Microsoft Azure App Service
Generic Azure-hosted application DNS suffix. Anything self-hosted on Azure App Service uses this domain.
Catches third-party apps self-hosted on Azure (e.g. self-hosted Plausible on Azure Norway East). Microsoft owns the infrastructure.
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GDPR & Data Residency
Microsoft Azure App Service is owned by a US company. Under GDPR Chapter V, transferring personal data to the US requires an appropriate safeguard (typically Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions. The 2020 Schrems II ruling invalidated Privacy Shield and increased scrutiny on US data transfers, requiring case-by-case Transfer Impact Assessments (TIAs).
If your website loads Microsoft Azure App Service scripts or sends user data to their servers, your users' data may be processed in the United States. Review Microsoft Azure App Service's DPA (Data Processing Agreement) and ensure it covers SCCs.
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