Droma, formerly Grokstream, Data Privacy and Security Policy
Last Updated 5/20/2025
This Droma Data Privacy and Security Policy (the “Policy”) shall become an integral part of any Services Schedule and/or Statement of Work executed by the Parties referring to these terms. This Addendum serves as a written commissioned data processing agreement between Droma and each Data Controller providing Company Data in connection with its use of the Services and furthermore defines the applicable technical and organizational measures Droma implements and maintains to protect Company Data stored in the Services. The written form of this Addendum shall be deemed to be evidenced upon Droma’s receipt of a signed Services Schedule.
Customer acts as the Data Controller concerning Customer Data of its own Authorized Users as well as on behalf of and in the name of the Company, its Affiliates or third parties in their capacity as Data Controllers of Named Users authorized by Customer to use the Services. Customer shall enter into data processing agreements with its Data Controllers as required to allow Droma (as Data Processor or Subprocessor, as the case may be) and its Subprocessors to process any Customer Data as described in this Addendum. Customer shall serve as a single point of contact for Droma and is solely responsible for the internal coordination, review and submission of instructions or requests of other Data Controllers to Droma. Droma shall be discharged of its obligation to inform or notify a Data Controller when it has provided such information or notice to Customer. Droma is entitled to refuse any requests or instructions provided directly by a Data Controller that is not Customer.
If any provision of this Addendum is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of this Addendum, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity shall remain in full force and effect.
I. Data Processing Purposes
A. Customer and its Affiliates, as the respective Data Controller(s), shall determine the purposes of collecting, processing, and otherwise using Customer Data stored in the Services. Unless provided otherwise in the Policy, the Addendum shall apply to such data processing.
B. The purposes for processing Customer Data by Droma and its Subprocessors under this Addendum are limited to:
- Setting up, operating, monitoring and providing the Services, including the underlying infrastructure (hardware, software, secure data center facilities, connectivity), as a Data Processor or Subprocessor as set forth in the Policy;
- Providing technical support as a main obligation of Droma under the Policy;
- Providing Consulting Services as a main obligation of Droma, if and to the extent agreed by the Parties;
- Communicating to Named Users and other administrative purposes as clarified in the terms associated with a Services and
- Executing instructions of the Customer in accordance with Sections 2.1 and 2.2 below.
II. Droma Obligations
A. Droma shall process Customer Data only in accordance with the Data Controller’s instructions submitted by Customer. Droma shall use reasonable commercial efforts to follow and comply with the instructions received from Customer if they are legally required and technically feasible and do not require any material modifications to the functionality of the Services or underlying software. Droma shall notify Customer if Droma considers an instruction submitted by Customer to be in violation of the applicable Data Protection Law. Droma shall not be obligated to perform a comprehensive legal examination. If and to the extent Droma is unable to comply with an instruction it shall promptly notify (email permitted) Customer hereof.
B. Droma may, upon the instruction of Customer and with Customer’s necessary cooperation, correct, erase and/or block any Customer Data if and to the extent the functionality of the Services does not allow the Customer, its Data Controllers or Named Users to do so. In the event Droma needs to access any of Customer’s systems or Customer’s instance of the Services remotely to execute an instruction or provide technical support, e.g. via application sharing, Customer hereby grants to Droma the permission for such remote access. Further, Customer will name a contact person that – if necessary – can grant to Droma the required access rights.
C. For processing Customer Data, Droma and its Subprocessors shall only use personnel who are subject to a binding obligation to observe data secrecy or secrecy of telecommunications, to the extent applicable, pursuant to the applicable Data Protection Law. Droma shall itself and shall require that its Subprocessors regularly train individuals to whom they grant access to Customer Data in data security and data privacy.
