Ouvora Ltd – Data Processing Agreement
BACKGROUND
(A) The Customer and Ouvora have entered into a services agreement (Master Agreement) that may require Ouvora to process Personal Data on behalf of the Customer.
(B) This Personal Data Processing Agreement (DPA) sets out the additional terms, requirements and conditions on which Ouvora will process Personal Data when providing services under the Master Agreement. This Agreement contains the mandatory clauses required by Article 28(3) of the assimilated EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) for contracts between Controllers and Processors and the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679).
AGREED TERMS
1. Definitions and interpretation
The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this DPA.
1.1 Definitions:
Applicable Laws: as applicable, Domestic Law or EU Law.
Business Purposes: the services to be provided by Ouvora to the Customer as described in the Master Agreement and any other purpose specifically identified in Part 2 of Annex A.
Commissioner: the Information Commissioner (see Article 4(A3), UK GDPR and section 114, DPA 2018).
Controller, Processor, Data Subject, Personal Data, Personal Data Breach and processing: have the meanings given in the Data Protection Legislation.
Customer: the organisation purchasing Ouvora’s services and a party to the Master Agreement.
Customer Personal Data: any Personal Data which Ouvora processes in connection with this DPA in the capacity of a Processor, as set out in paragraph 1.2, Part 1 of Annex A.
Data Protection Legislation:
(a) the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018);
(b) the UK GDPR;
(c) the EU GDPR; and
(d) all other UK, EU and EEA member state laws relating to the processing of Personal Data and privacy.
Domestic Law: the law of the UK or a part of the UK.
EU GDPR: the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679).
EEA: the European Economic Area.
EU Law: the law of the European Union or any member state of the European Union or the EEA.
Records: has the meaning in clause 12.1.
Regulator: as applicable to the processing, the Commissioner, concerned EEA supervisory authorities and such other regulators with authority to enforce the Data Protection Legislation applicable to the processing.
Sub-Processor: has the meaning given to it in clause 8.1.
Ouvora: OUVORA LIMITED incorporated and registered in England and Wales with the company number 17341259 and whose registered office is at 572 Inglemire Lane, Hull, England, HU6 8SH.
Ouvora Personal Data: any Personal Data which Ouvora processes in connection with this DPA in the capacity of a Controller as set out in paragraph 1.1, Part 1 of Annex A.
Ouvora Personnel: all directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants and contractors of Ouvora engaged in the performance of its obligations under the Master Agreement or this DPA.
Ouvora’s Privacy Policy: Ouvora’s privacy policy, online linked to here or such other web address published by Ouvora from time to time, as such privacy policy may be amended from time to time.
Term: this DPA's term as defined in clause 10.1.
UK GDPR: has the meaning given in section 3(10) (as supplemented by section 205(4)) of the DPA 2018.
1.2 This DPA is subject to the terms of the Master Agreement and is incorporated into the Master Agreement. Interpretations and defined terms set forth in the Master Agreement apply to the interpretation of this DPA.
1.3 The Annexes form part of this DPA and will have effect as if set out in full in the body of this DPA. Any reference to this DPA includes the Annexes.
1.4 In the case of conflict or ambiguity between:
(a) any provision contained in the body of this DPA and any provision contained in the Annexes, the provision in the body of this DPA will prevail; and
(b) any of the provisions of this DPA and the provisions of the Master Agreement, the provisions of this DPA will prevail.
2. Personal Data types and processing purposes
2.1 Both parties will comply with all applicable requirements of the Data Protection Legislation. This DPA is in addition to, and does not relieve, remove or replace, a party’s obligations or rights under the Data Protection Legislation.
2.2 The Customer and Ouvora agree and acknowledge that for the purpose of the Data Protection Legislation:
(a) Ouvora is the Controller of Ouvora Personal Data;
(b) the Customer is the Controller and Ouvora is the Processor of the Customer Personal Data;
(c) the Customer retains control of the Customer Personal Data and remains responsible for its compliance obligations under the applicable Data Protection Legislation, including providing any required notices and obtaining any required consents, and for the written processing instructions it gives to Ouvora; and
(d) in respect of the Customer Personal Data, Part 2 of Annex A describes the subject matter, duration, nature and purpose of the processing and the Personal Data categories and Data Subject types in respect of which Ouvora may process the Customer Personal Data to fulfil the Business Purposes.
2.3 Should the determination in clause 2.2 change, then the parties shall work together in good faith to make any change which is necessary to this DPA.
