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Data residency

The geographic location where data is stored or processed.

What Data residency does not show

Residency does not by itself determine jurisdiction, access, ownership, or privacy compliance.

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Questions about Data residency

What is Data residency?

The geographic location where data is stored or processed.

What does Data residency not show or guarantee?

Residency does not by itself determine jurisdiction, access, ownership, or privacy compliance.

Which area of the glossary does Data residency belong to?

Security and privacy: Where an agent, a tool or a page can be turned against its operator, and the controls that limit the damage without proving safety.

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