Find European Alternatives to US Cloud Services

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive data privacy law enacted by the European Union in 2018. It gives EU citizens control over their personal data and imposes strict obligations on organizations that collect or process personal data.

European software providers are directly subject to GDPR and EU data protection laws. Your data stays within EU jurisdiction, protected from foreign government access requests like those enabled by the US CLOUD Act. Many EU providers also offer stronger privacy defaults and transparency.

While many US companies claim GDPR compliance, the legal basis for EU-US data transfers has been repeatedly challenged. The Schrems II ruling invalidated the Privacy Shield framework, and the current EU-US Data Privacy Framework faces ongoing legal uncertainty. EU-based providers eliminate this risk entirely.

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act is a US federal law enacted in 2018. It allows US law enforcement to compel US-based technology companies to provide data stored on servers regardless of whether the data is stored in the US or on foreign soil. This directly conflicts with GDPR principles.