Conclusion of an agreement for the use of data services

Who?

The owner of the data service, in cooperation with the consumer of the data service.

What?

The owner of the data service must conclude a data service usage agreement with its data service users, or clients, on the basis of which the data service is opened to them.

The agreement may be so-called client-based if the use of data transmitted through the data service is client-specific. For example, if data is issued to the client from the information system through the X-Road data service, which the client processes and/or stores.

The agreement can also be service-based if the terms of use of the data service are standard and it is possible to describe the standard terms of the data service. For example, in a situation where the data service client transmits data to the data service provider via an X-Road data service request.

Why?

Each data service provider is responsible for its own data that it shares through X-Road data services. When providing access to data services, the data service provider must know to whom it allows data requests and for what reasons. In addition, the data service provider must be convinced that the client of its data service understands the obligations and rights set for it in relation to the retrieval and use of data. Otherwise, data leakage may occur or the retrieved data may be misused, and in such a situation, one of the main victims is the owner of this data, i.e. the data service provider.

This is precisely why a data service usage agreement is important, to fix the terms, obligations, and rights between the data service provider and the consumer.

According to Article 19, Paragraph 2 of the RA Law on Public Information, concluding a data service usage agreement is mandatory for the use and provision of the data service.