2017 February | Bodle Law

SaaS Agreements – Data Protection – Amending EU Model Clauses

16/02/2017 admin Comments Off

SaaS suppliers and SaaS customers are increasingly relying upon the use of EU model clauses to enable them to lawfully export personal data outside of the EEA following the invalidity of Safe Harbor in 2016 and the current implementation of the EU-US Privacy Shield (which replaces Safe Harbor). SaaS customers often try to amend the terms of the EU model clauses when negotiating the SaaS agreement with the SaaS supplier. This can result in the EU model clauses being invalid as they do not provide adequate protection for the data transfer.

SaaS suppliers should therefore be aware of the risks of agreeing to any changes to EU model clause and know which changes are, and are not, permitted to ensure that they are not in breach of data protection laws.

SaaS Agreements – Data Protection – SaaS, Brexit and the GDPR

06/02/2017 admin Comments Off

UK SaaS suppliers must currently comply with the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), which governs data protection law in the UK. SaaS suppliers should be aware that from the 25th of May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply directly in all Member States of the European Union (EU).

Many SaaS suppliers are concerned about their data protection obligations following Brexit and are unaware that they will still have obligations (as data processors) to comply with the new rules imposed by the GDPR, even after a Brexit.