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title: Live Update Privacy & Data Residency
description: How Capawesome Cloud keeps Live Updates GDPR-compliant — what data is collected and how to use EU-based servers for Capacitor and Cordova apps.
---

# Privacy & Data Residency

The privacy of your users is our first priority, and Capawesome Cloud can be used in a fully GDPR-compliant way. Read on for [what data is collected](#data-collection) and how to choose the [server location](#data-residency).

## Data Collection

Capawesome Cloud only collects the data necessary to provide Live Updates:

- **App ID** — associates the app with the correct account.
- **App Version Code / Name** — determines which updates are compatible with the app.
- **Platform** — iOS or Android, to determine compatible updates.
- **Device ID** — a random identifier created on first launch, used to deliver updates to a device and to count Monthly Active Users (MAU).
- **Bundle ID** — the [bundle](bundles.md) currently installed on the device.
- **Channel Name** — the [channel](channels.md) the device receives updates from.
- **OS Version** — to determine compatible updates.
- **SDK Version** — the version of the Live Update SDK.

No personal data is collected — only the information required to deliver Live Updates. The SDK is open source, so you can verify exactly what is sent.

## Data Residency

As a European company, Capawesome Cloud offers an EU-based-and-hosted option so that not even connection information such as IP addresses leaves the European Union. To use the European cloud, set the `serverDomain` option to `api.cloud.capawesome.eu`:

=== "Capacitor"

    ```json title="capacitor.config.json"
    {
      "plugins": {
        "LiveUpdate": {
          "serverDomain": "api.cloud.capawesome.eu"
        }
      }
    }
    ```

=== "Cordova"

    ```xml title="config.xml"
    <preference name="SERVER_DOMAIN" value="api.cloud.capawesome.eu" />
    ```

If you don't set `serverDomain`, the default `api.cloud.capawesome.io` is used, which utilizes servers around the world. You can find more in our [Privacy Policy](/legal/privacy-policy/){:target="_blank"}.