Question
What are Digital Oceans plans on GDPR compliancy?
- Posted on September 11, 2017
- DigitalOceanFAQ
Asked by robertvh
Form may 28th onward., all startups in Europe are required to ensure that the services they use are GPDR compliant. Specifically companies need to able to show documentation and contracts with suppliers (such as DO) that show policies regarding privacy and data protection.
There is zero documentation or information available on this from Digital Ocean, besides certification of the data centres.
Digital Ocean can greatly help millions of customers stay customers by for example complying to the CISPE Code Of Conduct, like AWS and other cloud hosting providers do. Are there any plans for this?
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This question is a few months old, but I want to provide an update as there seems to be some uncertainty. DigitalOcean is committed to being GDPR compliant. By May 2018, we will make available to all users an updated Data Processing Agreement that will meet the requirements of the GDPR. You can find an FAQ on GDPR at:
If you require additional information about how this impacts your business, please open a support ticket or reach out to your Customer Success Manager.
Take a look at this page: www.digitalocean.com/security/privacy/
*International Privacy Requirements
We understand the need for strict privacy regulations required by certain countries. For the European data protection acts Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), DigitalOcean is the “Data Processor” and the customer is the “Data Controller”. We have setup a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) which can be signed by both DigitalOcean and the customer to meet these regulatory requirements. To obtain the DPA, or if you have any other privacy related questions please contact our Customer Support team here.*
You’ll also find more information about data processing at DO here : www.digitalocean.com/help/privacy/
Any news about this?