Identify the processing operation
An Irish business may use a cloud platform, a separate application developer and an infrastructure support company. Their responsibilities cannot be decided from job titles alone. For each activity, record what personal data is involved, who determines the purpose, who acts on instructions and which organizations or subcontractors can access it.
The Irish Data Protection Commission's controller-processor contract guidance explains the GDPR contract requirements when a controller engages a processor. Have the organization's legal or privacy adviser determine the roles and terms for the actual work; this checklist is an operational aid, not a completed data processing agreement.
Turn contract topics into technical checks
For a cloud support task, document the permitted purpose, systems and duration of access, how instructions are recorded, who handles confidentiality and how security incidents are escalated. Identify any approved subprocessors and the route for notifying a change. Review whether support tickets, debugging traces and backups include personal data.
Rehearse a request and deletion path
Pick a synthetic customer record and trace where it appears: application database, object storage, analytics, logs and backups. Document which team receives a correction or deletion request, what can be changed immediately and where retention or backup lifecycle rules need separate review. Record exceptions and decisions instead of promising that deleting one database row erases every copy instantly.
Close the access loop
At the end of the engagement, identify which data and documentation are returned or retained, revoke named access and check any remaining automation credentials. Clouvenix can scope cloud architecture services around an agreed data flow, while contractual and legal responsibilities remain subject to the parties' agreement.