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·Customer Agreements and User Terms for Products and Services Zendesk Customer Agreement Region-Specific Terms Professional Services Terms
·We have updated the terms applicable to the customers of Zendesk resellers which we refer to as the "Zendesk Customer Agreement." If you are a new Customer, this Zendesk Customer Agreement is effective as of August 1st, 2025. If you are an existing Customer, Zendesk is providing you with prior notice of these changes that will be effective as of September 1st, 2025. For the prior version of Reseller Zendesk's Customer Agreement, please click here.
·ZENDESK CUSTOMER AGREEMENTTO CUSTOMERS OF ZENDESK RESELLERS
·Customer ("Subscriber," "You," "Your" or related terms) is acquiring a subscription to the Services (as defined below) from a Reseller, that is under a separate agreement with Zendesk ("Reseller Agreement"). In addition to any terms and conditions related to Customer's use of the Services pursuant to any agreement by and between Customer and the Reseller, this Agreement contains the terms and conditions that govern Customer's access to and use of the Services. Zendesk is an express beneficiary of this Agreement, and in acquiring a subscription to the Services, Customer expressly acknowledges and agrees that Zendesk will have the right to enforce this Agreement against the Customer and that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes any and all prior agreements between Customer and Zendesk with regard to the subscription to the Services or Customer's access to or use thereof under this Agreement and Customer's agreement between the Customer and the Reseller.
·This Agreement governs Customer's access and use of the Services and is effective when Customer clicks to accept or otherwise agrees to it (the "Effective Date"). Customer and Zendesk wull each be referred to as a "party" and collectively referred to as the "parties" for purposes of this Agreement.
·Non-English translations of this Agreement are provided for convenience only. In the event of any ambiguity or conflict between translations, the English version will control.
·Table of Contents:
·"Account" means any accounts or instances created by, or on behalf of, Customer or its Affiliates within the Zendesk Services.
·"Affiliate(s)" means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where "control" means control of greater than 50% of the voting rights or equity interests of a party.
·"Agent(s)" means an individual (including those of Customer's Affiliates) a Customer has authorized to use the Services through Customer's Account.
·"Agreement" means this Zendesk Customer Agreement, together with applicable Order Forms, SOWs, and other mutually executed agreements attached to the same. The Zendesk Customer Agreement may also be referred to as "Master Subscription Agreement," "Main Services Agreement," or "MSA."
·"Business Associate Agreement" means an agreement between Customer and Zendesk to facilitate Customer's compliance with the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
·"Charges" means the charges on an Order Form, SOW, or charges accepted by Customer when functionality is enabled in-product, including usage-based or pay-as-you-go charges.
·"Code of Conduct" means Zendesk's code of conduct located at: https://www.zendesk.com/company/policies-and-guidelines/.
·"Confidential Information" means non-public, business, or technical information, regardless of whether such information is marked "confidential" or "proprietary", but not information that: (i) was known to the receiving party without restriction prior to receipt from the disclosing party; (ii) is publicly available through no fault of the receiving party; (iii) is rightfully received by the receiving party from a third party without a duty of confidentiality; or (iv) is independently developed by the receiving party.
·"Customer" means the party using the Services under this Agreement, as identified in the applicable Account, Order Form, or SOW. Customer may also be referred to as "Subscriber," "You," or "Your."
·"Data Processing Agreement" means the terms at: https://www.zendesk.com/company/data-processing-form/.
·"Documentation" means any specifications or technical guidelines for the Services and Service Plan that Zendesk makes available to Customer, including through Zendesk help center(s) or https://www.zendesk.com/, which Zendesk may update from time to time. Documentation excludes any community-moderated forums provided or accessible through such resources.
·"Early Access Terms" means the terms at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/9282911922586.
·"End User(s)" means any person or entity, other than Customer or Agents, with whom Customer or its Agents interact using the Services.
·"Enterprise Services" means any Services except Innovation Services or Professional Services.
·"Enterprise Services Security Measures" means the terms at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4980543927322.
