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Frank MacDonald's avatar
Frank MacDonald
Copper Contributor
May 08, 2017

Where (geographically) is the data stored for Microsoft Forms?

Hi,

 

I am looking into data protection involved with our Office365 Microsoft Forms software. I looked online and the FAQ page https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/Frequently-asked-questions-about-Microsoft-Forms-495c4242-6102-40a0-add8-df05ed6af61c?ui=en-US&rs=en-IE&ad=IE states 'Microsoft Forms data is stored on servers located in the United States.'

 

Is this without exception?

 

We are based in the UK and would be looking to use this if the data is stored within the EU.

 

Thanks, Frank

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9 Replies

  • Eddie Lui's avatar
    Eddie Lui
    Former Employee
    Oct 08, 2017
    How about those in Asia Pacific, like Hong Kong? Where is the data stored if the Office 365 E3 subscription is purchased in Hong Kong?
  • Cecilie Widsteen's avatar
    Cecilie Widsteen
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 02, 2017

    Hi,

     

    since you posted this question the content in the article has changed to "... All data is located in the United States, except for European-based tenants who started using Microsoft Forms after May 2017. Their data is stored on servers in Europe."

     

    My question is this: how do I know when we started to use Microsoft Forms? My (European-based)tennant is enabled for forms, as I can go to forms.microsoft.com and I am logged right in with my organizational account which has an active E3 licence, although no tile in the app launcher or anything yet. I don't know exactly when this was enabled for us. We are required to know where the data is located in order to complete the risk analysis that we must perform for every new service that is available for our users.

     

     

    • Frank MacDonald's avatar
      Frank MacDonald
      Copper Contributor
      Aug 03, 2017

      Hi,

      thanks for alerting me to the update in the policy. We started using the Forms service before May 2017 so I am assuming our forms are not stored on EU servers. I am not sure if that would also mean that any new forms created just now would not be on EU servers?

       

       

      • Ole Henrik Mølmann's avatar
        Ole Henrik Mølmann
        Copper Contributor
        Oct 09, 2017

        Hi,

        For organizations like ours, it would be essential to know that Forms data are stored in Europe. We also started using Forms before May 2017. Will Microsoft make it possible to move the storage of Forms to Europe?

         

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