Many people today wonder where they should store their data, and why. And what processing personal data actually means. Simply put, if you have an association’s minutes, contact details for members or employees, or your customer register saved – then you are processing personal data. If you do this as an entrepreneur or organization, you automatically become a Data Controller. And that brings responsibilities.
Many Swedish business owners are thinking about how and where they store their files. And not without reason, because a few things will be different depending on how you choose to do it.
By using a Swedish cloud service..:
- …with servers in Sweden, you meet the requirements of the Swedish Accounting Act that all accounting information must be kept in Sweden.
- …you meet the requirements of the Personal Data Act to ensure that your supplier applies Swedish law when processing personal data.
- you can be sure that the stored data will not be disclosed to the US authorities.
- … you can be sure that Swedish law will apply to the contract, that all communication and contractual text with your supplier will be in Swedish, and that any claims from third parties to disclose data will be handled in Swedish courts.
- …with servers in Sweden, you can be sure that personal data will not be transferred to a country outside the EU, for which there are otherwise specific requirements.
So a Swedish cloud service is better? You could put it this way: It simplifies your responsibilities and your control of your legal situation as a user of a cloud service. It simply makes it easier for you to know that you are following the law.
/Matz Karlsson, CEO, Storegate AB
