Usercentrics
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
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EU-Sovereign EU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
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EU-Based EU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
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EU-Hosted This listing EU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
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US-Linked Operated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
Munich-based CMP (founded 2017); 2.4M sites / 8.8B monthly consents; merged with Cookiebot in September 2021; ISO 27001 + SOC 2, runs on Google Cloud (Frankfurt and Belgium).
Usercentrics offers EU hosting in Germany, but a US parent or sub-processor leaves material CLOUD Act exposure. It is listed under Cookie consent.
Assessment notes
Usercentrics GmbH (Sendlinger Str. 7, Munich DE, AG München HRB 241272, founded 2017) is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified and SOC 2 Type 2 attested since August 2025, and consolidated the DACH cookie-consent market by merging with Cybot/Cookiebot in September 2021. The published DPA is explicit that the CMP runs on Google Cloud — Google Cloud EMEA Ltd (Dublin) is sub-processor #1, APIs and databases sit primarily Frankfurt and Belgium, and static assets ride Google's global CDN cache — with BunnyWay d.o.o. (Slovenia) and Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany) as the other two named sub-processors. Core consent data therefore rests with a US-owned hyperscaler under SCCs, which is what keeps cloud_act_exposure at material; the CDN in the widget path itself is EU-operated, unlike sibling product Cookiebot. The previously recorded Vista Equity Partners acquisition could not be substantiated on re-verification — see verification_notes.
Findings
- CLOUD Act
- CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data 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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EU subsidiary, US parent European operating company owned by a US parent company.
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US-owned The operating company itself is US-headquartered.
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Other A non-EU jurisdiction. Swiss/EEA-owned vendors count as European here; the UK and others do not.
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- Sub-processors
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Verified signals
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EU / adequacy hosting: Yes
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EU / adequacy operator: Yes
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No US CLOUD Act exposure: No
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Public DPA: Yes
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Sub-processors disclosed: Yes
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Open-source clients: No
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Third-party certification: Yes
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About Usercentrics
Usercentrics GmbH (Sendlinger Str. 7, Munich, Germany; AG München HRB 241272; founded 2017) consolidated the DACH cookie-consent market when it merged with Cookiebot / Cybot in September 2021. Together the group serves 2.4M websites and 600K+ customers. The product line includes Usercentrics Web CMP (entry tier from €7 per month, billed monthly and excluding VAT) and Usercentrics App CMP for mobile. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified and SOC 2 Type 2 attested since August 2025. A Vista Equity Partners acquisition was recorded on this listing in May 2026 and could not be substantiated on re-verification: the company's own about-us page describes it as backed by venture investors (Full In Partners, ALSTIN, Cavalry Ventures) against €27.2M of total funding, Wikipedia lists the rounds and no acquirer, and the legal notice names no parent. This listing therefore asserts no acquirer and records ownership as EU HQ, US-funded, a flag that itself needs a paid-database check. The infrastructure point stands on its own: the published DPA is explicit that the CMP runs on Google Cloud, with Google Cloud EMEA Ltd (Dublin) as the first-named sub-processor and APIs and databases sitting primarily in Frankfurt and Belgium, so core consent data rests with a US-owned hyperscaler under SCCs even though the CDN in the widget path is EU-operated.
Sub-processor map · not disclosed
Frameworks & certifications
Capability matrix
Table 1Capabilities of Usercentrics
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Compliance & governance
Pricing & tiers
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Alternatives in this category
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Germany · €23/moEU-SovereignCLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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None This listing 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 US parent, or a core sub-processor is a US-owned hyperscaler.
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Direct The operator itself is US-incorporated.
Public DPA: Yes Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No -
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Denmark · €7/moEU-HostedCLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data 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.
Public DPA: Yes Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No -
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FranceEU-HostedCLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data 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.
Public DPA: No Sub-processors: Yes Open source: No -
| Product | Sovereignty | CLOUD Act | Signals | From |
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ConsentManager
Germany
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EU-Sovereign | CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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Public DPA: Yes
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
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€23/mo |
Cookiebot
Denmark
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EU-Hosted | CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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Public DPA: Yes
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
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€7/mo |
Didomi
France
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EU-Hosted | CLOUD Act exposure
How exposed customer data is to US authorities under the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act).
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Public DPA: No
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
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