Germany has some of the strictest data protection standards in the EU, with strong state-level enforcement. German Datenschutz culture makes it a preferred location for privacy-conscious organizations.
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Laws in this jurisdiction
๐ก๏ธ
Privacy Laws
(6)๐ช๐บ
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation
๐2018
๐ช๐บePrivacy Directive
Directive on privacy and electronic communications
2002
๐ช๐บEEA Agreement
Agreement on the European Economic Area
1994
๐ฉ๐ชBDSG
Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (Federal Data Protection Act)
2018
๐ช๐บSchrems II
Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems (Case C-311/18)
๐2020
๐ช๐บEU-US DPF
EU-US Data Privacy Framework
๐2023
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Access Laws
(1)๐
Security Laws
(2)๐
Sector-Specific Laws
(6)๐ช๐บ
Data Act
Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data
๐2024
๐ช๐บAI Act
Regulation on Artificial Intelligence
๐2024
๐ช๐บDORA
Digital Operational Resilience Act
2025
๐ช๐บDSA
Digital Services Act
๐2022
๐ช๐บDMA
Digital Markets Act
๐2022
๐ช๐บDGA
Data Governance Act
2022
Providers in Germany
Hyperscalers
Google Cloud Platform
๐บ๐ธ
Datacenters: 2
Cities: 2
Microsoft Azure
๐บ๐ธ
Datacenters: 2
Cities: 2
Alibaba Cloud
๐จ๐ณ
Datacenters: 1
Cities: 1
Amazon Web Services
๐บ๐ธ
Datacenters: 1
Cities: 1
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
๐บ๐ธ
Datacenters: 1
Cities: 1
Regional Cloud Providers
gridscale
๐ฉ๐ช
Datacenters: 5
Cities: 3
IONOS
๐ฉ๐ช
Datacenters: 4
Cities: 3
plusserver
๐ฉ๐ช
Datacenters: 4
Cities: 3
SysEleven
๐ฉ๐ช
Datacenters: 3
Cities: 2
Contabo
๐ฉ๐ช
Datacenters: 2
Cities: 2
Exoscale
๐จ๐ญ
Datacenters: 2
Cities: 2
Hetzner
๐ฉ๐ช
Datacenters: 2
Cities: 2
OVHcloud
๐ซ๐ท
Datacenters: 2
Cities: 2
STACKIT
๐ฉ๐ช
Datacenters: 2
Cities: 2
Aruba Cloud
๐ฎ๐น
Datacenters: 1
Cities: 1
Cleura
๐ธ๐ช
Datacenters: 1
Cities: 1
Open Telekom Cloud
๐ฉ๐ช
Datacenters: 1
Cities: 1
UpCloud
๐ซ๐ฎ
Datacenters: 1
Cities: 1