Data Processing Agreement (DPA)

📄 Preamble — Parties and scope

This Data Processing Agreement (hereinafter the "DPA") is concluded between the following parties:

Identification of the parties

Controller

The Client, a natural or legal person who has subscribed to Zevra's services.

Processor

ZEVRA, a French simplified joint-stock company (SAS) with share capital of 1,000 euros

Registration

Toulon Trade and Companies Register — SIREN 101 202 216

Registered office

Le Pradet (83), France

Contact

contact@zevra.tech

Legal representative

Alexis Deborde, President

Scope

This DPA applies to all of the following services when they involve the processing of third parties' personal data:

• Store tools: MCP Factory, Supernovia, Lexform Pro, Plume
• Custom development: any development project carried out by ZEVRA on behalf of the Client
• Studio services: engagements involving the processing of third parties' personal data

This DPA supplements ZEVRA's General Terms of Sale and Use (GTSU) and is inseparable from them.

📚 Article 1 — Definitions

For the purposes of this DPA, the following terms have the meaning given to them below:

Personal data

Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, within the meaning of Article 4.1 of the GDPR.

Processing

Any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, within the meaning of Article 4.2 of the GDPR (collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure, dissemination, erasure, destruction, etc.).

Personal data breach

Any breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed.

Sub-processor

Any third-party processor engaged by ZEVRA to carry out all or part of the processing performed on behalf of the Client.

GDPR

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.

📅 Article 2 — Subject matter and duration

2.1 Subject matter

This DPA sets out the conditions under which ZEVRA processes personal data on behalf of the Client, exclusively in the context of performing the services provided for in the main Contract.

ZEVRA acts as a processor within the meaning of Article 28 of the GDPR. It only processes personal data on the Client's documented instructions, unless required otherwise by law.

2.2 Duration

This DPA takes effect on the date services are subscribed to and remains in force for the entire duration of the main Contract.

On the expiry or termination of the main Contract, ZEVRA deletes or returns the personal data in accordance with the terms set out in Article 9.

📋 Article 3 — Nature, purposes, types of data and categories of persons

The table below describes the characteristics of the processing carried out by ZEVRA on behalf of the Client:

✅ Article 4 — ZEVRA's obligations

In its capacity as processor, ZEVRA undertakes to comply with the following eight core obligations:

🔒 Article 5 — Security measures

ZEVRA implements the following measures to ensure the security, confidentiality and integrity of the personal data processed.

Technical measures

• Encryption in transit: all communications are encrypted via TLS 1.2 minimum
• Access control (RBAC): access to data limited according to role and need-to-know
• Logging: traceability of access and operations on the data
• Pseudonymization: implemented within Lexform Pro for sensitive legal documents
• Environment separation: development, test and production environments strictly isolated
• Encrypted backups: regular backup copies with encryption at rest
• Vulnerability management: continuous monitoring, security patches applied as quickly as possible

Organizational measures

• Internal confidentiality policy: documented internal rules on the handling of personal data
• Staff training: regular awareness-raising on data protection issues
• Breach procedure: formal processes for detecting, analyzing and notifying security incidents
• Limited access: the least-privilege principle applied to all access to data
• Sub-processor selection: assessment of the safeguards offered by sub-processors before any engagement

👥 Article 6 — Sub-processors

6.1 Current list

The Client authorizes ZEVRA to engage the sub-processors listed in Appendix A. This authorization applies for the entire duration of the main Contract.

6.2 Changes to the list

Before adding or replacing any sub-processor, ZEVRA notifies the Client in writing with 30 calendar days' notice. This notification states:

• The identity of the new sub-processor
• The country of establishment and the place of processing
• The nature of the subcontracted activities
• The applicable transfer mechanism if the data leaves the EEA

The Client has a right to object on reasoned grounds within 30 days. In the event of an unresolved objection, the Client may terminate the Contract free of charge on the basis of this change.

