Security and data location
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Your data is stored in Germany (EU), in Hetzner data centres in Nuremberg. This page describes how we protect it. It is an annex to the Data Processing Agreement.
Where the data is
- The database, documents and backups are at Hetzner Online GmbH, in Nuremberg, Germany (EU). Hetzner's data centres are certified to ISO/IEC 27001.
- Traffic to the app passes through Cloudflare's network, which protects it from attacks.
Encryption
- Every connection to the website and the app is encrypted (HTTPS).
- Passwords are stored only in protected (hashed) form, and two-factor secrets are encrypted.
Access
- Each firm sees only its own data.
- Roles and per-matter access: the administrator decides who sees what.
- Two-factor sign-in, protection against password guessing, and automatic sign-out after inactivity.
- Our staff have no function in the app for viewing firms' content and are bound to confidentiality.
Infrastructure
- The servers are protected by a firewall, and the database is not reachable from the internet.
- Only authorised persons access the servers.
- Security updates are installed regularly.
Backups and deletion
- We make regular backups, kept for at most 30 days.
- Deleted documents stay in the trash for 30 days so they can be restored.
- After the service is cancelled, the firm's data is permanently deleted after 90 days.
Monitoring and records
- The service's availability is monitored continuously. The current status is at status.clerkmind.com.
- Error reports contain no names, emails or document content.
- Each firm has a record of who did what. Login history is kept for 12 months, and server logs for up to 30 days.
Reporting a security issue
Report a security issue to [email protected].