With Planio, your data enjoys the protection of some of the world’s most stringent data protection laws. Germany has always been at the forefront of data protection & privacy, with laws introduced as early as 1970 and enacted in 1977. With the introduction of its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union has strengthened and unified data protection across all European member states in 2018.
At Planio, we believe in informational self-determination and we see your data privacy as one of our most important duties. As such, we will never share your data with 3rd parties without your permission, we have a publicly-available privacy policy and we are obviously fully compliant with all European and U.S. data protection laws.
Keeping Data Secret and Safe
- Dedicated to preventing unauthorized use of data, committed to GDPR.
- European Data Protection Laws: Some of the most stringent in the world.
- Fully Transparent: Publicly-available privacy policy.
- Data is not shared with third parties without your explicit permission.
- Commissioned data processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR free of charge
Commitment to Data Protection according to GDPR
All of us here at Planio are dedicated to protecting your personal data against unauthorized usage. This includes 100% compliance with European data protection law, responsible and transparent usage of website-sourced and Planio-sourced data, and strict adherence to our company’s privacy policy. The underlying infrastructure for our SaaS system is only accessible via an SSL connection, our servers are protected behind firewall technology, and all data is encrypted and backed-up on a daily basis to protect your data.
German Data Privacy
We firmly guarantee that all of your data is stored in secure facilities here in Germany. As our customer, your privacy is governed by European and German data protection laws — which are amongst the strictest in the World. This means that we adhere - by law - to a strict need-to-know policy: every member of our staff only gets clearance to systems and data they absolutely need to access. In addition to that, all our employees and partners are contractually bound and regularly educated about data privacy and protection.
Our Usage of Data
According to our official Privacy Policy, your personal data is only used to ensure the operation of your Planio account. We will never send unsolicited advertisements or newsletters. We will also not make your data available to third parties unless authorized or subject to legal requirements. Of course, this does not only extend to your contact details, but to all your data, be it your e-mail address or an important business document stored in Planio.
Commissioned Data Processing Agreements
If you are using Planio to process personal data falling under the GDPR, we will be happy to provide you with a commissioned data processing agreement adhering to the provisions of Art. 28 GDPR.
As a Planio user, signing the agreement can be easily done online within your customer account using our Data Processing Agreement tool.
No credit card required. Sign up only takes 60 seconds.