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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-ab...
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Andy Owen
Copper Contributor
Nov 26, 2020

tapb  Which is still unclear. Is UK in Europe? If not is our Forms data in the UK or US, or EU?

 

Our O365 tenant is UK based, does this mean Forms data is in the UK, or outside?

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RobElliott
Silver Contributor
Nov 26, 2020

Andy Owen  Microsoft Forms data is held outside the UK but within the EU and is therefore currently covered by GDPR. There will be a modified GDPR known as the UK GDPR introduced sometime after 1 January 2021. 

Locations for specific Office 365 services for UK-based tenants are shown below and the data centres are in London, Cardiff and Durham:

Exchange OnlineUnited Kingdom
OneDrive for BusinessUnited Kingdom
SharePoint OnlineUnited Kingdom
Skype for BusinessUnited Kingdom
Microsoft TeamsUnited Kingdom
Office Online & MobileUnited Kingdom
EOPUnited Kingdom
IntuneEuropean Union
MyAnalyticsUnited Kingdom
PlannerEuropean Union
SwayUnited States
YammerEuropean Union
OneNote ServicesUnited Kingdom
StreamUnited Kingdom
WhiteboardEuropean Union
FormsEuropean Union
Workplace AnalyticsUnited States

 

If you are an Office 365 admin you can also check where data is stored for existing Office 365 services  in your Office 365 Admin Center in Settings -> Organization profile -> Data location card." 

 

More information is at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/enterprise/o365-data-locations?view=o365-worldwide

 

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