By George Curta · Last updated 2026-04-07
Your Data Never Leaves the EU
US companies face €4.7B in GDPR fines—largely for cross-border data transfers. anonym.legal is hosted entirely in Germany with no US cloud providers, ensuring full Schrems II compliance and zero Cloud Act exposure.
The Cross-Border Data Problem
EU regulators have made clear: transferring personal data to US-based services creates significant legal risk. The Schrems II ruling invalidated Privacy Shield, and enforcement has only intensified.
- •US Cloud Act allows government access to data stored by US companies—anywhere in the world
- •Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) require case-by-case risk assessments
- •German data protection authorities (BfDI, LfDI) actively investigate US cloud usage
- •DSGVO (German GDPR) enforcement is among the strictest in the EU
Major Cross-Border Fines
Sovereign by Design
anonym.legal is built from the ground up for data sovereignty. No compromises, no US cloud dependencies.
German Hosting
All infrastructure hosted in Germany (Hetzner). No AWS, Azure, or GCP.
No Cloud Act Exposure
German company, German servers, German law. US authorities have no jurisdiction.
Zero-Knowledge Auth
Even we cannot access your encryption keys. Your data stays yours.
Desktop App
Process files locally before API calls. Sensitive documents never leave your device unprotected.
Built for European Data Protection
While competitors route your data through US infrastructure, anonym.legal keeps everything within the EU. No Transfer Impact Assessments required.
- Hetzner Germany: ISO 27001 certified data centers in Nuremberg and Falkenstein
- German Legal Entity: Subject only to German and EU law
- DPA Available: Standard Data Processing Agreement for your compliance records
Infrastructure Comparison
| Aspect | US Cloud Tools | anonym.legal |
|---|---|---|
| Data location | US/Global | Germany only |
| Cloud Act exposure | ||
| Schrems II compliant | ||
| TIA required | ||
| Local file handling |
TIA = Transfer Impact Assessment (required for US cloud services under GDPR)
Industries Requiring Data Sovereignty
For organizations where data residency is non-negotiable.
Public Sector
German federal and state agencies requiring DSGVO compliance and domestic data processing.
Defense & Aerospace
ITAR/EAR regulated organizations needing EU-only data handling.
Legal & Law Firms
Attorney-client privilege requires strict data residency controls.
Healthcare
Patient data under GDPR and German healthcare regulations (SGB).
Financial Services
BaFin-regulated institutions with strict data localization requirements.
EU-Based Enterprises
Any organization wanting to eliminate US data transfer risk entirely.
Data sovereignty guaranteed
Keep Your Data Where It Belongs
German infrastructure. German company. EU data protection. Start protecting your data sovereignty today.
About this page
We update this page when our platform or the law changes.
Read our founder note for how we work.
Each change shows up in the timestamp at the top.
Related reading
- Common questions
- Glossary
- How tokens work
- Security posture
- Where we comply
- What we detect
- Case studies
- Release notes
We follow these rules
- GDPR (EU 2016/679).
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
- NIS2 (EU 2022/2555).
- HIPAA safe harbor under 45 CFR § 164.514(b)(2).
Our promise
We do not sell your data.
We do not train models on your text.
We store your files in Germany.
You can delete your account at any time.
You own your work.
Where we run
Our servers live in Falkenstein, Germany.
We use Hetzner. They hold ISO 27001 certification.
All data stays in the EU.
Backups run every day.
Need help?
Email support@anonym.legal.
We reply within one business day.
How we test
We run a full check suite on every release.
Each surface gets its own sweep script and report.
Human reviewers spot-check the output each week.
We track recall and precision on a labelled set.
Bad runs block the deploy.
What we never do
- We never sell your information to third parties.
- We never train models on what you upload.
- We never keep your work after you delete it.
- We never share keys with any outside firm.
- We never run ads inside the product.
Plans in plain words
We sell credits, not seats.
One credit covers one short job.
Long jobs use a few credits each.
You can top up at any time.
Unused credits roll over each month.
Read the plans page for current rates.
Who built this
A small team of engineers and lawyers built this.
We ship from Europe and work in the open.
Our founder note spells out why we started.
Where to start
- Open the web app and try a sample file.
- Learn how credits get counted.
- See current plans and limits.
- Meet the team behind the product.
How the parts fit
A browser add-on cleans text inside Chrome.
A Word plug-in handles drafts in Office.
A small desktop tool works on whole folders.
An agent protocol link feeds large models safely.
All four share one core engine and one rule set.
Words from our team
We started this work after a lunch about cookies.
One friend kept getting odd ads on her phone.
We asked why a court file leaked through a draft.
We sketched the first build on a napkin that week.
By month three we had a tiny demo for a friend.
She used it on her first case the next day.
Common questions we hear
Can the tool read scanned PDFs? Yes, with OCR.
Does it work on long files? Yes, in small chunks.
Can I roll my own rule set? Yes, save it as a preset.
Does it run offline? The desktop build runs offline.
Do you keep my files? No, the cloud build wipes after each run.
Will it learn from my work? No, we never train on inputs.
A short tour of the workflow
Upload a file or paste a snippet of prose.
Pick the entities you want gone from the draft.
Choose a method: replace, mask, hash, encrypt, or redact.
Press run and watch the side panel show each hit.
Skim the result and tweak any rule that misfired.
Save the cleaned file or send it to a teammate.