D. Droma shall, as a minimum, implement and maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures as described in Appendix I of this Addendum to keep Customer Data secure and protect it against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction or damage. Since Droma provides the Services to all customers via a hosted, web-based application, all appropriate and then current technical and organizational measures apply to Droma’s entire customer base hosted out of the same data center and subscribed to the same Services. Customer understands and agrees that the technical and organizational measures are subject to technical progress and development. In that regard, Droma is expressly allowed to implement adequate alternative measures if the security level of the measures is maintained. In the event of any detrimental change Droma shall provide a notification together with any necessary documentation to Customer by email or publication on a website easily accessible by Customer.
E. Droma shall regularly test the measures described in Appendix I. If a Data Controller believes that additional measures are required under the applicable Data Protection Law Customer shall submit an instruction according to Section 2.1 above.
F. Droma shall promptly inform Customer as soon as it becomes aware of serious disruptions of the processing operations, reasonable suspected or actual data protection violations or any Security Breach in connection with the processing of Customer Data which, in each case, may significantly harm the interest of the Data Subjects concerned.
G. At Customer’s expense, Droma shall reasonably support Customer or other Data Controllers in dealing with requests from individual Data Subjects and/or a supervisory authority with respect to the processing of Customer Data hereunder.
III. Subprocessors
A. Customer (also on behalf of its Data Controllers) hereby authorizes Droma (also for the purpose of Clause 11 paragraph 1 of this Addendum) to engage subcontractors for the processing of Customer Data (each a “Subprocessor”) to the extent necessary for fulfilling its contractual obligations under the Policy as long as Droma remains responsible for any acts or omissions of its Subprocessors in the same manner as for its own acts and omissions hereunder. Droma shall pass on to Subprocessors Droma’s obligation as Data Processor (or Subprocessor) vis-a-vis Customer and the respective Data Controllers as set out in this Addendum. Droma undertakes to have a selection process by which it evaluates the security, privacy and confidentiality practices of a Subprocessor regarding data handling on a scheduled basis (alternatively, the Subprocessor shall possess a security certification that evidences appropriate security measures are in place with regard to the Subprocessor’s services to be provided to Droma).
B. Droma will inform Customer upon its request by email about the name, address and role of each Subprocessor it uses to provide the Services. Droma may remove or appoint suitable and reliable other Subprocessors at its own discretion in accordance with this Section III. Droma will inform Customer by email in advance (except for Emergency Replacements under Section III.C.) of any changes to the list of Subprocessors, which shall be deemed accepted as long as they comply with and are bound by applicable Data Protection Law or, if a Subprocessor is incorporated outside the EEA, the Standard Contractual Clauses. If Customer has a legitimate reason to object to Droma’s use of a Subprocessor (e.g. if the Subprocessor is located in a country without an adequate level of data protection and Customer needs to complete additional formalities as a Data Controller prior to the use of such Subprocessor) Customer shall notify Droma thereof in writing within thirty (30) days after receipt of Droma’s notice. If Customer does not object during such time period, the new Subprocessor(s) shall be deemed accepted. If Customer objects to the use of the Subprocessor concerned Droma shall have the right to cure the objection through one of the following options (to be selected at Droma’s sole discretion): (a) Droma will abort its plans to use the Subprocessor with regard to Customer Data; or (b) Droma will take the corrective steps requested by Customer in its objection (which remove Customer’s objection) and proceed to use the Subprocessor with regard to Customer Data; or (c) Droma may cease to provide or Customer may agree not to use (temporarily or permanently) the particular aspect of the Services that would involve use of the Subprocessor with regard to Customer Data. If none of the above options are reasonably available and the objection has not been cured within thirty (30) days after Droma’s receipt of Customer’s objection, either party may terminate the affected Services with reasonable prior written notice.
C. “Emergency Replacement” refers to a sudden replacement of a Subprocessor where such change is outside of Droma’s reasonable control (such as if the Subprocessor ceases business, abruptly discontinues services to Droma, or breaches its contractual duties owed to Droma). In such case, Droma will inform Customer of the replacement Subprocessor as soon as possible and the process to formally appoint such Subprocessor pursuant to Section 3.2 shall be triggered.