3. Ouvora’s obligations
3.1 Ouvora will only process the Customer Personal Data to the extent, and in such a manner, as is necessary for the Business Purposes in accordance with the Customer's written instructions, unless Ouvora is required by any Applicable Laws to otherwise process that Customer Personal Data. Where Ouvora is relying on any Applicable Laws as the basis for processing Customer Personal Data, Ouvora shall notify the Customer of this before performing the processing required by any Applicable Laws unless those Applicable Laws prohibit Ouvora from so notifying the Customer on important grounds of public interest.
3.2 Ouvora will not process the Customer Personal Data for any other purpose or in a way that does not comply with this DPA or the Data Protection Legislation. Ouvora shall inform the Customer if, in the opinion of Ouvora, the instructions of the Customer infringe the Data Protection Legislation.
3.3 Ouvora must comply promptly with any Customer written instructions requiring Ouvora to amend, transfer, delete or otherwise process the Customer Personal Data, or to stop, mitigate or remedy any unauthorised processing.
3.4 Ouvora will maintain the confidentiality of the Customer Personal Data and will not disclose the Customer Personal Data to third parties unless the Customer or this DPA specifically authorises the disclosure, or as required by any Applicable Laws, a UK or EU/EEA member state court or the Regulator. If any Applicable Laws, an UK or EU/EEA member state court or the Regulator requires Ouvora to process or disclose the Customer Personal Data to a third party, Ouvora must first inform the Customer of such legal or regulatory requirement and give the Customer an opportunity to object or challenge the requirement, unless any Applicable Laws prohibit the giving of such notice.
3.5 Ouvora will reasonably assist the Customer with meeting the Customer's compliance obligations under the Data Protection Legislation, taking into account the nature of Ouvora’s processing and the information available to Ouvora, including in relation to Data Subject rights, data protection impact assessments and reporting to and consulting with the Regulator under the Data Protection Legislation.
4. Ouvora Personnel
Ouvora will ensure that all of Ouvora Personnel:
(a) are informed of the confidential nature of the Customer Personal Data and are bound by confidentiality obligations and use restrictions in respect of the Customer Personal Data;
(b) have undertaken training on the Data Protection Legislation relating to handling Customer Personal Data and how it applies to their particular duties; and
(c) are aware both of Ouvora’s duties and their personal duties and obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and this DPA.
5. Security
5.1 Ouvora must at all times implement appropriate technical and organisational measures against accidental, unauthorised or unlawful processing, access, copying, modification, reproduction, display or distribution of the Customer Personal Data, and against accidental or unlawful loss, destruction, alteration, disclosure or damage of the Customer Personal Data, including the measures set out in Annex B.
5.2 Ouvora must implement such measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk involved, including as appropriate:
(a) the pseudonymisation and encryption of Customer Personal Data;
(b) the ability to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services;
(c) the ability to restore the available and access to the Customer Personal Data in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident; and
(d) a processing for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of the security measures.
6. Personal Data Breach
6.1 Ouvora will promptly, and in any event within 48 hours, notify the Customer if it becomes aware of:
(a) the loss, unintended destruction or damage, corruption, or unusability of part or all of the Customer Personal Data. Ouvora will restore such Customer Personal Data at its own expense as soon as possible;
(b) any accidental, unauthorised or unlawful processing of the Customer Personal Data; or
(c) any Personal Data Breach.
6.2 As soon as practicable after giving any notice pursuant to clause 6.1, where Ouvora becomes aware of (a), (b) and/or (c) above, it shall, without undue delay, also provide the Customer with the following information:
(a) a description of the nature of (a), (b) and/or (c), including the categories of in-scope Personal Data and approximate number of both Data Subjects and the Personal Data records concerned;
(b) the likely consequences; and
(c) a description of the measures taken or proposed to be taken to address (a), (b) and/or (c), including measures to mitigate its possible adverse effects.
6.3 Immediately after the Customer has been notified pursuant to clause 6.1, following any accidental, unauthorised or unlawful Customer Personal Data processing or Personal Data Breach, the parties will co-ordinate with each other to investigate the matter. Further, Ouvora will reasonably co-operate with the Customer in the Customer's handling of the matter, including:
(a) assisting with any investigation;
(b) facilitating interviews with Ouvora Personnel, former Ouvora Personnel and others involved in the matter including, its officers and directors;
(c) making available all relevant records, logs, files, data reporting and other materials required to comply with all Data Protection Legislation or as otherwise reasonably required by the Customer; and
(d) taking reasonable and prompt steps to mitigate the effects and to minimise any damage resulting from the Personal Data Breach or accidental, unauthorised or unlawful Personal Data processing.
