Data Sovereignty

Data jurisdiction is becoming an increasingly important issue for global enterprises using cloud services, as data protection laws of their service provider’s jurisdiction govern the protection and access to data. The USA Patriot Act, as an example, entitles authorities to access data stored by non-US persons on US servers. In response to these laws, many companies are specifically opting to host their sensitive data outside the United States.

As Athena Cloud is headquartered in Canada, our clients’ data is not subject to the provisions of the US Patriot Act. Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) — along with other federal and provincial protections — requires organizations engaged in commercial activities to obtain individuals’ consent to the collection, use or disclosure of their personal information. Disclosure of personal information to a third party without the individual’s consent constitutes a breach of this law. Learn more HERE.