Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
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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