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FLIGHTCAST DATA PROCESSING ADDENDUM

This Data Processing Addendum ("DPA") forms part of the Flightcast Terms of Service or other written agreement governing Customer's use of the Services (the "Agreement") between:

Flightcast Inc. ("Flightcast", "Processor"), and

the entity agreeing to the Agreement ("Customer", "Controller").

This DPA applies where Flightcast processes Personal Data on behalf of Customer in connection with the Services.

1. Definitions

For purposes of this DPA:

  • "Applicable Data Protection Law" means the GDPR and any applicable EU Member State data protection laws.
  • "GDPR" means Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
  • "Personal Data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
  • "Processing" means any operation performed on Personal Data.
  • "Data Subject" means the individual to whom Personal Data relates.
  • "Personal Data Breach" means a breach of security leading to accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to Personal Data.
  • "Sub-processor" means any third party engaged by Flightcast to process Personal Data on behalf of Customer.

2. Roles of the Parties

Customer acts as the Controller of Personal Data processed in connection with the Services.

Flightcast acts as a Processor, processing Personal Data solely on documented instructions from Customer as set forth in the Agreement and this DPA.

Flightcast acts as an independent Controller with respect to Personal Data it processes for its own business purposes, including marketing, service improvement, fraud prevention, billing administration, and product analytics.

3. Subject Matter and Duration

3.1 Subject Matter

Flightcast provides podcast hosting, content distribution, analytics, AI-enabled services, and related functionality.

3.2 Duration

Processing shall continue for the duration of the Agreement unless otherwise required by Applicable Data Protection Law.

4. Nature and Purpose of Processing

Flightcast may process Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • Hosting and delivery of podcast audio and video files
  • Distribution of podcast content to third-party platforms
  • Generating listener analytics
  • Hashing and processing listener IP addresses
  • AI transcript generation and content enhancement features
  • Customer account management and billing
  • Customer support services
  • Implementation of tracking pixels or advertising tools at Customer's instruction

5. Types of Personal Data

Depending on Customer's use of the Services, Personal Data processed may include:

  • Customer account information (name, email address, billing contact)
  • Team member account information
  • Hashed listener IP addresses
  • Device and usage metadata
  • Tracking pixel data implemented at Customer instruction
  • Podcast transcripts, which may contain personal names or other identifiers
  • Support communications

Flightcast does not store raw listener IP addresses.

6. Categories of Data Subjects

Data Subjects may include:

  • Customer personnel and team members
  • Podcast listeners
  • End users interacting with embedded players
  • Customer billing contacts

7. Processor Obligations

Flightcast shall:

  • Process Personal Data only on documented instructions from Customer.
  • Ensure that persons authorized to process Personal Data are bound by confidentiality obligations.
  • Implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures as described in Annex III.
  • Notify Customer without undue delay and no later than seventy-two (72) hours after becoming aware of a Personal Data Breach.
  • Assist Customer, taking into account the nature of processing, in responding to Data Subject requests.
  • Delete or return Personal Data upon termination of the Services, subject to applicable law and backup retention.
  • Make available information reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with this DPA.

8. Sub-processors

Customer authorizes Flightcast to engage Sub-processors.

Flightcast shall:

  • Maintain an up-to-date list of Sub-processors
  • Impose data protection obligations on Sub-processors consistent with this DPA
  • Remain responsible for Sub-processor performance

Current Sub-processors are listed in Annex II.

9. International Data Transfers

Flightcast infrastructure is located in the United States.

Where Personal Data originating in the European Economic Area ("EEA") is transferred to a country outside the EEA that has not been deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection, the parties incorporate by reference the European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (2021), Module 2 (Controller to Processor) available at:

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj

The parties agree that:

  • Customer is the Data Exporter (Controller).
  • Flightcast Inc. is the Data Importer (Processor).
  • Annex I, II, and III of this DPA satisfy the corresponding annex requirements of the Standard Contractual Clauses.
  • The governing law for purposes of Clause 17 of the SCCs shall be the law of Ireland.
  • Disputes shall be resolved in the courts of Ireland pursuant to Clause 18 of the SCCs.
  • Flightcast has evaluated the laws and practices of the United States and has not identified any laws or practices that prevent it from fulfilling its obligations under the Standard Contractual Clauses.

10. Security of Processing

Flightcast implements appropriate technical and organizational measures including:

  • Encryption of Personal Data in transit using TLS
  • Infrastructure-level encryption at rest provided by cloud hosting providers
  • Role-based access controls restricting production access to authorized engineering personnel
  • Multi-factor authentication required for administrative access to production systems
  • Logging and monitoring of production system access
  • Limited log retention (seven (7) days)
  • Incident response escalation procedures

Details are set forth in Annex III.

11. Audit Rights

Upon reasonable request and subject to appropriate confidentiality protections, Flightcast shall make available information reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with this DPA.

12. Data Retention and Deletion

Upon termination of the Agreement:

  • Customer data may be archived for operational continuity and backup purposes.
  • Log data is retained for approximately seven (7) days.
  • Customers may request deletion of stored Personal Data, subject to legal retention requirements.

13. Data Subject Requests

Flightcast shall assist Customer in responding to valid Data Subject requests where required by Applicable Data Protection Law.

Privacy-related inquiries may be directed to:

privacy@flightcast.com

14. Limitation of Liability

Each party's liability under this DPA shall be subject to the limitations of liability set forth in the Agreement, except as otherwise required by Applicable Data Protection Law.

ANNEX I - PROCESSING DETAILS

Controller: Customer

Processor: Flightcast Inc.

Subject Matter: Provision of podcast hosting and related services.

Nature of Processing: Hosting, distribution, analytics, AI processing, support, and billing.

Duration: For the duration of the Agreement.

Categories of Data Subjects: Customer personnel, podcast listeners, billing contacts.

Types of Personal Data: As described in Section 5.

ANNEX II - SUB-PROCESSORS

As of the effective date of this DPA, Flightcast uses:

  • Cloudflare (hosting and CDN services)
  • OVH (infrastructure services)
  • Tinybird (analytics services)
  • Resend (email delivery services)
  • Stripe (payment processing)
  • Crisp (customer support platform)
  • OpenRouter (AI processing services)
  • PostHog (product analytics)

Flightcast may update this list from time to time.

ANNEX III - TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES

Flightcast maintains:

  • Encryption in transit using TLS
  • Infrastructure-level encryption at rest
  • Role-based access controls
  • Multi-factor authentication for administrative production access
  • Restricted production access to authorized engineering personnel
  • Logging and monitoring of access
  • Incident response procedures
  • Seven-day log retention

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