6.4 Ouvora will not inform any third party of any accidental, unauthorised or unlawful processing of all or part of the Customer Personal Data and/or a Personal Data Breach without first obtaining the Customer's written consent, except when required to do so by any Applicable Laws.
6.5 Ouvora agrees that the Customer has the sole right to determine whether to provide notice of the accidental, unauthorised or unlawful processing and/or the Personal Data Breach to any Data Subjects, the Regulator, law enforcement agencies or others, as required by law or regulation or in the Customer's discretion, including the contents and delivery method of the notice. The Customer shall not offer any remedy to affected Data Subjects without the prior written approval of Ouvora, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
6.6 The Customer will cover all reasonable expenses associated with the performance of the obligations under clause 6.1 to clause 6.3 unless the matter arose from Ouvora’s negligence, wilful default or breach of this DPA, in which case Ouvora will cover all of its expenses and time costs.
6.7 Ouvora will also reimburse the Customer for actual reasonable expenses that the Customer incurs when responding to an incident of accidental, unauthorised or unlawful processing and/or a Personal Data Breach to the extent that Ouvora caused such incident and/or Personal Data Breach, including all costs of notice and any remedy as set out in clause 6.5.
7. Transfers of Personal Data
7.1 Ouvora (and any Sub-Processor) may transfer or otherwise process the Customer Personal Data outside of the UK or the EEA provided that Ouvora shall ensure that all such transfers are effected in accordance with the Data Protection Legislation.
8. Sub-Processors
8.1 The Customer provides its prior, general authorisation for Ouvora to appoint any third party or subcontractor (Sub-Processor) to process the Customer Personal Data if:
(a) the Sub-Processor is listed in Part 3 of Annex A or the Customer is provided with an opportunity to object to the appointment of each new Sub-Processor, at least 14 days prior to the appointment of any new Sub-Processor;
(b) Ouvora enters into a written contract with the Sub-Processor that contains terms substantially the same as those set out in this DPA, in particular, in relation to requiring appropriate technical and organisational data security measures, and, upon the Customer's written request, provides the Customer with copies of the relevant excerpts from such contracts;
(c) Ouvora maintains control over all of the Customer Personal Data it entrusts to the Sub-Processor; and
(d) Ouvora remains responsible for the acts or omissions of any Sub-Processor as if they were the acts or omissions of Ouvora.
8.2 The parties agree that Ouvora will be deemed by them to control legally any Customer Personal Data controlled practically by or in the possession of its Sub-Processors.
8.3 Where the Customer objects to the appointment of any Sub-Processor pursuant to clause 8.1(a), Ouvora may terminate the Master Agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer.
9. Complaints, Data Subject requests and third-party rights
9.1 Ouvora must take such technical and organisational measures as may be appropriate, and promptly provide such information to the Customer as the Customer may reasonably require, to enable the Customer to comply with:
(a) the rights of Data Subjects under the Data Protection Legislation, including subject access rights, the rights to rectify, port and erase Personal Data, object to the processing and automated processing of Personal Data, and restrict the processing of Personal Data; and
(b) information or assessment notices served on the Customer by the Regulator under the Data Protection Legislation.
9.2 Ouvora must:
(a) notify the Customer as soon as possible in writing if it receives any complaint, notice or communication that relates directly or indirectly to the processing of the Customer Personal Data or to either party's compliance with the Data Protection Legislation;
(b) notify the Customer as soon as possible if it receives a request from a Data Subject for access to their Customer Personal Data or to exercise any of their other rights under the Data Protection Legislation;
(c) give the Customer, at the Customer’s cost, its full co-operation and assistance in responding to any complaint, notice, communication or Data Subject request; and
(d) not disclose the Customer Personal Data to any Data Subject or to a third party other than in accordance with the Customer's written instructions, or as required by any Applicable Laws.
10. Term and termination
10.1 This DPA will remain in full force and effect so long as:
(a) the Master Agreement remains in effect; or
(b) Ouvora retains any of the Personal Data related to the Master Agreement in its possession or control (Term).
10.2 Any provision of this DPA that expressly or by implication should come into or continue in force on or after termination of the Master Agreement in order to protect the Customer Personal Data will remain in full force and effect.
11. Data return and destruction
11.1 At the Customer's request, Ouvora will give the Customer, or a third party nominated in writing by the Customer, a copy of or access to all or part of the Customer Personal Data in its possession or control.
11.2 On termination of the Master Agreement for any reason or expiry of its term, Ouvora will securely delete or destroy or, if directed in writing by the Customer, return and not retain, all or any of the Customer Personal Data related to this DPA in its possession or control.