·"Excluded Claims" means obligations and claims related to: (i) Customer's payment obligations; (ii) Customer's breach of Section 2.1(ii) or 2.1(v); (iii) a party's breach of its confidentiality obligations under Section 5 (but excluding breaches relating to Service Data or security incidents); (iv) a party's indemnification obligations under Section 9; (v) either party's misappropriation or infringement of the other party's intellectual property rights; or (vi) liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law.
·"Free Trial Terms" means the terms at: https://www.zendesk.com/company/agreements-and-terms/free-trial-terms.
·"Health Data" means medical, patient, or other protected health information regulated under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or similar state, federal, or international laws and regulations.
·"Innovation Services" means the services and features listed at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4980547488410.
·"Innovation Services Security Measures" means the terms at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4980545051418.
·"IP Claim" means any third-party claim made against Customer alleging that Customer's use of the Services directly infringes that third party's intellectual property rights.
·"Order Form" means a generated order form or online ordering document or process completed, including any pricing information in Supplemental Terms, for the Services agreed between Zendesk and Customer. Where Services are purchased via a Reseller, all references to Order Forms will mean the equivalent documentation agreed between Customer and the Reseller.
·"Privacy Notice" means the notice at: https://www.zendesk.com/company/agreements-and-terms/privacy-notice.
·"Professional Services" means consulting or professional services (including training, success, and implementation services) that Zendesk provides, as specified on an Order Form or SOW.
·"Reseller" means a third party authorized by Zendesk to sell the Services.
·"Services" means the products and services developed or provided by Zendesk that Customer purchases under an Order Form or SOW, or that Zendesk otherwise makes available to Customer, as described in the Documentation and Supplemental Terms. Services exclude Third-Party Products.
·"Service Data" means all data, text, messages, communications, or other information submitted to and stored within the Services by Customer, Agents, and End Users relating to Customer's use of the Services. Service Data excludes Customer and Agent account information, which is subject to the Privacy Notice.
·"Service Data Deletion Policy" means the policy at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022185214-Zendesk-Service-Data-Deletion-Policy.
·"Service Plan(s)" means the packaged service plan(s) Customer purchased as set out in the Order Form, or detailed in the Documentation.
·"SOW" means a document describing Professional Services.
·"Storage Limits Policy" means the terms at https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408835043994-Managing-data-storage-in-your-Zendesk-account.
·"Subscription Term" means the period Customer is subscribed to the Services.
·"Supplemental Terms" means: (i) additional terms on an Order Form or SOW; (ii) the Service-Specific Terms available at https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408831944730; (iii) the Region-Specific Terms available at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4980549029018; (iv) the Professional Services Terms and Conditions at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4784220538650; and (v) additional terms that otherwise supplement features or functionality used in connection with the Services.
·"Taxes" means taxes, levies, duties, or similar governmental assessments, including value-added, sales, use, or withholding taxes assessable by any local, state, provincial, or foreign jurisdiction.
·"Third-Party Product(s)" means all products and services provided by third parties that interoperate with the Services. Third-Party Products may also be referred to as "Non-Zendesk Services."
·"User Content and Conduct Policy" means the policy at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022367333.
·"Zendesk" means Zendesk, Inc., a Delaware corporation, applicable Zendesk Affiliates, or any successors or assignees.
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·This Data Processing Agreement ("DPA") is entered into by Customer and Zendesk, Inc. ("Zendesk"), each a "Party" and together the "Parties".
·Customer and Zendesk have entered into the Agreement under which Customer is provided access to and use of the Services during the Subscription Term. This DPA is incorporated into and made a part of the Agreement. If you wish to electronically sign the DPA, please click here.
·Upon Customer's written request, Zendesk will make Service Data available to Customer for export or download as provided in the Agreement. Zendesk will delete Service Data in accordance with Zendesk's Service Data Deletion Policy.
·All Sections of this DPA apply to Innovation Services except for Section 3 (Audit), Annex II (Zendesk Technical and Organizational Security Measures - Enterprise Services), and Annex III, Sections 1 and 2 (Binding Corporate Rules and Data Privacy Framework).
·Unless otherwise agreed, the terms of this DPA will take precedence over any conflicting terms in the Agreement.
