A screenshot from Future Hosting's website shows its colocation offerings
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Web host Future Hosting (www.futurehosting.com) announced on Tuesday that has self-certified under the United States Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor framework to allow its clients to operate freely in the European Union and the US.
This announcement follows the company’s upgrade to its hardware in its London data center last month.
The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection was established in 1998, and prohibits “the data transfer of personal data to non-European Union countries” that don’t meet the privacy protection standards.
According to the press release, “the self-certification program enables United States companies to bridge the gaps in privacy regulation and operate safely within the European Union.”
“For the last several years, Future Hosting has been actively pursing a strategy of internationalization, with a global footprint that includes servers in five international cities,” Vik Patel, Future Hosting CEO said in a statement. “Being able to operate safely and legally in all of these jurisdictions is of central importance, especially as we continue to work with an increasing number of small to medium sized businesses in the European Union.”
Future Hosting says its self-certification is valid for one year.
More information about the Safe Harbor program is available on its website.
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