Vertex AI data governance and retention review packet
Prepare a Google Vertex AI data governance and retention review packet with Cloud DPA, subprocessor, and official-source customer evidence.
Review question
What Vertex AI evidence should we check before answering customer data-use or retention questions?
Scope for this review
You need Google Vertex AI data governance, retention, DPA, and subprocessor evidence before approving customer data use.
What it does
Tie customer answers to Google Cloud and Vertex AI sources, not generic AI wording.
What it does
Keep retention, data governance, DPA, and subprocessor review in one packet.
What it does
Make transfer and reviewer questions visible before Trust Center or questionnaire reuse.
Direct answer
When to use this packet
For Vertex AI, the useful evidence is the Google Cloud path your product actually uses. The packet keeps Vertex AI data governance, zero-retention, Google Cloud DPA, and subprocessor sources together for review.
What the packet gives you
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- Packet section
- Vertex AI scope
- How to use it
- Records Google Cloud path, data categories, customer promises, and source set.
- Decision needed
- Confirm whether the selected Vertex AI path matches the customer answer.
- Packet section
- Governance and retention sources
- How to use it
- Shows Vertex AI data governance, zero-retention, DPA, and subprocessor sources.
- Decision needed
- Decide what can be reused and what needs a reviewer qualifier.
- Packet section
- SOC 2 evidence handoff
- How to use it
- Gives audit or security reviewers a dated packet with source links and follow-up actions.
- Decision needed
- Attach the packet to the correct internal record.
| Packet section | How to use it | Decision needed |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex AI scope | Records Google Cloud path, data categories, customer promises, and source set. | Confirm whether the selected Vertex AI path matches the customer answer. |
| Governance and retention sources | Shows Vertex AI data governance, zero-retention, DPA, and subprocessor sources. | Decide what can be reused and what needs a reviewer qualifier. |
| SOC 2 evidence handoff | Gives audit or security reviewers a dated packet with source links and follow-up actions. | Attach the packet to the correct internal 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
- Data governance
- Why it matters
- A Vertex AI answer should point to the correct Google Cloud data-governance source path.
- Scanner action
- Start with Vertex AI selected and choose data-use commitments.
- Review area
- Retention and zero retention
- Why it matters
- Retention wording should be checked against the product-specific source and enabled controls.
- Scanner action
- Add retention commitments and preserve unknown applicability questions.
- Review area
- DPA and subprocessors
- Why it matters
- SOC 2 and customer reviewers often ask for DPA and subprocessor evidence together.
- Scanner action
- Generate the packet with Cloud DPA and subprocessor source links.
| Review area | Why it matters | Scanner action |
|---|---|---|
| Data governance | A Vertex AI answer should point to the correct Google Cloud data-governance source path. | Start with Vertex AI selected and choose data-use commitments. |
| Retention and zero retention | Retention wording should be checked against the product-specific source and enabled controls. | Add retention commitments and preserve unknown applicability questions. |
| DPA and subprocessors | SOC 2 and customer reviewers often ask for DPA and subprocessor evidence together. | Generate the packet with Cloud DPA and subprocessor source links. |
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
- Vertex AI data governance
- Official sources
- Google Cloud Vertex AI data governance
- Packet use
- Use this source for customer data and model-use review questions.
- Area
- Retention controls
- Official sources
- Vertex AI zero data retention
- Packet use
- Use this source only after confirming the covered Vertex AI path.
- Area
- Cloud DPA and subprocessors
- Packet use
- Attach these sources when the customer asks for processor evidence.
| Area | Official sources | Packet use |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex AI data governance | Google Cloud Vertex AI data governance | Use this source for customer data and model-use review questions. |
| Retention controls | Vertex AI zero data retention | Use this source only after confirming the covered Vertex AI path. |
| Cloud DPA and subprocessors | Google Cloud Data Processing AddendumGoogle Cloud Platform Subprocessors | Attach these sources when the customer asks for processor evidence. |
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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