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Introducing data residency in Europe

OpenAI just locked down EU data residency. Here's why your enterprise contract just changed.

Reporting by OpenAI Blog 1 min brief
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Why it matters

OpenAI is shipping data residency for Europe, addressing a critical compliance blocker for enterprise adoption in regulated markets. This is a product feature that removes friction for Fortune 500 customers bound by GDPR and localization requirements.

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  1. Data residency feature launched for European customers

  2. Builds on existing enterprise-grade data privacy and security programs

  3. Addresses GDPR and EU data localization compliance requirements

  4. Removes barrier to enterprise adoption in regulated European markets

  5. Published February 5, 2025

  6. Data residency feature now available in Europe

  7. Addresses GDPR and EU regulatory compliance requirements

  8. Targets enterprise customers worldwide with regional data storage needs

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Publisher excerpt: Data residency builds on OpenAI’s enterprise-grade data privacy, security, and compliance programs supporting customers worldwide.
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