Google Apps for Edu

[nathan]

One of our schools uses Google apps for edu, it got me thinking does anyone know where i might find out which country it stores emails in etc?

[rdk]

Pretty sure the answer is no, you can't. And the way it was explained to me is that there is no one drive/server/data farm with your data - it is dispersed around various facilities that could be anywhere. So in that sense "where is my email held" can't even be answered.

[stephenward]

I am afraid its just relies with google only and they are not going to realise that information

[danbuntu]

Hi Nathan did you pose this question because of data protection concerns? If so I suggest reading up on 'Safe Harbour'

[bobt]

Your Privacy is respected

Benefits: Google Apps for Education

 

Google Apps is governed by a detailed Privacy Policy, which ensures we will not inappropriately share or use personal information placed in our systems. Google complies with applicable US privacy law, and the Google Apps Terms of Service can specifically detail our obligations and compliance with FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) regulations. Google is registered with the US-EU Safe Harbor agreement, which helps ensure that our data protection compliance meets European Union standards for educational institutions

 

 

 

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Where is my organization's data stored?

https://support.google.com/a/answer/60762

 

Your data will be stored in Google's network of data centers. Google maintains a number of geographically distributed data centers (see location information). Google's computing clusters are designed with resiliency and redundancy in mind, eliminating any single point of failure and minimizing the impact of common equipment failures and environmental risks.

Access to data centers is very limited to only authorized select Google employees personnel.