The GDPR is not only about consent: it also governs *where* and *how* personal data is hosted. The choice of host is a compliance decision in its own right — and one of the most often overlooked.

The key obligations

The regulation requires data security and confidentiality, access limitation, the strict framing of transfers outside the EU to countries without equivalent protection, and the ability to demonstrate compliance (accountability).

Can you host GDPR data in the US?

This is where it breaks down. Hosting with a US-subject provider exposes data to the US CLOUD Act, in direct tension with the GDPR. *Schrems II* confirmed standard contractual clauses alone are not enough. For sensitive data the safest route is European hosting outside that reach — the point of a sovereign cloud or trusted cloud.

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Frequently asked questions

Where should you host data to comply with GDPR?

Ideally with a European host not subject to extra-European laws, with encryption and controlled keys.

Can you host GDPR data in the US?

Strongly discouraged for sensitive data: the CLOUD Act conflicts directly with GDPR obligations.