I will draft a vendor data processing agreement for your saas business
Licensed US Attorney, DPA Drafting, Review and Negotiation Expert
About this Gig
I am Lisa M. Richards (US Attorney Bar #318945).
Your SaaS is only as compliant as its weakest vendor. When you pass customer data to hosting providers, analytics tools, AI APIs, support platforms, or contractors, you remain responsible for what they do with it. GDPR requires flow-down contracts with every sub-processor, and your enterprise customers' DPAs obligate you to have them. One vendor without a signed DPA is a gap an auditor or a breach will find.
I draft vendor-facing DPAs that lock your sub-processors into the same obligations you owe your customers.
Your vendor DPA includes:
- Processing scope, purpose limitation, and confidentiality duties
- Flow-down terms matching your customer-facing commitments
- Breach notification deadlines tighter than your own obligations
- Security requirements, audit rights, and deletion on termination
- Sub-processor restrictions and liability allocation in your favor
- SCCs for vendors outside the EEA (Standard and Premium)
The Premium pack adds a vendor privacy checklist and onboarding questionnaire so you can vet every new vendor consistently.
Select a package, list your key vendors at checkout, and I will deliver a reusable, signature-ready DPA
Field of law:
Business (corporate)
Target country:
United States
Document type:
SaaS agreement
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Operating agreement
Agreement type:
Operating agreement
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Other
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FAQ
How is this different from your other DPA gig?
This gig produces the DPA you send to vendors (where you are the controller or the prime processor). My other gig covers customer-facing DPAs. Many SaaS businesses need both, and they must align.
Why do vendor DPA terms need to be stricter than my customer DPA?
If your customer requires 48-hour breach notice but your vendor only promises 7 days, you carry the gap. I draft vendor terms that back your customer commitments.
Is this reusable across all my vendors?
Yes. I draft it as a standard template you can send to any vendor, with a variable annex for vendor-specific details.
Does this cover AI vendors like OpenAI or Anthropic?
Yes. I include terms addressing model training restrictions, data retention, and output handling for AI sub-processors — one of the most scrutinized vendor categories today.
What is the onboarding questionnaire in the Premium pack?
A short form you send prospective vendors covering their security posture, certifications, hosting locations, and sub-processors, so you can assess risk before signing.
Do I need to message you before ordering?
No. Choose a package and complete the checkout requirements to begin immediately.