6.3 ZEVRA's responsibility

ZEVRA imposes on each sub-processor data protection obligations equivalent to those of this DPA. ZEVRA remains fully liable to the Client for its sub-processors' compliance with these obligations.

🌎 Article 7 — Transfers outside the European Union

Some of ZEVRA's sub-processors are established outside the European Economic Area (EEA), in particular in the United States. These transfers are governed by the following mechanisms, in accordance with Chapter V of the GDPR:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) adopted by the European Commission in decision 2021/914 of 4 June 2021, applicable to all transfers to third countries without an adequacy decision
• EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) where the sub-processor is certified, in addition to the SCCs

The details of the transfer mechanisms applicable to each sub-processor are set out in the table in Appendix A.

🚨 Article 8 — Data breach notification

8.1 Notification deadline

In the event of a personal data breach, ZEVRA notifies the Client within 72 hours of becoming aware of it, electronically at the address provided on subscription.

8.2 Content of the notification

The notification contains, as far as possible at the time it is sent, the following information:

• The nature of the breach: type of incident, probable cause, identified attack vector
• The categories and approximate number of data subjects affected
• The categories and approximate number of personal data records concerned
• The likely consequences of the breach
• The measures taken or planned to address the breach and mitigate its effects
• The contact details of the point of contact at ZEVRA

8.3 Phased communication

Where all the information is not available within the 72-hour deadline, ZEVRA may provide the information in phases, without undue further delay, stating the reasons for the delay.

8.4 Client's responsibility

It is for the Client, in its capacity as Controller, to assess whether the breach must be notified to the competent supervisory authority (CNIL) and/or to the data subjects, in accordance with Articles 33 and 34 of the GDPR.

🗑 Article 9 — Fate of data on termination of the contract

On the expiry or termination of the main Contract, the Client has 30 calendar days to exercise its right of choice:

Option 1 — Return

ZEVRA returns all of the Client's personal data in a structured, commonly used format (JSON or CSV), enabling portability to another service.

Option 2 — Secure destruction

ZEVRA carries out the secure and permanent deletion of all personal data and of all existing copies, and provides the Client with a certificate of destruction.

Default option

In the absence of an express request within the 30-day period, ZEVRA proceeds with the permanent deletion of the data without an automatic certificate.

Legal exception

ZEVRA may retain certain data beyond this period only where a legal or regulatory obligation requires it, and for the period strictly necessary to comply with that obligation.

⚖ Article 10 — Liability

10.1 Client's liability

The Client is solely responsible for the compliance of the personal data processing it entrusts to ZEVRA, in particular:

• Determining the legal bases for the processing
• Informing and, where applicable, obtaining the consent of the data subjects
• The lawfulness of processing special categories of data (Art. 9 GDPR)
• Compliance with data subjects' rights as Controller

10.2 ZEVRA's liability

ZEVRA's liability as a processor is engaged in accordance with the provisions of Article 82 of the GDPR, within the limits and conditions set out in Article 7.5 of the GTSU.

ZEVRA is not liable for damage caused by the Client or by instructions transmitted by the Client that do not comply with the GDPR.

⚖ Article 11 — Governing law and jurisdiction

This DPA is governed by French law, without prejudice to the mandatory provisions of the GDPR applicable in the European Union.

In the event of a dispute relating to the interpretation or performance of this DPA, the parties agree to apply the jurisdiction rules set out in Article 16 of the GTSU of ZEVRA.

This DPA is drawn up in French. In the event of translation into another language, the French version prevails.

🔗 Appendix A — List of sub-processors

The list below sets out the sub-processors engaged by ZEVRA at the time this DPA is signed, in accordance with Article 6.1.

Signature and acceptance

This DPA is accepted without reservation by the Client at the time of subscribing to Zevra's services. This online acceptance constitutes an electronic signature within the meaning of Article 1366 of the French Civil Code.

For custom development engagements, a formal signature of this DPA may be required by either party. In that case, ZEVRA is represented by:

Representative

Alexis Deborde, President of ZEVRA SAS

Email

contact@zevra.tech