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Sub-processors

Providers that process personal data on our behalf for operators’ sites, where they process it, and the safeguards for transfers out of the country.

In use

Provider Service Where Transfer safeguards
Provider
Google Cloud
Service
Hosting of the database, services and storage, in the region the administrator chose
Where
United States, Australia, and Belgium
Transfer safeguards
Standard contractual clauses; EU–US Data Privacy Framework
To be confirmed
Provider
Postmark
Service
Service email, and email from sites that have not connected a mail provider
Where
United States
Transfer safeguards
Standard contractual clauses; EU–US Data Privacy Framework

Providers an operator connects, such as a payment provider or email account, are that operator’s processors and are not listed here. Details marked “To be confirmed” are the provider’s published position.

Being added

Provider Service Where Transfer safeguards In use from Objections until
Provider
WhatsApp Business Platform (Meta)
Service
Sign-in codes sent by WhatsApp
Where
United States
To be confirmed
Transfer safeguards
Standard contractual clauses; EU–US Data Privacy Framework
To be confirmed
In use from
Dec 1, 2026
Objections until
Dec 1, 2026
Provider
Amazon Web Services (Amazon SES)
Service
Service email, and email from sites that have not connected a mail provider, sent within each data region
Where
United States, Australia, and Germany
To be confirmed
Transfer safeguards
Standard contractual clauses; EU–US Data Privacy Framework
To be confirmed
In use from
Dec 3, 2026
Objections until
Dec 3, 2026
Provider
Amazon Web Services (AWS End User Messaging)
Service
Sign-in codes sent by text, and notice texts from sites that have not connected a text carrier, sent within each data region
Where
United States, Australia, and Germany
To be confirmed
Transfer safeguards
Standard contractual clauses; EU–US Data Privacy Framework
To be confirmed
In use from
Dec 3, 2026
Objections until
Dec 3, 2026

Operators are told of a new provider thirty days before it processes their data, and can object until the date shown.

For our business

Provider Service Where Transfer safeguards
Provider
Stripe
Service
Card payments for plans, credits and texts
Where
United States
To be confirmed
Transfer safeguards
Standard contractual clauses; EU–US Data Privacy Framework
To be confirmed
Provider
VIES (European Commission)
Service
Checking a customer’s EU VAT number with its country’s register
Where
Belgium
To be confirmed
Transfer safeguards
None
Provider
Australian Business Register
Service
Checking a customer’s Australian business number and GST registration
Where
Australia
Transfer safeguards
None
Provider
Google reCAPTCHA
Service
Checking that a request to become an operator comes from a person
Where
United States
To be confirmed
Transfer safeguards
Standard contractual clauses; EU–US Data Privacy Framework
To be confirmed

Providers that process personal data of our customers and of people asking to join, for billing, tax number checks, sign-in codes and checking that a request comes from a person.