IV. International Transfers and Country-Specific Deviations
A. Customer Data that Droma has received from any Data Controller hereunder shall only be exported by Droma or its Subprocessors from the Data Center to or accessed from a country or territory outside the EEA (“International Transfer”) if (a) the recipient itself or the country or territory in which it operates (i.e. where or from where it processes or accesses Customer Data) has been found to ensure an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects in relation to the processing of Customer Data as determined by the European Commission and subject to the scope restrictions of any such determination, or (b) when a Non-EU Entity fulfills the requirements of Section IV.B. below. The same shall apply to Droma receiving Customer Data directly from a Data Controller in the EEA, via Internet access to a Services hosted in a Data Center outside the EEA.
B. Droma (through itself or an Affiliate) has entered into this Addendum with each Non-EU Entity processing Customer Data hereunder by means of an International Transfer. Customer hereby accedes to this Addendum and may then directly enforce them against the relevant Non-EU Entity. Customer furthermore will procure that each Data Controller will accede to such Standard Contractual Clauses entered into between Droma and Customer. In the event such direct right does not exist for the Data Controller or is successfully challenged by a Subprocessor, Droma shall enforce such Standard Contractual Clauses against the Subprocessor on behalf of the Data Controller in compliance with this Addendum. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, Appendix I of this Addendum as attached shall apply. Nothing in the Policy shall be construed to prevail over any conflicting Clause of this Addendum. Customer acknowledges it has had the opportunity to review this Addendum or to obtain a full copy from Droma.
C. This Addendum shall be governed by the law of the Member State in which the EEA based Data Exporter is established.
D. Switzerland. To the extent a Data Controller in Switzerland or its Named Users intend to enter Customer Data of legal entities (also considered Customer Data under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection) into the Services, Customer agrees to first obtain the consent (in the sense of Art. 6 para. 2, lit. b. of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection) of such legal entity (Data Subject) before using the Services, as described herein, for such Data Subject(s). Droma agrees to afford to such Customer Data a similar level of protection as set forth in Sections I, II and V of this Addendum.
E. Austria. To the extent a Data Controller in Austria or its Named Users intend to enter Customer Data of legal entities (also considered Customer Data under the Federal Act concerning the Protection of Customer Data (DSG 2000) into the Services, Customer agrees to first obtain the consent (in the sense of § 12 para. 3 of the DSG 2000) of such legal entity (Data Subject) before using the Services, as described herein, for such Data Subject(s). Droma agrees to afford to such Customer Data a similar level of protection as set forth in Sections I, II and V of this Addendum.
F. Russian Federation. The Parties agree that Droma is accepting from the Customer certain Customer Data of Russian Citizens for storing and shall ensure availability of such stored Customer Data to the extent technically feasible for the Customer’s own processing. Customer or Customer Affiliates as Data Controllers remain operators of Customer Data submitted for processing to Droma and are responsible for determining (i) if Customer will be able to comply with applicable Russian privacy law in use of Services which involve processing of Russian citizen’s Customer Data and (ii) whether Services can be used inside or outside the Russian Federation.
G. Turkey. To the extent a Data Controller in Turkey or its Named Users intend to enter Customer Data into the Services, Customer agrees to first obtain the consent of each Data Subject to an International Transfer as contemplated under this Addendum if and to the extent required under the applicable data protection law in Turkey. The Customer hereby confirms and commits that it has received the Customer Data and informed the related persons regarding the transfer/process of the Customer Data in accordance with the applicable law.
H. United States. Unless Droma and Customer have executed a Business Associate agreement for the exchange of protected health information (“PHI”) as defined in the United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, in relation to the Services, Customer hereby represents that Customer will not submit PHI to the Services nor solicit such information from partners or customers as part of use of the Service.
