> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.assuric.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Suppliers

> Add the suppliers you rely on from Assuric's supplier catalogue, and set risk ratings and agreements from the register itself.

<Note>
  **Quick summary**

  * Suppliers lists the suppliers you rely on, and Assuric's built-in catalogue fills in the description for any you add from it.
  * Your Trust Centre publishes subprocessors from the *Subprocessor* flag, so flag every supplier you disclose to customers.
  * Set *Risk Rating* and *Agreements* on the supplier's row itself.
</Note>

## Add a supplier

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Suppliers">
    Click **Suppliers** under **Main** in the sidebar, not under **Privacy & Security**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add from the catalogue, or start from scratch">
    The *Commonly used suppliers* carousel suggests suppliers with their description already written. Click **Add** on a match, or **Add Supplier** to fill in the form for one that isn't in the catalogue.

    <Frame caption="The Suppliers register, with the Commonly used suppliers carousel above the table.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/assuric-docs/V7KXpPncLyOpv-zR/images/privacy-security/suppliers-catalogue.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=V7KXpPncLyOpv-zR&q=85&s=31217ac6c236db5e2ea07197e2b690dc" alt="The Suppliers register showing the Commonly used suppliers carousel and the supplier table" width="3114" height="1815" data-path="images/privacy-security/suppliers-catalogue.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set purpose, owner and risk rating">
    Set the supplier's *Purpose* and *Risk Rating* (the inline segmented control on the row), and assign an *Owner* to every supplier so someone's accountable for the relationship. To attach a contract or data processing agreement directly, use *Agreements*, a `+` on the row.

    <Frame caption="Purpose, Owners and Risk Rating set inline on the Suppliers table.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/assuric-docs/V7KXpPncLyOpv-zR/images/privacy-security/suppliers-purpose-owner-risk.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=V7KXpPncLyOpv-zR&q=85&s=a00e138aefaabafca87c725c82afe286" alt="The Suppliers table with the Purpose, Owners and Risk Rating columns highlighted" width="2700" height="760" data-path="images/privacy-security/suppliers-purpose-owner-risk.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Flag subprocessors">
    Open the supplier's row and turn on the *Subprocessor* flag under *Data Information* for any supplier you disclose to customers. It feeds subprocessor publishing on your Trust Centre.

    <Frame caption="The Subprocessor flag, in a supplier's Data Information section.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/assuric-docs/V7KXpPncLyOpv-zR/images/privacy-security/suppliers-subprocessor.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=V7KXpPncLyOpv-zR&q=85&s=63731b2334b8611391b4c664b321abc9" alt="A supplier's detail panel with the Subprocessor checkbox highlighted" width="3114" height="460" data-path="images/privacy-security/suppliers-subprocessor.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related articles

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Assets" icon="package" href="/privacy-security/assets">
    What a supplier provides, once you've added it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Data processing and DPIAs" icon="workflow" href="/privacy-security/data-processing">
    What you do with the personal data a supplier's asset holds.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Choosing what to publish" icon="folder-open" href="/trust-centre/what-to-publish">
    Where the Subprocessor flag surfaces on your Trust Centre.
  </Card>
</Columns>


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