Law and data protection
AV
Abbreviation for Auftragsverarbeitung
In short and in plain language
AV is the German short form for data handling on behalf of a firm.
A provider deals with personal data for a firm and on its orders.
A contract sets out how the provider may handle this data. In English it is called a data processing agreement.
For care services, this is about web hosting, email or messenger apps.
Definition
AV is the German abbreviation for Auftragsverarbeitung, the processing of personal data by a service provider on behalf of a business. An AV contract, called a data processing agreement in English, sets out how the provider may handle that data. For care services this concerns, for example, hosting, email delivery or messenger services.