Compliance with the GDPR is a top priority for Google and our AppSheet customers. The GDPR aims to strengthen personal data protection in Europe, and impacts the way we all do business. We’re sure you have many questions, and we’re here to help. Google takes a customer-centric approach on protection, control, and compliance, and we want to be a key facilitator on your GDPR journey.
The GDPR, which went into effect on May 25, 2018, replaced the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive. The GDPR lays out specific requirements for businesses and organizations who are established in Europe or who serve users in Europe. It:
We champion initiatives that prioritize and improve the security and privacy of user data. We’ve made multiple updates to ensure that AppSheet customers can confidently use our services now that the GDPR is in effect. Partner with AppSheet and we will support your efforts by:
AppSheet connects with leading cloud storage providers. Data used as the back-end of your app is stored in the cloud data source you use to host your data. The AppSheet services do not persist this data and simply passes the data through data connections back to your cloud data source. We recommend you review your cloud storage providers and how they work with the GDPR.
AppSheet gives you the ability to create and share apps in a secure way, keeping control of who has access to data and where data is hosted. It's important that you use the security settings in a way that matches your needs for the data you use in your apps. We invite you to explore the different security options available in the platform. Some of the capabilities available in AppSheet are:
Google and its affiliates engage the following third-party entities to assist in connection with the AppSheet services as specified below:
Entity Name |
Service Location (country where processing is performed) |
Registered address |
Country of registration |
Company number |
Task performed |
Cloudflare, Inc. |
United States of America |
101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA |
United States of America |
27-0805829 (Tax ID) |
Product content delivery network |
Intercom R&D Unlimited Company |
United States of America |
2nd Floor, Stephen Court, 18-21 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
IE-3273393EH |
Support ticket management and chat. |
The Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a Mailchimp |
United States of America |
675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE Suite 5000 Atlanta, GA 30308 USA |
United States of America |
58-2554149 (Tax ID) |
Email delivery (Mandrill) |
Microsoft Corporation (Azure) |
United States of America and European Union |
One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 |
United States of America |
91-1144442 (Tax ID) |
Product infrastructure services |
Mixpanel, Inc. |
United States of America |
One Front Street, 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111 |
United States of America |
27-0231379 (Tax ID) |
Product usage logging |
Twilio, Inc. |
United States of America |
375 Beale Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94105 |
United States of America |
26-2574840 (Tax ID) |
In product messaging |