11.3 If any law, regulation, or government or regulatory body requires Ouvora to retain any documents, materials or Customer Personal Data that Ouvora would otherwise be required to return or destroy, it will notify the Customer in writing of that retention requirement, giving details of the documents, materials or Customer Personal Data that it must retain, the legal basis for such retention, and establishing a specific timeline for deletion or destruction once the retention requirement ends.
11.4 For the purposes of this clause 11, Ouvora shall be deemed to have deleted or destroyed the Customer Personal Data when such Customer Personal Data has been, to the extent technically and legally possible, put beyond further use of Ouvora.
12. Records
12.1 Ouvora will keep detailed, accurate and up-to-date written records regarding any processing of the Customer Personal Data, including but not limited to, the access, control and security of the Customer Personal Data, Sub-Processors, the processing purposes, categories of processing, and a general description of the technical and organisational security measures referred to in clause 5.1 (Records).
12.2 Ouvora will ensure that the Records are sufficient to enable the Customer to verify Ouvora’s compliance with its obligations under this DPA and the Data Protection Legislation and Ouvora will provide the Customer with copies of the Records upon request.
12.3 The Customer and Ouvora must review the information listed in the Annexes to this DPA whenever requested by the Customer to confirm its current accuracy and update it when required to reflect current practices.
13. Audit
13.1 Ouvora will permit the Customer and its third-party representatives to audit Ouvora’s compliance with its DPA obligations during the Term, on reasonable written notice at a frequency of not more than once per year.
13.2 The frequency restrictions set out in clause 13.1 shall not apply where the Customer is directly required by the Regulator to audit Ouvora’s compliance with its obligations under this DPA or if there has been, or the Customer reasonably suspects that there has been, a Personal Data Breach and/or a breach of Ouvora’s obligations under this DPA and/or the Data Protection Legislation.
14. Warranties
14.1 Ouvora warrants that:
(a) Ouvora Personnel are reliable and trustworthy and have received the required training on the Data Protection Legislation; and
(b) it has no reason to believe that the Data Protection Legislation prevents it from providing any of the Master Agreement's contracted services.
14.2 The Customer warrants that Ouvora’s expected use of the Customer Personal Data for the Business Purposes and as specifically instructed by the Customer will comply with the Data Protection Legislation.
15. Liability
Any limit or exclusion of liability set forth in the Master Agreement shall apply in respect of all defaults under or in connection with this DPA and/or the Data Protection Legislation. Any defaults under or in connection with this DPA and/or the Data Protection Legislation shall not form a separate or additional cap of Ouvora’s liability under the Master Agreement.
This DPA has been entered into on the date the Master Agreement is executed.
ANNEX A Personal Data processing purposes and details
Part 1 – Role of the parties
1.1 Where Ouvora acts as a Controller:
(a) when processing Personal Data contained within correspondence between the Customer’s staff, Ouvora Personnel, and/or documents relating to the establishment, management, audit, operation, and communication (on which Ouvora may wish to rely on to establish its rights and liabilities under the Master Agreement) in respect of the Master Agreement for the provision of the contracted services;
(b) when processing Personal Data of the Customer’s staff for marketing purposes; and
(c) when processing Personal Data of Data Subjects whose Personal Data is otherwise provided to or obtained by Ouvora in connection with the Master Agreement for Ouvora’s business (for example, where such Personal Data is contained in Feedback Data or Usage Data), as further described in Ouvora’s Privacy Policy.
1.2 Where Ouvora acts as a Processor:
Save as set out in paragraph 1.1 of this Annex A, when processing the Personal Data of Data Subjects whose Personal Data is collected and/or processed through the services provisioned under the Master Agreement, where Ouvora processes such Personal Data on behalf of the Customer.
Part 2 – Particulars of processing
2.1 Subject matter of processing
The performance of Ouvora’s duties under the Master Agreement.
2.2 Duration of processing
For the term of the Master Agreement and for such time afterwards as required for the parties to exercise their rights and obligations under clause 11.
2.3 Nature of processing
The processing of Customer Personal Data to enable Ouvora to comply with its duties under the Master Agreement. Depending on the services enabled, this includes collection, recording, organisation, storage, retrieval, transmission, analysis and deletion of contact records, messages and voice interactions on the Customer’s documented instructions.
2.4 Business Purposes
To enable Ouvora to perform its duties under the Master Agreement. This includes providing the Customer’s portal, customer relationship management, booking and loyalty functions, service communications, authorised marketing communications and, where ordered and enabled, AI-assisted voice and telephone services.
