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Processor Agreement

A DPA, or Data Processing Agreement,  is an agreement between a data processor (for instance, a third-party service provider) and a data controller (such as a company) to regulate any personal data processing that might be conducted for business purposes. A DPA is also known as a GDPR data processing agreement.

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