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Third Party Disclosure Request Lifecycle

With the passage of Oregon Consumer Privacy Act and the Minnesota Consumer Data and Privacy Act, businesses in those states must provide consumers with a list of third parties with whom they share consumer data starting July 1st, 2024. When a Data Subject would like to request a list of these third parties, they will submit a Third Party Disclosure request.

Click here for more information on how to manage your third parties in DataGrail.

Request Submission

When a Privacy Request is created, its workflow is partially determined by its submission method. Requests submitted through API, Toll-Free Number, and Email Forwarding will automatically enter the Active: Wizard state.

Requests created from the Intake Form will enter the Active: Pending Verification state immediately after creation.

Active: Pending Verification

Once a request enters the verification state, an email will be sent to the Data Subject with a link to verify their identity. This ensures the Data Subject owns the email they are requesting information for.

The Data Subject has 7 days to verify their identity. If the verification is not completed within 7 days, the request will automatically move to Closed: Unverified. Verified requests will immediately move to the Active: Wizard state. A reminder email will be sent to Data Subjects who do not verify within 24 hours.

Verification Links

Verification links can only be clicked once. If a Data Subject has already verified their request and attempts to use the verification link again, they will see a 404 page.

Email Templates: Email Verification, Email Verification Reminder

Closed: Unverified

If the Data Subject fails to verify their email after 7 days, they will receive a confirmation that their Privacy Request was rejected, and the request will automatically move to closed.

Email Templates: Verification Rejected

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Requests in the Closed: Unverified unverified state cannot be reopened. A new Privacy Request must be submitted if a Data Subject fails to verify their email.

Active: Wizard

The Request Wizard gives Privacy Managers an opportunity to review Data Subject information and confirm Privacy Requests are configured with the correct Legal Framework and other information.

At the end of the wizard, Privacy Managers are given the option to send Data Subjects a receipt of the request.

Additionally, Privacy Requests submitted via API, Toll-Free Number, and Email Forwarding are given an option to verify the Data Subject's email at the end of the wizard. If this option is selected, requests will move to Active: Pending Verification and directly to Active: Pending Action, if verified.

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The Wizard State can be automatically skipped for verified requests by configuring your Wizard Automation settings.

Email Templates: Privacy Request Confirmation

DataGrail Notifications: Request Status - Pending Wizard

Active: Extracting Identifiers

If your account is configured to use Multiple Identifiers, configured integrations will begin to extract them in this state. Otherwise, the request will move immediately to Active: Pending Action.

Once extraction is complete, requests will move to Active: Pending Action.

Active: Pending Action

In this state, Privacy Managers have the opportunity to review the request details, before sending the Third Party Disclosures list to the Data Subject. Individual Third Parties cannot be added or deselected. The full Third Party Disclosures list will always be sent to the Data Subject.

Once the request has been reviewed, select Process Request to review the final confirmation email to the Data Subject. Third Party Disclosure requests will always move to the Closed: Responded state.

DataGrail Notifications: Request Status - Pending Action

Closed: Notifying Requester

In this state, the Data Subject will be only be notified of the relevant data categories you hold. The Data Subject will not receive any PII data files.

Email Templates: Third Party Disclosure Request Results

Closed: Responded

This state indicates the Data Subject has successfully received the Third Party Disclosure Request Results email.

 

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Disclaimer: The information contained in this message does not constitute as legal advice. We would advise seeking professional counsel before acting on or interpreting any material.