pdfon request · seen 21 Sep 2026
What the vendor says
Answers the vendor publishes to questions buyers ask, quoted with the link to where it says so.
Where data is hosted or processed
Where is my data stored and how well is my data protected?
“All data in transit and data at rest is encrypted and stored within the cloud in an Amazon (AWS) data center. Amazon’s data centers are SOC 3 certified, U.S. Privacy Shield, and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant.”
as of 21 Sep 2026Source
Encryption
How is data stored, encrypted, and protected?
“Our data is securely stored and encrypted using industry best practices. Data in transit is encrypted using TLS 1.2, with SHA-256 and RSA 2048-bit public key for ALL data transfers in and out of our system. All transmission of data to and from our network is handled using an encrypted link between a server and a client utilizing Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).”
as of 21 Sep 2026Source
Reviewing a vendor against regulations
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This maps third-party obligations to the vendor evidence that may support them. It is not legal advice and never a statement that a vendor or its customers comply; confirm scope and sufficiency with your counsel or auditor. “No public evidence” means nothing public was found at the last check. Citations link to the official text.