Data Processing Addendum
The terms on which Kauzio processes personal data on your behalf, under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Last updated · 12 May 2026
This Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”) forms part of the Kauzio Terms of Service between Kauzio Ltd (“Kauzio”, “we”) and the customer (“you”) where Kauzio processes Personal Data on your behalf. Where this DPA conflicts with the Terms, this DPA prevails.
1. Roles
You are the Data Controller. Kauzio is the Data Processor. We process Personal Data only on your documented instructions, which include your use of the product and any written direction you give us.
2. Subject matter and duration
We process Personal Data for the duration of your subscription, plus a 30-day grace period for export and deletion. After the grace period, Personal Data is irreversibly deleted from production stores and from backups within 90 days.
3. Nature and purpose of processing
To provide the Kauzio decision-intelligence platform: ingesting operational data you choose to connect, producing decision verdicts, storing tamper-evident decision receipts, and enabling your team to collaborate on those decisions.
4. Categories of data subject and data
Data subjects typically include your employees, contractors, and where relevant, your customers. Categories of Personal Data include contact identifiers, role, decision content, and any operational data you choose to ingest. Special category data should not be sent to Kauzio.
5. Security measures
Kauzio applies, at a minimum: AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, per-tenant row-level isolation, role-based access control, audit logging on production access, mandatory two-factor for engineering staff, and encrypted backups. The full security overview is at /security.
6. Sub-processors
We use a small set of sub-processors to deliver the service. Material additions are notified by email at least 14 days before they come into effect, and you may object in writing.
- Amazon Web Services (eu-west-2) . primary hosting and storage.
- Stripe Payments Europe , payment processing for billing.
- Anthropic / OpenAI. large-model inference for decision engines. Inputs are not used to train shared models.
- Plausible Analytics. aggregate, privacy-friendly product analytics. No personal identifiers.
7. International transfers
Personal Data is stored primarily in the United Kingdom. Where transfers outside the UK occur. for example, model inference. we rely on the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, with the applicable transfer impact assessment on file.
8. Data subject rights
We assist you in responding to data subject requests (access, erasure, rectification, restriction, portability) without undue delay. End users may export and delete their own data directly from Settings.
9. Breach notification
We will notify you in writing within 72 hours of becoming aware of a Personal Data Breach affecting your workspace, with the information required for you to fulfil your own notification duties under UK GDPR Articles 33 and 34.
10. Audits
You may audit Kauzio's compliance with this DPA once per contract year on 30 days' written notice, during business hours, at your own expense, under reasonable confidentiality terms. In place of an on-site audit we will, on request, share our current security overview and any third-party assurance reports we hold.
11. Contact
Data Protection enquiries: privacy@kauzio.com. Kauzio Ltd, Nottingham, United Kingdom. Registered with the UK Information Commissioner's Office.
