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Simployer HRM

Norwegian HR management system serving 1.2 million users, covering employee data, payroll, absence, and compliance

Low Risk (Score: 0.81/5)

Hosting & Jurisdiction

Data Residency
🇳🇴 NO 🇳🇱 NL 🇮🇪 IE 🇩🇪 DE 🏳️ EU/EEA
Jurisdiction Exposure 🛡️ No foreign exposure
Self-Hosted No

Cloud-only. Uses Azure (NL, IE, NO), GCP (EU), and AWS (Frankfurt). Guarantees no hosting outside EU/EEA.

Key Concerns

  • Relies on US hyperscalers (Azure, AWS, GCP) with EU regions
  • Cloud-only solution

NDSI Assessment

Norwegian Digital Sovereignty Index v1.0 - Assessed 2025-12-19

Data 1/5

Azure/GCP/AWS data centers in EU only (NL, IE, NO, DE)

Environment 1/5

EU data centers

Legal 0/5

Subject to Norwegian law, GDPR by design

Local presence 0/5

350 employees, offices in Norway, Sweden, Denmark

National security 0/5

Norwegian company, HR data in EU/EEA only

Operational 1/5

Cloud-based, audited by PwC

Security 1/5

SSL encryption, PwC audited, role-based access

Strategic 0/5

Norwegian company since 1985, owned by Ferd (Norwegian)

Supply chain 2/5

Uses Azure, GCP, AWS - all with EU guarantees

Technology 1/5

Modern HR platform, API available

What You Can Do

Verify data center location

Confirm your instance uses EU data centers (NL, IE, NO, or DE)

Effort: Low Impact: Medium

Alternatives

Technical Details

Open Source No
Data Portability Partial
Self-Hosted No

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