Data Processing Agreement

Last updated: 2 June 2026

This Data Processing Agreement ("DPA") forms part of, and is incorporated by reference into, the Terms of Service between the dental clinic, practice, or organisation that uses the Service (the "Customer") and Smart Dental Desk, a product of Yeshika Enterprises, a registered proprietorship firm ("Smart Dental Desk", "we", "us"). It applies whenever we process Personal Data on the Customer's behalf in connection with the Service. The Customer does not need to sign this DPA separately; by accepting the Terms of Service or using the Service, the Customer agrees to this DPA.

1. Roles of the Parties

For the patient data and other personal data processed through the Service, the Customer is the data controller (it determines why and how the data is processed) and Smart Dental Desk is the data processor (it processes the data only on the Customer's documented instructions). For the Customer's own account, billing, and staff data, Smart Dental Desk acts as a controller as described in the Privacy Policy.

2. Subject Matter, Duration & Purpose

  • Subject matter: processing of Personal Data necessary to provide the dental clinic management and messaging Service.
  • Duration: for the term of the Customer's subscription, plus the retention periods set out in the Privacy Policy.
  • Purpose: clinic management, appointments, dental and treatment records, prescriptions, invoicing, and patient communication (SMS, WhatsApp, email) on the Customer's behalf.

3. Categories of Data & Data Subjects

Data Subjects

  • The Customer's patients
  • The Customer's staff and authorised users

Categories of Personal Data

  • Identity and contact details (name, age, gender, phone, email, address)
  • Appointment, invoice, and payment records
  • Message content and delivery metadata for patient communications

Special Category (Health) Data

  • Dental charts, treatment plans and records
  • Prescriptions and medical history
  • Clinical notes and attached documents or images

The Customer is responsible for obtaining and maintaining a valid lawful basis (including patient consent where required) for processing this data and for transferring it to us.

4. Our Obligations as Processor

  • Process Personal Data only on the Customer's documented instructions, including the instructions reflected in the Service and this DPA.
  • Not sell, share, or use patient data for our own marketing or advertising purposes.
  • Ensure personnel authorised to process Personal Data are bound by confidentiality.
  • Implement and maintain the technical and organisational security measures described in Section 6.
  • Assist the Customer, where reasonably possible, in responding to data subject requests and in meeting its security, breach-notification, and impact-assessment obligations.
  • Make available the information reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with this DPA.

5. Sub-processors

The Customer authorises Smart Dental Desk to engage the sub-processors listed below to process Personal Data. Each is bound by data-protection obligations no less protective than this DPA. We remain responsible for their performance and will give reasonable notice of any new sub-processor.

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) — cloud hosting and storage
  • Razorpay — payment processing
  • MSG91 — SMS delivery
  • Meta Platforms (WhatsApp Cloud API) — WhatsApp Business messaging
  • Sentry — error monitoring (anonymised)

6. Security Measures

  • Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and at rest
  • Passwords hashed with bcrypt; sensitive credentials encrypted with AES-256
  • Role-based access control and multi-tenant isolation (each clinic accesses only its own data)
  • Audit logging of access to patient data
  • Automated backups with defined retention
  • Verification of inbound webhook payloads

7. International Transfers

Smart Dental Desk is operated from India and hosts data on cloud infrastructure that may be located in India or other regions. Where a Customer is located outside India (for example, in Georgia, the European Union, or elsewhere), Personal Data will be transferred to and processed in these locations. By using the Service, the Customer instructs and authorises such transfers and confirms that it has a lawful basis for them under the laws applicable to it — including, where required, the consent of the relevant data subjects or appropriate contractual safeguards. We apply the security measures in Section 6 to all data regardless of where it is processed. On request, we will cooperate in putting in place additional transfer safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses) where a Customer's local law requires them.

8. Personal Data Breach

We will notify the Customer without undue delay after becoming aware of a Personal Data breach affecting the Customer's data, and will provide the information reasonably available to help the Customer meet its own notification obligations to regulators and data subjects.

9. Data Subject Rights

The Service provides tools that allow the Customer to access, correct, export, and delete patient data. Where a data subject contacts us directly, we will refer them to the relevant Customer. We will provide reasonable assistance to the Customer in responding to requests to exercise rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection.

10. Return & Deletion of Data

The Customer may export its data at any time using the in-app data export feature. On termination of the subscription, we will delete or return the Customer's Personal Data in accordance with the retention periods stated in the Privacy Policy, after which backup copies are purged, unless retention is required by law.

11. Audit

We will make available, on reasonable written request and no more than once per year (unless required by a regulator), the information reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance with this DPA, subject to confidentiality obligations.

12. Governing Law & Relationship to the Terms

This DPA is governed by the law stated in the Terms of Service. In the event of a conflict between this DPA and the Terms of Service in respect of the processing of Personal Data, this DPA prevails. All other terms of the Terms of Service remain in full effect.

Contact

For data-protection matters, contact our Data Protection Officer at support@smartdentaldesk.com.

Smart Dental Desk is a product of Yeshika Enterprises, a registered proprietorship firm.