I. South Korea. To the extent a Data Controller in Republic of Korea or its Named Users intend to enter Customer Data into the Services, Customer agrees to first obtain the consent of each Data Subject to an International Transfer as contemplated under this Addendum if and to the extent required under the applicable Personal Information Protection Act in Republic of Korea. The Customer hereby confirms and commits that it has received the Customer Data and informed the related persons regarding the transfer/process of the Customer Data in accordance with the applicable law.
V. Monitoring Rights of Customer
A. For the production systems which run the Services itself and during the term of the Policy Droma shall maintain directly or through its Subprocessors, at its own expense, applicable certifications or audit reports. Unless provided otherwise in a Services Schedule, Droma, directly or through its Subprocessors, engages an internationally recognized independent third-party auditor to review the measures in place in protection of the Service(s). Certifications may be based on ISO 27001 or other standards (scope as defined in certificate). For certain Droma Services, Droma through its Subprocessors, performs regular audits (at least annually) via certified auditors to provide a valid SOC 1 Type 2 (SSAE 16 or ISAE 3402) and/or SOC 2 Type 2 report. Audit reports are available through the third-party auditor or Droma, as applicable. Upon Customer’s request, Droma shall inform the Customer about the applicable certifications and audit standards available for the Services concerned.
B. If Droma fails to perform its audit obligations under Section V.A. and has not provided sufficient evidence of its compliance after Customer’s written request, Customer (or an independent third party auditor on its behalf that is subject to confidentiality obligations consistent with those in the Policy) may audit Droma’s control environment and security practices relevant to Customer Data processed hereunder for Customer once in any twelve (12)-month period, with reasonable prior written notice (at least 60 days unless a data protection authority requires Customer’s earlier control under applicable Data Protection Law) and under reasonable time, place and manner conditions.
C. Furthermore, (i) following an event set out in Section II.F. above, or (ii) if Customer or another Data Controller has reasonable ground to suspect the non-compliance of Droma with its obligations under this Addendum, or (iii) if a further audit is required by Customer’s or another Data Controller’s data protection authority, Customer (or an independent third party auditor on its behalf that is subject to confidentiality obligations consistent with those in the Policy) may audit Dromas control environment and security practices relevant to Customer Data processed hereunder for Customer in accordance with applicable Data Protection Law.
D. Droma shall reasonably support Customer throughout these verification processes and provide Customer with the required information. Customer shall bear any costs (including Dromas internal resource based on then-current daily professional service rates per the Droma price list for any Droma efforts exceeding four (4) hours per year.
VI. Definitions. Any capitalized terms used herein, such as Affiliates, Policy, Customer, Named User (sometimes also referred to as User or Authorized User), Services Schedule or Services, shall have the meaning given to them in the Policy.
“Customer Data” has the meaning given to that expression in the Data Protection Law and, for the purposes of this Addendum, includes only such Customer Data entered by Customer or its Named Users into or derived from their use of the Services or supplied to or accessed by Droma or its Subprocessors in order to provide support in accordance with the Policy. Customer Data is a sub-set of Customer Data and used herein when any Data Protection Law applies. Customer determines the categories of data per Services subscribed. Customer’s data fields can be configured as part of the implementation of the Services or as otherwise permitted in the Services. The Customer Data transferred usually concern (a subset of) the following categories of data: name, phone numbers, e-mail address, time zone, address data, system access I usage I authorization data, company name, contract data, invoice data, plus any application- specific data which Customers’ Named Users enter into the Services including Bank Account data, Credit or Debit Card data. The Customer Data transferred will be subject to the following basic processing activities:
- Use of Customer Data to provide the Services and to assist technical support
- Storage of Customer Data in dedicated Services data centers (multi-tenant architecture)
- Upload any patch, update, upgrade any new releases to the Service
- Back-up of Customer Data
- Computer processing of Customer Data, including data transmission, data retrieval, data access
- Network access to allow Customer Data transfer, if required
“Data Center” means the location where the production instance of the Services is hosted for the Customer in its region or notified to Customer or otherwise agreed in an Services Schedule.
