Personio
VERIFIEDMunich-based HR flagship for European SMBs (founded 2015); ISO 27001 + SOC 2 + TISAX; ~$770M US-VC-funded.
Why this score?
Personio (Munich DE, founded 2015) is the European HR flagship — ISO 27001 + SOC 2 + TISAX, AWS Frankfurt hosting, ~14K customers — but $770M+ raised across 8 rounds led by Lightspeed Venture Partners (US), Index Ventures (US/UK), Accel (US), Greenoaks (US), giving US VCs durable control and CLOUD Act-relevant influence; ownership signal eu_hq_us_funded.
- SCORE
- 3.0/5
- CLOUD ACT
- CLOUD ACT EXPOSURE
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material This listing US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
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- OWNERSHIP
- OWNERSHIP
Where ultimate control over the operating company sits.
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EU-owned EU-incorporated and EU-controlled; no significant US ownership.
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EU HQ, US-funded This listing EU-headquartered but US venture- or PE-controlled.
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US-owned US-headquartered, or has a US parent company.
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Other Swiss, UK or another non-EU jurisdiction.
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- SUB-PROCS
- — not disclosed
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About Personio
Sub-processor map · not disclosed
Frameworks & certifications
Capability matrix
Pricing & tiers
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missingData Processing Addendum (DPA)— missing
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missingSub-processors list— missing
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How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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- Third-party certification
- Open-source clients
- Public DPA
- Sub-processors disclosed
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act.
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None EU operator, no US parent, no US sub-processors of note.
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Minor A transient US sub-processor (CDN, maps); data at rest stays in the EU.
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Material This listing US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.