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Contract clause meant to flag new subprocessors often fails in practice

Original: You negotiated a 30-day window to object to new subprocessors. Good clause. How it usually plays out: Day 1: vendor adds

A cybersecurity commentator is highlighting a common gap in vendor data-processing agreements: contracts promise a 30-day window to object to new subprocessors, but vendors quietly update a webpage without notifying customers. By day 31 the change is accepted by silence, and the new subprocessor is only discovered months later at annual review. The comment is resonating with privacy and procurement professionals who recognise the pattern.

Why now: It articulates a widely shared frustration among privacy and security teams that negotiated safeguards are undermined by weak vendor notification practices.

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• You negotiated a 30-day window to object to new subprocessors. Good clause. How it usually plays out: Day 1: vendor adds a line to a web page. No email. Day 31: accepted by silence. Day 200: the annual review finds it. The window is a memory. The clause did what it said. Nobody… · driftline · 1

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