2.5 Personal Data categories
Identity data, image data, opinion data and contact details; customer, booking and loyalty records; message content, delivery records and consent or opt-out records; and, where relevant voice services are enabled, telephone numbers, call metadata, audio recordings, transcripts and information supplied during calls. Processing is limited to data relevant to the contracted services and the Customer’s documented instructions.
2.6 Data Subject types
Staff of the Customer, the Customer’s customers or such other Data Subjects whose Personal Data is processed by the Supplier in connection with the performance of its duties under the Master Agreement. This includes callers and recipients of communications sent through the contracted services.
Part 3 – Approved Sub-Processors:
The following providers are approved only to the extent that they process Customer Personal Data on Ouvora’s behalf for the contracted services. Listing a provider does not mean that the relevant integration is active for every Customer. An optional service is used only where ordered and enabled; clause 8 and the transfer safeguards in clause 7 continue to apply.
• Wix.com Ltd (t/a Base44) — application platform, hosting and associated platform functions, including platform-provided AI where enabled.
• Google Cloud EMEA Limited — cloud and workspace services used to provide or support the contracted services.
• Twilio Ireland Limited — SMS and related messaging processing during the transition to PureSMS, and only for so long as Twilio continues to process Customer Personal Data.
• Cloudflare, Inc. — infrastructure, security or storage services only where deployed for the contracted services.
• PureSMS (divergent / Connect) — SMS sending and delivery reporting, including recipient telephone numbers, message content and delivery metadata, when enabled.
• Plus Five Five, Inc. (Resend) — transactional and service email delivery; customer email campaigns only where enabled and instructed, including recipient details, message content and delivery metadata.
• Eleven Labs Inc. (ElevenLabs) — AI voice generation and conversational voice processing for optional voice services where ordered and enabled, including relevant audio, transcripts and conversation content.
• Telnyx — telephone numbers, call routing and voice connectivity for optional telephone services where ordered and enabled, to the extent Telnyx acts as a processor of call content.
• PostHog Inc. — product analytics and diagnostics where enabled and to the extent it processes Customer Personal Data on Ouvora’s behalf.
Providers may act as independent controllers for their own account administration, billing, legal compliance or communications usage purposes. Such processing is not authorised as sub-processing under this Annex. Stripe’s processing for Ouvora’s own subscription payments is addressed in Ouvora’s Privacy Policy. AI suppliers used through Base44 are governed by Base44’s applicable sub-processing arrangements; this list does not assert a separate direct engagement by Ouvora.
Where the Customer takes Customer Payments (as defined in the Master Agreement, including booking deposits and payments against quotes) through a Stripe account in the Customer’s own name, Stripe Payments UK, Ltd. and its affiliates process the related payment card and payment data under their own agreement with the Customer and are not a Sub-Processor of Ouvora. Ouvora processes only the related booking, payment status and payment reference records within the Services, as part of the Customer Personal Data.
ANNEX B Security measures
· Physical access controls: Ouvora Personnel use PIN/passcode-protected Windows and Mac computers and a PIN/passcode-protected mobile phone to access Ouvora. Physical access to these devices is restricted to the relevant Ouvora Personnel, and the devices are not shared with other users.
· System access controls: Ouvora restricts application administration to authenticated administrator accounts. Its administrative access controls require a verified second-factor session. Verification codes are time-limited and single-use. Administrative sessions are subject to inactivity and absolute expiry checks, and access is rejected when a session has expired or been revoked. Operations protected by step-up verification require a recent additional verification.
· Data access controls: Ouvora applies server-side access checks using the authenticated user, the selected customer organisation and the requested operation. Managed support access is bound to a specified organisation and an administrative session. View access does not authorise managed write operations; manage access is checked separately. Expired grants and grants for another organisation or authentication session are rejected.
· Transmission controls: Ouvora marks its administrative security cookies Secure and HttpOnly. Session identifiers are generated using a cryptographically secure random source and are stored in application session records as salted hashes rather than original bearer values. These controls are specific to Ouvora administrative sessions and do not describe all data held by the platform.
· Input controls: The managed data-access interface validates permitted entity types, query fields, sort fields and pagination inputs. Requests for disallowed entities, unsupported query expressions and invalid pagination values are rejected. Organisation scoping is applied on the server and cannot be widened by supplying a different organisation in the query.
· Data segregation: Ouvora associates customer records with an organisation identifier. Its managed-access and organisation-scoped record helpers check this association against the authorised organisation. Managed support permissions do not add the administrator to the customer’s owner membership. Requests outside the authorised organisation are rejected or return no matching authorised records.
