Vendor Transfer Registry for GDPR Cross-Border Data Flows
How to maintain a vendor transfer registry covering countries, transfer mechanisms, SCC status, TIA status, safeguards, and reassessment triggers.
Inventory vendors by transfer route
A transfer registry should record each vendor, product, data flow, source system, destination country, support access location, onward transfers, and whether personal data leaves the EEA.
Track mechanism and evidence status
For each vendor, track adequacy, SCCs, BCRs, derogation, DPA status, SCC annex readiness, TIA status, supplementary measures, subprocessor evidence, and review owner.
Use triggers instead of calendar-only reviews
Annual review helps, but vendor changes, new subprocessors, new countries, security incidents, regulator updates, and product launches should also trigger reassessment.
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