How many subprocessors does DigitalOcean use?

DigitalOcean lists 30 subprocessors on its published list, including Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare, Traversal, BlogVault, and Immunify360 and 25 more.

Where does DigitalOcean process customer data?

The subprocessors named by DigitalOcean are located in USA (CA), USA (NY), USA (CO), USA (FL), Finland, and India (Bangalore) and 9 other locations, as stated on its list.

How quickly does DigitalOcean report a personal data breach to customers?

According to its DPA, DigitalOcean reports a personal data breach to customers without undue delay, with no set deadline: “DigitalOcean will notify Customer without undue delay of a Personal Data Breach affecting Personal Data DigitalOcean Processes on behalf of Customer in connection with the Services.”

How much notice does DigitalOcean give before adding a subprocessor?

DigitalOcean's DPA gives 30 days' notice of a new subprocessor, the time customers have to object: “DigitalOcean will provide Customer with at least 30 days to object to the addition or replacement of Subprocessors in connection with DigitalOcean's performance under the Agreement, calculated from the date DigitalOcean provides notice to Customer.”

How does DigitalOcean transfer personal data outside the EU?

DigitalOcean's DPA relies on standard contractual clauses and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework: “such transfer shall take place on the basis of DigitalOcean's certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, or the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF), as applicable.”

When was DigitalOcean's subprocessor list last checked?

ClauseTrail last checked DigitalOcean's subprocessor list on November 9, 2026. Lists are re-checked daily.

How do I find out when DigitalOcean adds or removes a subprocessor?

ClauseTrail monitors DigitalOcean's subprocessor list, DPA, privacy policy and terms and emails you the exact change — who was added or removed and what the page said before and after. The first vendors are free.

DigitalOcean Subprocessors List (November 2026): Changes and History

DigitalOcean names 30 subprocessors on its published list. Read from the vendor's own page and re-checked daily.

Last checked November 9, 2026 Official source ↗

DigitalOcean subprocessors (November 2026)

#	Subprocessor	Purpose	Location
1	Amazon Web Services	Server back-ups and other infrastructure services	USA (WA)
2	Cloudflare	Platform Security Services	USA (CA)
3	Traversal	Customer troubleshooting and support	USA (NY)
4	BlogVault	Website Migration, Activity logs	India (Bangalore)
5	Immunify360	Security services	USA (FL)
6	Telesign	Security services	USA (CA)
7	Twilio	Security services	USA (CA)
8	WPRemote	WordPress related services (QA services)	USA (CA)
9	Aiven	DBaaS related services	Finland
10	Exa Labs, Inc. (Public Preview)	Web based search	USA (CA)
11	Google (GCP)	DBaaS related services	USA (CA)
12	MongoDB	DBaaS related services	USA (NY)
13	Oracle	Storage services	USA (CA)
14	Percona	DBaaS related services	USA (NC)
15	Wasabi	Storage services (Cold Storage)	USA (MA)
16	VAST	Storage services	USA (NY)
17	Brainstormforce Astra	WordPress related services (Theme builder)	India (Pune)
18	DigitalOcean Droplets, Volumes, Spaces	Infrastructure; storage and offsite backup	USA (CO)
19	DNS Made Easy	Security services	USA (VA)
20	Elastic Email	Email services	Poland
21	Elegant Themes	WordPress related services (Theme builder)	USA (CA)
22	Google Cloud (GCP)	Infrastructure	USA (CA)
23	Linode	Infrastructure	USA (PA)
24	Mail Chimp	Email services	USA (GA)
25	PayPal	Payment processing	USA (CA)
26	Rackspace, Inc	Email services	USA (TX)
27	Sendgrid	Email services	USA (CO)
28	Stripe	Payment processing	USA (CA)
29	Vultr	Infrastructure	USA (FL)
30	Data Center Services	Infrastructure	—

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Key DPA terms at DigitalOcean

What DigitalOcean's data processing agreement commits to, with the sentence each answer comes from. SCCs or the Data Privacy Framework: what's the difference?

