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GitHub Copilot: where is customer data stored and processed?
GitHub Copilot has no stated customer group, so the service is not classified as a consumer product. The data processing agreement has been read, but it does not state where data is stored; the storage location comes from other sources or has not been found. Storage and processing are documented in the USA, Canada, Chile and Mexico via Microsoft Azure. AI inference is documented in the USA, Belgium, Singapore, Germany and Iceland, and for EU data residency EU/EFTA is not confirmed. Notifications and sign-in are documented in the USA, and Microsoft Technical Services for support is documented in several European countries, the USA, Australia, Brazil and Japan.
Checked 13 October 2026 · based on the vendor's own public documents
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Where data is stored and processed
| Activity | In the EU/EEA | Outside the EU/EEA |
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| Storage | – | USA, Canada, Chile, Mexico |
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| Processing | – | USA, Canada, Chile, Mexico |
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| Login and user account | – | –
Only for customers in other regions: USA |
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| Logs and telemetry | France | USA |
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| Notifications and email | – | USA |
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| Support | Norway, France, Spain, Sweden | USA, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Japan |
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| Group companies | Netherlands, Germany | India, Australia, Canada, USA |
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| AI features | Belgium, Germany, Iceland, Europe (country not stated) | USA, Singapore |
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Only outside the EU/EEA, with no European alternative stated: Storage, Processing, Notifications and email.
Ownership and agreements
| Owner | MICROSOFT CORPORATION (USA) |
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| Headquarters | USA |
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| Data processing agreement | Found and read |
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| Certifications | SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001 |
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Sub-processors (31)
| Name | Country | Purpose |
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| Amazon Web Services Inc (AWS) | USA | Cloud Hosted Infrastructure, Data Hosting, AI Inference and AI Services |
| Anthropic PBC | USA | AI Inference and AI Services |
| Cerebras Systems Inc. | USA | AI Inference and AI Services |
| Cloudflare | USA | Content delivery service |
| DataDome Solutions, Inc. | USA, Frankrike | Security management |
| Elasticsearch, Inc. | USA | Cloud Hosted Infrastructure |
| Fastly | USA | Content delivery service |
| Fireworks AI | USA, Tyskland, Island | AI Inference and AI Services |
| FullStory, Inc. | USA | Customer support ticketing analysis |
| Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | USA, Belgia, Singapore | Cloud Hosted Infrastructure, AI Inference and AI Services |
| Hewlett-Packard Limited | USA | Cloud Hosted Infrastructure |
| LambdaTest | USA | Cloud Hosted Infrastructure |
| Microsoft (Azure) | USA, Canada, Chile, Mexico | Cloud Hosted Infrastructure, Data Hosting, AI Inference and AI Services |
| Microsoft | USA, Australia, Brasil, Canada, Frankrik | Technical Services |
| Moveworks | USA | Customer support ticketing analysis |
Sources