Managing your third-party vendors, partners, and service providers is a critical part of privacy compliance, especially for frameworks like GDPR, KSA PDPL, and ISO 27001.
Sahl offers a Vendor Management feature that helps you track, evaluate, and document your external partners and tools - all in one place, directly linked to your privacy compliance workflows like RoPA and DPIA.
Why Vendor Management Matters
Most privacy laws require companies to:
Maintain a record of all third-party processors and sub-processors
Conduct vendor due diligence (especially for sensitive or cross-border data processing)
Include vendors in their Record of Processing Activities (RoPA)
Failing to do so can result in non-compliance, data breaches, or reputational damage.
Key Features in Sahl's Vendor Management Module 🛠️
1. Add and Track All Your Vendors
Add vendors such as cloud providers, marketing tools, SaaS platforms, and suppliers.
Capture key information: Name, contact, processing activities, data types involved, region, and risk level.
Attach contracts, security certifications, or policies for easy access.
2. Automated Vendor Questionnaires
Send pre-built or custom security and privacy questionnaires to your vendors.
Track responses, risk levels, and whether data protection measures are in place.
Store and export responses for audits or due diligence reports.
Customize your own questionnaires or use Sahl’s default templates (aligned with ISO, SOC 2, GDPR, etc.)
3. Integrate with Third-Party Tools
Link tools and SaaS services you use (like Google Workspace, Salesforce, HubSpot, etc.)
Add these integrations directly from within Sahl for better visibility.
Tag vendors based on their data access and business criticality.
4. Vendor Linking to RoPA
Assign each vendor to specific processing activities within your RoPA documentation.
Easily demonstrate compliance with Article 30 of GDPR and equivalent local laws.
What Compliance Standards Require Vendor Management?🌐
Standard | Requirement | Sahl Feature Support |
GDPR | Article 30 (RoPA), Article 28 (Processors) | Vendor linkage, questionnaires, documentation |
KSA PDPL | Third-party oversight and accountability | Vendor registry and tracking |
ISO 27001 | Annex A.15: Supplier relationships | Documentation & due diligence |
SOC 2 | Vendor monitoring and risk assessment | Risk tracking, evidence collection |
ISO 27701 | Privacy governance for third parties | Full audit trail and third-party linkage |
How to Use It 🚀
Go to the Vendor Management tab in Sahl.
Click "Third Party" and select from popular tools.
Send questionnaires or upload documents by clicking "Partner/Supplier"
Link vendors to relevant processing activities in RoPA.
Customize your questionnaire
Want Help Getting Started?
Reach out to our team to get your vendor workflows set up in minutes, or use our onboarding templates to fast-track your compliance.