# Assets

This is where you fill in the applications, software or other that are used to **store personal data**. 

*For example, if you use a CRM software, add it in this list.* 

This information, **which is not mandatory for the register**, allows you to **map the application chain linking the data together**. 

**The objective is to allow you to control the data carriers and to link your assets to your data catalog.** 

You can thus quickly and **simply specify the types of data processed through this processing activity**. 

NB: Assets are not necessarily linked to subcontractors. Indeed, it can be for example a **software installed on the server without intervention of the editor in the processing of personal data**.