Breach notification: Without undue delay, with no set deadline

“DigitalOcean will notify Customer without undue delay of a Personal Data Breach affecting Personal Data DigitalOcean Processes on behalf of Customer in connection with the Services.”
DPA, www.digitalocean.com ↗
Notice of a new subprocessor: 30 days ahead

“DigitalOcean will provide Customer with at least 30 days to object to the addition or replacement of Subprocessors in connection with DigitalOcean's performance under the Agreement, calculated from the date DigitalOcean provides notice to Customer.”
DPA, www.digitalocean.com ↗
Transfers outside the EU: Standard contractual clauses and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework

“such transfer shall take place on the basis of DigitalOcean's certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, or the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF), as applicable.”

“then the transfer of Personal Data will be subject to the Standard Contractual Clauses or UK Addendum, as applicable, which the parties agree will be incorporated by reference into this DPA.”
DPA, www.digitalocean.com ↗
Customer data after the contract ends: Deleted within 30 days of the contract ending

“Upon deactivation of Customer's Service account, DigitalOcean will delete all Personal Data no later than 30 days following the date of de-activation, provided Customer does not undertake any action to interrupt such processing such as attempting to log back into the Service account after deactivation.”
DPA, www.digitalocean.com ↗
Audit rights: Through certifications and audit reports only

“DigitalOcean shall provide (on a confidential basis) copies of relevant external ISMS certifications, audit report summaries and/or other documentation reasonably required by Customer to audit DigitalOcean's compliance with this DPA.”
DPA, www.digitalocean.com ↗

Documents we track for DigitalOcean

DPA: checked November 9, 2026 changed October 16, 2026 www.digitalocean.com ↗
Privacy policy: checked November 9, 2026 changed October 14, 2026 www.digitalocean.com ↗
Subprocessor list: checked November 9, 2026 www.digitalocean.com ↗
Terms of service: checked November 9, 2026 www.digitalocean.com ↗

Change history

October 16, 2026

DPA changed

Section 5.5 "De-identified, Anonymized, or Aggregated Data" has been deleted entirely, removing the clause that allowed either party to create de-identified data from Personal Data and process it for any purpose.
October 14, 2026

Privacy policy changed

The policy's 'Last Updated' date changed from January 1, 2025 to October 13, 2026, and a new Section 13 'Google User Data' was added, stating DigitalOcean's use of Google API data will comply with the Google API Services User Data Policy and its Limited Use requirements.

Tracking since September 25, 2026. Every change links to the two versions of the document it came from. All vendors' changes →

DigitalOcean subprocessors FAQ

How many subprocessors does DigitalOcean use?: DigitalOcean lists 30 subprocessors on its published list, including Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare, Traversal, BlogVault, and Immunify360 and 25 more.
Where does DigitalOcean process customer data?: The subprocessors named by DigitalOcean are located in USA (CA), USA (NY), USA (CO), USA (FL), Finland, and India (Bangalore) and 9 other locations, as stated on its list.
How quickly does DigitalOcean report a personal data breach to customers?: According to its DPA, DigitalOcean reports a personal data breach to customers without undue delay, with no set deadline: “DigitalOcean will notify Customer without undue delay of a Personal Data Breach affecting Personal Data DigitalOcean Processes on behalf of Customer in connection with the Services.”
How much notice does DigitalOcean give before adding a subprocessor?: DigitalOcean's DPA gives 30 days' notice of a new subprocessor, the time customers have to object: “DigitalOcean will provide Customer with at least 30 days to object to the addition or replacement of Subprocessors in connection with DigitalOcean's performance under the Agreement, calculated from the date DigitalOcean provides notice to Customer.”
How does DigitalOcean transfer personal data outside the EU?: DigitalOcean's DPA relies on standard contractual clauses and the EU–US Data Privacy Framework: “such transfer shall take place on the basis of DigitalOcean's certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, or the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF), as applicable.”
When was DigitalOcean's subprocessor list last checked?: ClauseTrail last checked DigitalOcean's subprocessor list on November 9, 2026. Lists are re-checked daily.
How do I find out when DigitalOcean adds or removes a subprocessor?: ClauseTrail monitors DigitalOcean's subprocessor list, DPA, privacy policy and terms and emails you the exact change — who was added or removed and what the page said before and after. The first vendors are free.