--- description: How Capawesome Cloud keeps Live Updates GDPR-compliant β€” what data is collected and how to use EU-based servers for Capacitor and Cordova apps. title: Live Update Privacy & Data Residency - Capawesome image: https://capawesome.io/docs/assets/images/social/cloud/live-updates/privacy.png --- [Skip to content ](#privacy-data-residency) [πŸ” Introducing the **Capacitor Vault** plugin β€” store secrets behind biometrics or a device passcode. ](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-vault-plugin/) * [ SDKs ](/docs/sdks/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/grafana-faro/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/libsql/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/live-update/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/managed-configurations/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/media-session/) * [ ML Kit 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](https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion#creating-a-discussion) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * Categories # Privacy & Data Residency[ΒΆ](#privacy-data-residency "Permanent link") 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[ΒΆ](#data-collection "Permanent link") Capawesome Cloud only collects the data necessary to provide Live Updates: * **App ID** β€” associates the app with the correct account. * **App Version Code / Name** β€” determines which updates are compatible with the app. * **Platform** β€” iOS or Android, to determine compatible updates. * **Device ID** β€” a random identifier created on first launch, used to deliver updates to a device and to count Monthly Active Users (MAU). * **Bundle ID** β€” the [bundle](/docs/cloud/live-updates/bundles/) currently installed on the device. * **Channel Name** β€” the [channel](/docs/cloud/live-updates/channels/) the device receives updates from. * **OS Version** β€” to determine compatible updates. * **SDK Version** β€” the version of the Live Update SDK. No personal data is collected β€” only the information required to deliver Live Updates. The SDK is open source, so you can verify exactly what is sent. ## Data Residency[ΒΆ](#data-residency "Permanent link") 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`: CapacitorCordova capacitor.config.json `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1){ [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-2) "plugins": { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-3) "LiveUpdate": { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-4) "serverDomain": "api.cloud.capawesome.eu" [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-5) } [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-6) } [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-7)} ` config.xml `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-1) ` 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/). 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