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Control
OUT-09
Edition
v.1.3
Status
Public review

OUT · Output Integrity & Supply Chain

OUT-09Vendor contractual requirements

Vendor agreements with model providers and tool providers explicitly address training-data use, data residency, breach notification, model-update notification, and right to audit or attestation evidence.

Vendor agreements with model and tool providers explicitly address training-data use, data residency, breach notification, model-update notification, and right to audit or attestation evidence. These contractual requirements ensure that the organization's data protection, provenance, and change-management obligations can be met even when the underlying capability is provided by a third party.

Table OUT-09.1 · Maturity criteria · v.1.3

L1 to L5 · the lowest level in scope caps the agent
L1Ad hoc

Controls exist informally; documentation is incomplete; no consistent review.

L2Documented

Controls are written down; ownership is assigned; review cadence is defined.

L3Operated

Controls are followed in practice; evidence is collected; deviations are tracked.

Vendor agreements covering the required terms exist for all material providers; agreements are reviewed at contract renewal; compliance with key terms is verified at a documented cadence.

L4Measured

Control effectiveness is measured against documented thresholds; trends are reported.

L5Continuously Improved

Controls evolve based on incident learning; maturity gains are evidenced over time.

The v1.3 edition publishes a control-specific criterion at L3 (Operated). The other levels apply the general ladder to this control; see the maturity ladder.

Evidence an assessor asks for

  1. E.1

    Vendor agreements covering the required terms exist for all material providers.

  2. E.2

    Agreements are reviewed at contract renewal.

  3. E.3

    Compliance with key terms is verified at a documented cadence.

Table OUT-09.2 · Framework mappings

6 of 7 frameworks carry a control-level reference
NIST AI RMFMAP 4.1, MEASURE 1.3NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0
ISO/IEC 42001A.7.6ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · Artificial intelligence management system
OWASP LLM Top 10LLM03OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications
SOC 2 (TSC)CC2.2AICPA Trust Services Criteria for SOC 2 Type II
EU AI ActArt. 10(2)EU AI Act · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
MITRE ATLAS·MITRE ATLAS · Adversarial Threat Landscape for AI Systems
SingaporeMAIGF Trusted Development and Deployment, AI Verify TransparencySingapore Model AI Governance Framework / AI Verify / PDPA

Mappings are directional: meeting this control evidences but does not by itself satisfy the external requirement. A middle dot means no control-level reference is published at this edition; see the crosswalk.

Related controls and terms

Cite this control

Human Intelligence. HI-AAF v1.3, OUT-09 Vendor contractual requirements. Public review edition, July 2026. https://humanintel.net/standard/out/out-09

Edition v.1.3 · July 2026 · Public review · Markdown · PDF

https://humanintel.net/standard/out/out-09

Notice

HI-AAF v1.3 is an independent framework published by Human Intelligence. It is not affiliated with NIST, ISO, AICPA, or any government or accreditation body. The framework is offered openly for review during the current draft cycle.