AI vendor DPA review packet
Prepare an AI vendor DPA review packet for OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, Vertex AI, Bedrock, Slack AI, and Copilot evidence.
Review question
Which AI vendor DPA sources should we review before answering a customer or updating a Trust Center?
Scope for this review
Use this when your privacy, legal, security, or founder team needs DPA evidence across the AI vendor stack before customer reuse.
What it does
Compare DPA evidence by vendor and product path instead of treating AI vendors as one category.
What it does
Attach official DPA and product-term sources near the commitments they support.
What it does
Route unresolved legal/privacy questions before updating customer-facing language.
Direct answer
When to use this packet
Use this packet when the customer question spans multiple AI vendors or workspace tools. It keeps DPA, product terms, privacy, and source limits together so reviewers can decide what wording is ready to reuse.
What the packet gives you
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- Packet section
- DPA source matrix
- How to use it
- Lists each vendor, official DPA source, product path, and applicability question.
- Decision needed
- Confirm which DPA path applies to the customer answer.
- Packet section
- Legal/privacy action list
- How to use it
- Separates official-source facts from wording that still needs reviewer approval.
- Decision needed
- Assign contract and transfer questions before external reuse.
- Packet section
- PDF and CSV evidence packet
- How to use it
- Creates a dated packet for internal review, SOC 2 evidence, or customer-response support.
- Decision needed
- Attach final reviewer notes in your system of record.
| Packet section | How to use it | Decision needed |
|---|---|---|
| DPA source matrix | Lists each vendor, official DPA source, product path, and applicability question. | Confirm which DPA path applies to the customer answer. |
| Legal/privacy action list | Separates official-source facts from wording that still needs reviewer approval. | Assign contract and transfer questions before external reuse. |
| PDF and CSV evidence packet | Creates a dated packet for internal review, SOC 2 evidence, or customer-response support. | Attach final reviewer notes in your system of record. |
Start the scanner with the right scope
A focused review should start with the vendors, data categories, and commitments most likely to matter. This page starts the scanner with a matching context, then lets the reviewer remove anything that does not apply.
- Review area
- Vendor and agreement path
- Why it matters
- A DPA answer can differ by provider, cloud path, workspace product, and customer agreement.
- Scanner action
- Start with the common AI vendor set and remove vendors outside scope.
- Review area
- Personal data and transfers
- Why it matters
- Privacy review needs to know whether personal data or EU personal data is in scope.
- Scanner action
- Preload personal data and EU data context.
- Review area
- Customer-facing reuse
- Why it matters
- Trust Center and questionnaire language should not overstate contract coverage.
- Scanner action
- Use the packet decision list before reusing DPA wording.
| Review area | Why it matters | Scanner action |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor and agreement path | A DPA answer can differ by provider, cloud path, workspace product, and customer agreement. | Start with the common AI vendor set and remove vendors outside scope. |
| Personal data and transfers | Privacy review needs to know whether personal data or EU personal data is in scope. | Preload personal data and EU data context. |
| Customer-facing reuse | Trust Center and questionnaire language should not overstate contract coverage. | Use the packet decision list before reusing DPA wording. |
Official source examples
Vendor facts must be checked against official vendor documentation before they appear in customer-facing answers.
Official-source review
Start with official sources. Keep the review in one packet.
For packet evidence, critical AI and SaaS vendor sources should show a recent reviewed date. Material vendor notices, Trust Center updates, DPA changes, subprocessor notices, and customer-reported changes should be checked before the packet is reused externally.
Freshness operating model reviewed: May 22, 2026
How sources are used
- Area
- Direct AI provider DPAs
- Packet use
- Use these sources for direct provider DPA review and reviewer routing.
- Area
- Cloud AI DPA paths
- Official sources
- Microsoft Products and Services Data Protection AddendumGoogle Cloud Data Processing Addendum
- Packet use
- Use these sources when AI runs through Microsoft or Google Cloud paths.
- Area
- Workspace and collaboration DPAs
- Official sources
- Slack Data Processing Addenda
- Packet use
- Include workspace vendors when customer data moves into collaboration tools.
| Area | Official sources | Packet use |
|---|---|---|
| Direct AI provider DPAs | OpenAI Data Processing AddendumAnthropic Data Processing Addendum | Use these sources for direct provider DPA review and reviewer routing. |
| Cloud AI DPA paths | Microsoft Products and Services Data Protection AddendumGoogle Cloud Data Processing Addendum | Use these sources when AI runs through Microsoft or Google Cloud paths. |
| Workspace and collaboration DPAs | Slack Data Processing Addenda | Include workspace vendors when customer data moves into collaboration tools. |
Last reviewed: May 22, 2026. AI Vendor Packet organizes official-source review evidence and suggested next steps. It does not provide legal advice.
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