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title: "Minnesota privacy law (MCDPA): processors"
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source: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325M.10"
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
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Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act

# Minnesota privacy law (MCDPA): processors

Law as of October 28, 2026 · [Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/about#review)

## Summary (not the statute text)

Processors must follow controller instructions and help with rights requests, security, breach notification and assessments. A binding contract must set out instructions, nature and purpose, data types, duration and both parties' rights and obligations, and require confidentiality, subcontracting only after a chance to object, deletion or return, compliance information and assessments (or an annual independent assessment). A processor that decides purposes and means becomes a controller.

## Key points

1. Processors must assist with rights requests, security and breach notification, and assessments.

   Section: [§ 325M.13(b)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325M.10)

2. The contract must set out instructions, nature and purpose, data types, duration and both parties' rights and obligations.

   Section: [§ 325M.13(c) and (e)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325M.10)

3. Confidentiality duty for every person processing data; subcontractors only after the controller can object and under written contracts.

   Section: [§ 325M.13(c)(1) and (2)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325M.10)

4. Deletion or return at the end of services, compliance information on request, and assessments by the controller or an annual independent assessment at the processor's expense.

   Section: [§ 325M.13(e)(1) to (3)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325M.10)

5. No contract relieves either party of its liabilities; status is decided on the facts.

   Section: [§ 325M.13(f) and (g)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325M.10)

## Sources

- [https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325M.13](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325M.13)

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## Related GDPR articles

Related, not equivalent: the GDPR and the state laws differ in scope, terms and exceptions.

- [Article 28: Processor](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/28) (processors)

## Status

Law as of October 28, 2026.

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/about#review). Prepared from the official sources listed.

[Official text of the Minnesota statute](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/325M.10)

Reference material, not legal advice.

## Other topics for Minnesota

- [Applicability](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/state/minnesota/applicability)
- [Consumer rights](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/state/minnesota/consumer-rights)
- [Sensitive data](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/state/minnesota/sensitive-data)
- [Controller duties](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/state/minnesota/controller-duties)
- [Enforcement](https://dposchool.com/state-privacy-laws/state/minnesota/enforcement)

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