DigitalOcean sub-processors
DigitalOcean publishes the list below on its own site. We check that page daily and record what moves, so this page shows the current list and what changed before it.
Compiled automatically from DigitalOcean's own published page, linked above. This is a convenience copy, not an official statement by DigitalOcean, and automated reading can lag behind or misinterpret a page. Confirm against the source before relying on it.
Current sub-processors
| Sub-processor | Purpose | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | Server back-ups and other infrastructure services | USA (WA) |
| Cloudflare | Platform Security Services | USA (CA) |
| Traversal | Customer troubleshooting and support | USA (NY) |
| Amazon Web Services | Server back-ups and other infrastructure services | USA (WA) |
| BlogVault | Website Migration, Activity logs | India (Bangalore) |
| Immunify360 | Security services | USA (FL) |
| Telesign | Security services | USA (CA) |
| Twilio | Security services | USA (CA) |
| WPRemote | WordPress related services (QA services) | USA (CA) |
| Traversal | SRE Incident Features | USA (NY) |
| Aiven | DBaaS related services | Finland |
| Cloudflare | AppPlatform, Load Balancing, Content Delivery Network (CDN) Services | USA (CA) |
| Exa Labs, Inc. (Public Preview) | Web based search | USA (CA) |
| Google (GCP) | DBaaS related services | USA (CA) |
| LLM Models | AI services | Various, based on supplier |
| MongoDB | DBaaS related services | USA (NY) |
| Oracle | Storage services | USA (CA) |
| Percona | DBaaS related services | USA (NC) |
| Wasabi | Storage services (Cold Storage) | USA (MA) |
| VAST | Storage services | USA (NY) |
| Brainstormforce Astra | WordPress related services (Theme builder) | India (Pune) |
| Cloudflare | Security services | USA (CA) |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets, Volumes, Spaces Infrastructure; storage and offsite backup | USA (CO) |
| DNS Made Easy | Security services | USA (VA) |
| Elastic Email | Email services | Poland |
| Elegant Themes | WordPress related services (Theme builder) | USA (CA) |
| Google Cloud (GCP) | Infrastructure | USA (CA) |
| Linode | Infrastructure | USA (PA) |
| Mail Chimp | Email services | USA (GA) |
| PayPal | Payment processing | USA (CA) |
| Rackspace, Inc | Email services | USA (TX) |
| Sendgrid | Email services | USA (CO) |
| Stripe | Payment processing | USA (CA) |
| Twilio | Security services | USA (CA) |
| Vultr | Infrastructure | USA (FL) |
| Data Center Services | Infrastructure | — |
Change history
Added: Aiven, Amazon Web Services, BlogVault, Brainstormforce Astra, Cloudflare, DNS Made Easy, Data Center Services, DigitalOcean, Elastic Email, Elegant Themes, Exa Labs, Inc. (Public Preview), Google (GCP), Google Cloud (GCP), Immunify360, LLM Models, Linode, Mail Chimp, MongoDB, Oracle, PayPal, Percona, Rackspace, Inc, Sendgrid, Stripe, Telesign, Traversal, Twilio, VAST, Vultr, WPRemote, Wasabi
A new sub-processor, Percona, has been added for DBaaS related services in the USA (NC).
Why this matters if you use DigitalOcean
Under GDPR Article 28(2), your own customers are usually entitled to notice before you add or replace a sub-processor — and DigitalOcean's sub-processors are part of that chain. The notice period in a typical DPA is 10 to 30 days, and it starts when the vendor updates their page, not when you notice.
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