Common use of Rights and obligations of the Client Clause in Contracts

Rights and obligations of the Client. 7.1 The Client shall be responsible for assessing the lawfullness of the data processing and for safeguarding the rights of data subjects. 7.2 The Client shall be entitled to monitor and audit compliance with the regulations on data protection and the contractual agreements at the Contractor to a reasonable extent itself or through third parties, in particular by obtaining information and inspecting the stored data and the data processing programs. The persons entrusted with the control are to be granted access and insight by the Contractor as far as necessary and possible. The Contractor is obliged to provide the necessary information, to demonstrate procedures and to keep records which are necessary for the performance of an audit. Audits at the Contractor's premises must be carried out without any avoidable disruption of the Contractor’s business operations. Unless otherwise indicated for urgent reasons to be documented by the Client, audits shall take place after reasonable advance notice and during the business hours of the Contractor and not more frequently than every 12 months.