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Scenario 3:
COR Bank is an international banking group that operates in 31 countries. It was formed as the merger of two well-known investment banks in Germany. Their two main fields of business are retail and investment banking. COR Bank provides innovative solutions for services such as payments, cash management, savings, protection insurance, and real-estate services. COR Bank has a large number of clients and transactions. Therefore, they process large information, including clients' personal dat
a. Some of the data from the application processes of COR Bank, including archived data, is operated by Tibko, an IT services company located in Canada. To ensure compliance with the GDPR, COR Bank and Tibko have reached a data processing agreement Based on the agreement, the purpose and conditions of data processing are determined by COR Bank. However, Tibko is allowed to make technical decisions for storing the data based on its own expertise. COR Bank aims to remain a trustworthy bank and a long-term partner for its clients. Therefore, they devote special attention to legal compliance. They started the implementation process of a GDPR compliance program in 2018. The first step was to analyze the existing resources and procedures. Lisa was appointed as the data protection officer (DPO). Being the information security manager of COR Bank for many years, Lisa had knowledge of the organization's core activities. She was previously involved in most of the processes related to information systems management and data protection. Lisa played a key role in achieving compliance to the GDPR by advising the company regarding data protection obligations and creating a data protection strategy. After obtaining evidence of the existing data protection policy, Lisa proposed to adapt the policy to specific requirements of GDPR. Then, Lisa implemented the updates of the policy within COR Bank. To ensure consistency between processes of different departments within the organization, Lisa has constantly communicated with all heads of GDPR. Then, Lisa implemented the updates of the policy within COR Bank. To ensure consistency between processes of different departments within the organization, Lisa has constantly communicated with all heads of departments. As the DPO, she had access to several departments, including HR and Accounting Department. This assured the organization that there was a continuous cooperation between them. The activities of some departments within COR Bank are closely related to data protection. Therefore, considering their expertise, Lisa was advised from the top management to take orders from the heads of those departments when taking decisions related to their field. Based on this scenario, answer the following Questio n:
Questio n:
Considering the GDPR's territorial scope and the data processing agreement between COR Bank and Tibko, which of the following best describes Tibko's obligations under the GDPR?
Under Article 3(2) of GDPR, GDPR applies extraterritorially if an entity outside the EU processes personal data of EU residents on behalf of a controller subject to GDPR. Tibko processes COR Bank's client data, making it subject to GDPR as a processor under Article 28.
Option C is correct because Tibko must comply with GDPR since it processes EU data on behalf of COR Bank.
Option A is incorrect because processors must comply with broader GDPR obligations, not just technical safeguards.
Option B is incorrect because processors do not determine the purpose of processing; that is the controller's responsibility.
Option D is incorrect because location outside the EU does not exempt processors from GDPR obligations.
GDPR Article 3(2) (Territorial Scope)
GDPR Article 28(1) (Processor obligations)
Recital 81 (Processor responsibilities)