SHIPMANX – Data Processing Agreement

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Draft scaffold. This page provides the structure for a Data Processing Agreement between the Customer (data controller) and GLOB M (data processor). The binding legal text is completed with counsel before it is signed; the section headings and placeholders below mark where each clause belongs. It is not itself legal advice.

1. Parties and Roles

This Data Processing Agreement ("DPA") forms part of the agreement between the Customer ("Controller") and GLOB M ("Processor") for the SHIPMANX service. The Controller determines the purposes and means of the processing; the Processor processes Personal Data only on the Controller's documented instructions.

[Counsel: insert legal entity names, registered addresses and the incorporation-by-reference clause.]

2. Subject Matter, Duration, Nature and Purpose

  • Subject matter: provision of the SHIPMANX logistics platform.
  • Duration: the term of the subscription plus any agreed retention period.
  • Nature and purpose: hosting, storage, processing and transmission of shipment, document and account data to operate the service.

[Counsel: insert the retention schedule and the deletion-on-termination terms.]

3. Categories of Data Subjects and Personal Data

Data subjects may include the Controller's employees, customers and suppliers. Categories of Personal Data include:

  • account data: name, email address, company name, phone number;
  • operational data: shipment and logistics records, documents and notes that may name individuals;
  • technical data: IP address, browser type and usage analytics.

[Counsel: insert any special-category data terms, if applicable.]

4. Processor Obligations

  • Process Personal Data only on documented instructions from the Controller.
  • Ensure persons authorised to process the data are bound by confidentiality.
  • Implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures (see Section 6).
  • Assist the Controller in responding to data-subject requests, including the self-service export and erasure tools provided in the SHIPMANX account area.
  • Delete or return Personal Data at the end of the provision of services, subject to legal retention requirements.

[Counsel: insert breach-notification timelines and the point of contact.]

5. Sub-processors

The Controller authorises the engagement of the sub-processors listed below. The Processor remains liable for a sub-processor's performance and will give notice before adding or replacing one.

  • Payment processing: Paddle
  • Hosting infrastructure: [Counsel: insert provider]
  • Analytics and email delivery: [Counsel: insert providers]

[Counsel: insert the sub-processor change-notice window and objection process.]

6. Security Measures

  • encrypted connections (HTTPS);
  • restricted database access and role-based permissions;
  • multi-factor authentication for account access;
  • audit and activity logging of security-relevant actions.

[Counsel: insert any certifications or audit rights.]

7. International Data Transfers

Where Personal Data is transferred outside the Controller's jurisdiction, the parties rely on an appropriate transfer mechanism.

[Counsel: insert the standard contractual clauses or adequacy reference.]

8. Audits and Inspections

The Processor will make available the information necessary to demonstrate compliance and allow for audits, subject to reasonable notice and confidentiality.

[Counsel: insert audit frequency and cost allocation.]

9. Liability and Term

[Counsel: insert the liability cap, governing law and the signatures block.]

10. Contact

Questions about this DPA can be sent to support@shipmanx.com.