GDPR Data Sharing Agreement Form – Joint Controllers (Article 26)

Establish Clear GDPR Joint Controller Responsibilities

When two or more organisations process personal data together for shared purposes, GDPR Article 26 requires a transparent arrangement that defines each controller's responsibilities. This GDPR Data Sharing Agreement Form for Joint Controllers helps organisations document their data sharing relationship, allocate compliance obligations, and demonstrate accountability to data subjects and supervisory authorities.

Whether you're partnering with another business on a marketing campaign, co-managing customer data with a business partner, or sharing research data with academic institutions, this template ensures your joint controller arrangement meets EU legal requirements while protecting data subject rights.

Why use Paperform for your GDPR compliance documentation?

Managing joint controller agreements traditionally involves lengthy legal document exchanges, version control headaches, and complicated approval workflows. Paperform transforms this into a streamlined digital process that captures all essential information, validates responses in real-time, and generates a complete audit trail.

With conditional logic built in, the form adapts based on the type of data being shared and the specific processing activities involved. This means each joint controller relationship is documented with precision, capturing only the relevant details for your particular arrangement.

Papersign integration (papersign.com) takes your GDPR compliance further by allowing both parties to digitally sign the completed agreement, creating a legally binding document with timestamp verification and secure storage. This eliminates the need for separate signature tools while keeping everything connected to your original form submission.

For legal teams, compliance officers, and data protection professionals in the EU, this template provides the structure needed to satisfy Article 26 requirements while remaining accessible enough for business teams to complete without constant legal oversight.

Automate your compliance workflow with Stepper

Once the agreement is signed, your GDPR compliance work continues. Use Stepper (stepper.io) to automate what happens next: notify your Data Protection Officer, log the agreement in your compliance management system, schedule annual reviews, update your Records of Processing Activities (ROPA), and trigger notifications when data subjects exercise their rights under this joint arrangement.

Trusted by businesses across the EU navigating GDPR requirements, this template helps you demonstrate accountability, maintain transparent data relationships, and keep your joint processing activities legally compliant—all through one professional, brand-ready form.