EU data residency, continuously verified.
GDPR-compliant contract monitoring for EU data residency requirements across all member states.
Key Regulations
Data Residency Requirements
- •Personal data of EU residents must be stored within EEA boundaries
- •Data transfers outside EU require SCCs or adequacy decisions
- •Sub-processor locations must be disclosed and approved
- •72-hour breach notification to supervisory authorities
Compliant Cloud Regions
AWS
Azure
GCP
The European Union's data protection framework, anchored by GDPR, imposes strict requirements on where personal data can be stored and processed. For SaaS companies serving EU customers, data residency clauses are standard in enterprise contracts.
ClauseOps extracts EU data residency requirements from your contracts and continuously monitors your cloud infrastructure to ensure compliance. Every S3 bucket, database, and compute resource is checked against EU region boundaries.
When infrastructure is provisioned outside compliant EU regions, or when cross-region replication copies data outside the EEA, ClauseOps alerts you immediately. This prevents GDPR violations that could result in fines up to 4% of global revenue.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which AWS regions are GDPR compliant?
All AWS EU regions (Ireland, Frankfurt, Paris, London, Stockholm, Milan) are within the EEA and suitable for GDPR data residency. However, your contracts may specify particular regions, which ClauseOps tracks.
Does Brexit affect EU data residency monitoring?
Yes. The UK is no longer in the EU/EEA, so UK regions (eu-west-2) may not satisfy EU data residency requirements depending on your contract language. ClauseOps tracks this distinction.