·All terms used in this DPA will have the meanings given to them below. Where not defined in this DPA, the terms "sell", "share", "processing", "process", "processor", "controller", "data exporter", "data importer", "data subject", "personal data breach" (and similar terms), and "supervisory authority" will have the same meaning as in Applicable Data Protection Law. Any capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this DPA are as defined in the Agreement.
·"Applicable Data Protection Law" means all data protection laws and regulations applicable to each party in connection with its respective processing of Personal Data under this Agreement.
·"Audit Report" means a confidential summary of any such certification or audit report for Enterprise Services.
·"Binding Corporate Rules" mean (a) EU Binding Corporate Rules - Processor for transfers of Personal Data subject to the GDPR, or (b) UK Binding Corporate Rules - Processor for transfers of UK Personal Data.
·"Bug Bounty Program" means the terms at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002853607-Zendesk-Bug-Bounty-Program.
·Business Resilience Webpage https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022191434-Business-Continuity-and-Disaster-recovery.
·"Personal Data" means any personal data relating, directly or indirectly, to an identified or identifiable natural person that is contained in Service Data.
·"Status Webpage" https://status.zendesk.com/.
·"SCCs" mean standard contractual clauses approved by a supervisory authority as a Transfer Mechanism.
·"Sub-processor" means any third-party data processor engaged by Zendesk who receives and processes Service Data in accordance with Customer's instructions (as communicated by Zendesk) and the terms of its written subcontract with Zendesk, as listed in the Sub-processor Policy.
·"Sub-processor Policy" means the policy at: https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408883061530-Sub-processor-Policy.
·"Transfer Mechanism" means the framework(s) governing the international processing of Personal Data described in Annex III.
·Data Exporter: Customer
·Contact Details: Provided in the DPA signature block.
·Data Exporter Role: Customer is a controller (with respect to Zendesk)
·Data Importer: Zendesk, Inc.
·Contact Details: Provided in the DPA signature block
·Data Importer Role: Zendesk is a processor
·The technical and organizational measures to protect Service Data for Enterprise Services are contained in Zendesk's Enterprise Security Measures.
·Zendesk reserves the right to update its security program from time to time; provided, however, any update will not materially reduce the overall protections in this Annex II.
·The technical and organizational measures to protect Service Data for Innovation Services are contained in Zendesk's Innovation Security Measures.
·The Zendesk information security program includes documented policies or standards governing the handling of Service Data in compliance with applicable law, and administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect the confidentiality and integrity of Service Data. Zendesk reserves the right to update its security program from time to time; provided, however, any update will not materially reduce the overall protections in this Annex II.
·Zendesk utilizes several transfer mechanisms governing the international transfer of Personal Data, depending upon the jurisdiction of the Personal Data that is Processed. Additional privacy-specific terms in the Region-Specific Terms are incorporated as applicable.
·Zendesk, its affiliates, and Sub-processors comply with the requirements of Zendesk's Binding Corporate Rules, which have been approved by the Irish Data Protection Commission and the UK Information Commission Office and available on Zendesk's Trust Center at: https://www.zendesk.com/trust-center/.
·Zendesk has certified to participate in and comply with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework ("EU-U.S. DPF"), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework ("Swiss-U.S. DPF") (see: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/). Zendesk commits to maintain the self-certification of compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF, or any replacement framework, for the Services provided under the Agreement and this DPA.
·in Clause 9(a), Option 2 "General Written Authorisation" will apply, and the time period for prior notice of Sub- processor changes as stated in the "Use of Sub-processors" section of this DPA;
·in Clause 11, the optional language will not apply;
·in Clause 17, Option 1 will apply and will be governed by the laws provided in the Agreement, or by the laws of Ireland if no EEA member state law applies, or by the laws of the importer where neither apply;
·in Clause 18(b), disputes will be resolved before the courts in the following order of precedence: (1) as provided in the Agreement, (2) Dublin, Ireland, if no EEA member state applies, (3) Customer's country with jurisdiction over the Customer's headquarters, (4) Zendesk's registered office address;
·Table 4, the Parties agree that neither Party may terminate the UK Addendum as stated in Section 19.