Create custom vendor
Access Type: Data Manager - Editor
By default, Didomi pre-populates your organization's account with IAB, Google ATP, and Global vendors. In addition to these vendors, your organization can configure custom vendors for partners that you work with but are not reflected in these lists.
In this article, we will cover how to create and configure a new custom vendor via the Data Manager.
Click Data Manager in the left-hand panel and select the Vendors tab on the subsequent page.
Click Add vendor +.
Use the provided fields on the subsequent page to configure the following attributes for the custom vendor:
Vendor name
Name of the vendor.
Vendor type
If the vendor being registered as a custom vendor is owned by your organization, select the Declare the vendor as your own property toggle. A custom vendor with this setting will not be included in the Partners section of your consent ntoice.
Privacy policy
URL to the custom vendor's privacy policy
Opt-in purposes
Use the provided field to select purposes where the vendor utilizes explicit consent as a legal basis. Note: If the custom vendor needs a custom purpose to be required, your organization can map the purpose to whichever legal basis you wish and set the requirement when configuring your consent notice. Click here for more information.
Opt-out purposes
Use the provided field to select purposes where the vendor utilizes legitimate interest or explicit opt-out as a legal basis. Note: If the custom vendor needs a custom purpose to be required, your organization can map the purpose to whichever legal basis you wish and set the requirement when configuring your consent notice. Click here for more information.
Domains owned by the vendor
In order to improve the accuracy of your organization's compliance reports, it is important to add all domains from which the custom vendor could drop trackers or call other vendors. Use the provided field to add any domains owned by the custom vendor
A custom vendor requires at least one purpose (either opt-in or opt-out) in order to appear in any consent notice to which it is added.
In addition to the data above, your organization can include the following information for the custom vendor by expanding the appropriate accordion and using the provided steps to add details for the custom vendor. Select the tabs below for more information on each accordion.
Expand the Storage accordion and use the provided fields to inform the end-user about:
Maximum cookie duration
Additional storage methods used by the custom vendor
Provide details for each storage item droppped/used by the custom vendor by clicking + Add a new storage.
From the modal, use the Type of storage dropdown menu to select a storage type and fill in the appropriate details in the subsequent fields.
Click Add when finished.
Repeat as necessary for other storage methods used by the custom vendor. Any added storage methods will be listed in the accordion and can be edited or deleted by clicking the appropriate icon inline with the storage method .
Expand the Contact accordion and click Add address to provide an email address and/or physical mailing address for the custom vendor.
From the modal, use the Language dropdown menu to select a language and fill in the appropriate details in the subsequent fields.
Click Add when finished.
Repeat as necessary for other addresses used by the custom vendor. Any added addresses will be listed in the accordion and can be edited or deleted by clicking the appropriate icon.
Expand the Advanced accordion and use the provided fields to input/select any of the following details for the custom vendor:
Custom SDK ID
Enables your organization to configure a Custom SDK ID for the custom vendor which is a configurable ID used solely for migrating existing consent notices from JSON configurations. Once configured, Didomi will force set the SDK ID of the vendor to an ID in your JSON configuration
Protection
A protection for a vendor refers to a legal mechanism that allows the transfer of personal data from the EU/EEA to a third country (like the US) in compliance with GDPR Article 46 or similar data protection frameworks. If necessary, select the protection from the pre-populated list.
Country
The country where the main headquarters is located for the custom vendor
Provider
Select what kind of provider the custom vendor is for your organization from the pre-populated list
Service provider category
Select the service provided by the custom vendor from the pre-populated list
Expand the Other links accordion and use the provided fields to add any relevant links to the custom vendor. These links include:
Website
Opt-out link
Terms and conditions link
Data processing agreement link
Applicable protection link
Subprocessors link
Click Save when finished. The custom vendor will be added to your organization's Didomi account and can be navigated to by using the vendor filter.
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