The key features of these back-to-back agreements include:
 

• – IAF, through its subsidiary IAF Database LLC, owns IAF CertSearch and the IPR relating to it (excluding the IPR for coding of IAF CertSearch).
• – All CB and certified entity data shall remain the property of CBs. There is no transfer of ownership of certified entity data.
• – No data is transferred outside the EU, the server is based in Frankfurt, Germany
• – All derivative aggregated and anonymised works created from CB and certified entity data, including anonymized analytics will be the property of IAF Database LLC. 
• – IAF Database LLC accepts responsibilities and liability for management of IAF CertSearch and CB data
• – The DMC is central to governance of database and oversight of QualityTrade service provider, as indicated in the Governance Framework in the QualityTrade Service Agreement.
•  – IAF will have full control over the data and IAF CertSearch through the Operation and Maintenance agreement
• – Back-to-back liability, indemnity, and insurance arrangements will be in place between CBs or ABs and IAF Database LLC and QualityTrade.