“Data Controller” has the meaning given to this term in the applicable Data Protection Law.
“Data Exporter” as used in this Addendum means Customer as listed in the Services Schedule of which this is a part, or its Data Controller(s). The Data Exporter is subscribed to certain Droma Services which allow its Named Users to enter, amend, use, delete or otherwise process Customer Data as contemplated under the Policy.
“Data Importer” as used in this Addendum means the applicable Non-EU Entity. Droma and its Subprocessors provide certain Services which include the hosting of the Services and the provision of technical support to Customer, its Affiliates and their respective Named Users as contemplated under the Policy.
“Data Processor” has the meaning given to this term in the applicable Data Protection Law.
“Data Protection Law” means the legislation protecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of persons, and particularly their right to privacy, with regard to the processing of Customer Data by a data processor both in the EEA and, if different, such legislation of the country where the data center is located. Droma may agree in a Services Schedule to comply with other compelling local data protection laws applicable to Droma as the Data Processor, if and to the extent agreed.
“Data Subject” means and identified or identifiable individual or a legal entity (where so defined under the applicable Data Protection Law). Unless provided otherwise by Data Exporter, Data Subjects may include employees, contractors, business partners or other individuals whose Customer Data is stored in the Service.
“EEA” means the European Economic Area.
“Droma” means the Droma entity that is the party to the Services Schedule.
“Non-EU Entity” means any Droma entity or Subprocessor incorporated in a country which does not provide an adequate level of data protection according to European Union (EU) laws and regulations.
“Security Breach” means any acts or omissions by Droma or its Subprocessors that led to an unauthorized disclosure of Customer Data in breach of the measures set forth in Appendix I or similar incident for which the Data Controller is legally required to provide notice to the Data Subject or the data protection authority concerned.
“Standard Contractual Clauses” means the (Standard Contractual Clauses (processors)) based on the Commission Decision of 5 February 2010, on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of Customer Data to processors established in third countries, under Directive 95/46/EC (notified under document number C(2010) 593), or any subsequent version thereof released by the Commission (which shall automatically apply), including Appendix I attached hereto.
“Subprocessor” as used in this Addendum means Droma’s Affiliates and third-party Subprocessors engaged by Droma or Droma’s Affiliates in accordance with Section III.
Appendix I to the Droma Data Privacy and Security Policy
The following sections define the current security measures established by Droma. Droma may change these at any time without notice by keeping a comparable or better level of security. This may mean that individual measures are replaced by new measures that serve the same purpose without diminishing the security level.
I. Physical Access Control
Unauthorized persons shall be prevented from gaining physical access to premises, buildings or rooms where data processing systems are located which process and/or use Customer Data.
All Data Centers adhere to strict security procedures enforced by guards, surveillance cameras, motion detectors, access control mechanisms and other measures to prevent equipment and Data Center facilities from being compromised. Only authorized representatives have access to systems and infrastructure within the Data Center facilities. To ensure proper functionality, physical security equipment (e.g. motion sensors, cameras, etc.) are maintained on a regular basis.
II. System Access Control
Data processing systems used to provide the Cloud Services must be prevented from being used without authorization.
- Multiple authorization levels are used to grant access to sensitive systems including those storing and processing Customer Data. Processes are in place to ensure that authorized users have the appropriate authorization to add, delete, or modify users.
- All users access Grok AIOps TM with a unique identifier (user ID).
- Droma has procedures in place to ensure that requested authorization changes are implemented only in accordance with the guidelines (for example, no rights are granted without authorization). If a user leaves the company, its access rights are revoked.
- Droma has established a password policy that prohibits the sharing of passwords, governs what to do if a password is disclosed, requires passwords to be changed on a regular basis and default passwords to be altered. Personalized user IDs are assigned for authentication. All passwords must fulfill defined minimum requirements and are stored in encrypted form. In case of domain passwords, the system forces a password change every six months complying with the requirements for complex passwords. Each computer has a password-protected screensaver.
