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Vendor Due-Diligence Checklist

Use the prompts to structure a vendor review without treating a checklist as approval or certification.

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A business owner is accountable for the vendor relationship.The service, data, system or operational dependency is clearly described.Criticality and acceptable outage duration are recorded.Financial, reputation, legal and concentration concerns are considered.Contract scope, service levels, remedies and termination rights are reviewed.Confidentiality, privacy, security and access responsibilities are documented.Insurance evidence is requested where relevant and understood as limited evidence.Subcontractors and fourth-party dependencies are considered.Business continuity, disaster recovery and incident notification expectations are discussed.Performance indicators and review frequency are defined.Data return, deletion, transition assistance and exit arrangements are addressed.An alternate supplier or contingency path is considered for critical services.

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