- The company network is protected from the public network by firewalls.
- Droma uses up-to-date antivirus software at access points to the company network (for e-mail accounts) and on all file servers and all workstations.
- A security patch management is implemented to ensure deployment of relevant security updates.
- Full remote access to Droma’s corporate network and critical infrastructure is protected by strong authentication.
III. Data Access Control
Persons entitled to use data processing systems shall gain access only to the Customer Data that they have a right to access, and Customer Data must not be read, copied, modified or removed without authorization in the course of processing, use and storage.
- Access to personal, confidential or sensitive information is granted on a need-to-know basis. In other words, employees or external third parties have access to the information that they require in order to complete their work. Droma uses authorization concepts that document how authorizations are assigned and which authorizations are assigned. All personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive data is protected in accordance with the Droma security policies and standards.
- All production servers of any Droma Cloud Services are operated in the relevant Data Centers server rooms. Security measures that protect applications processing personal, confidential or other sensitive information are regularly checked. To this end, Droma conducts internal and external security checks and penetration tests on the IT systems.
- Droma does not allow the installation of personal software or other software not approved by Droma to systems being used for any Cloud Service.
- A Droma security standard governs how data and data carriers are deleted or destroyed.
IV. Data Transmission Control
Customer Data must not be read, copied, modified or removed without authorization during transfer.
Where data carriers are physically transported, adequate measures are implemented at Droma to ensure the agreed service levels (for example, encryption, and lead-lined containers).
Customer Data transfer over Droma internal networks are protected as any other confidential data according to Droma Security Policy.
When the data is being transferred between Droma and its customers, the protection measures for the transferred Customer Data are mutually agreed upon and made part of the Policy. This applies to both physical and network-based data transfer. In any case the Customer assumes responsibility for any data transfer from Droma’s Point of Demarcation (e.g. outgoing firewall of the Droma Data Center which hosts the Cloud Service).
V. Data Input Control
It shall be possible to retrospectively examine and establish whether and by whom at Droma Customer Data have been entered, modified or removed from data processing systems used to provide the Cloud Service.
- Droma only allows authorized persons to access Customer Data as required in the course of their work.
- Droma implemented a logging system for input, modification and deletion, or blocking of Customer Data by Droma or its Subprocessors to the greatest extent supported by the Cloud Service.
VI. Job Control
Customer Data being processed on commission shall be processed solely in accordance with the Policy and related instructions of the Customer.
- Droma uses controls and processes to ensure compliance with contracts between Droma and its customers, Subprocessors or other service providers.
- As part of the Droma Security Policy, Customer Data requires at least the same protection level as “confidential” information according to the Droma Information Classification standard.
- All Droma employees and contractual partners are contractually bound to respect the confidentiality of all sensitive information including trade secrets of Droma customers and partners.
VII. Data Separation Control
Customer Data collected for different purposes can be processed separately.
- Droma uses the technical capabilities of the deployed software (for example: single-tenancy or separate system landscapes) to achieve data separation between Customer Data from one and any other customer.
- Droma maintains dedicated instances for each Customer.
- Customers (including their Affiliates) have access only to own Customer instance(s).
VIII. Data Integrity Control
Ensures that Customer Data will remain intact, complete and current during processing activities. Droma has implemented a defense strategy in several layers as a protection against unauthorized modifications. This refers to controls as stated in the control and measure sections as described above. In particular:
- Firewalls;
- Security Monitoring Center;
- Antivirus software;
- Backup and recovery;
- External and internal penetration testing; Regular external audits to prove security measures.
IX. Availability Control:
Customer Data shall be protected against accidental or unauthorized destruction or loss.
- Droma employs backup processes and other measures that ensure rapid restoration of business-critical systems as and when necessary.
- Droma uses uninterrupted power supplies (for example: UPS, batteries, generators, etc.) to ensure power availability to the Data Centers.
- Droma has defined contingency plans as well as business and disaster recovery strategies for Services.