Subprocessors

CDCK uses the following subprocessors to host forums for customers, as well as its own forums.

Subprocessor Service Function Processing Links
Amazon
(USA)
Amazon Web Services for enterprise forums hosted on AWS: provides cloud servers and services for hosting and backup; distributes content, like images and website files, so that users can download them quickly from servers close to where they are USA, Ireland, Germany, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, Global GDPR Center, Privacy Notice
Amazon
(USA)
Amazon Web Services for forums hosted in any of our data centers: stores site backups and user-uploaded files; stores and distributes content, like images and website files, so that users can download them quickly from servers close to where they are USA, Canada, EU, Global GDPR Center, Privacy Notice
Apple
(USA)
Push Notification Service for users of the DiscourseHub iOS app: sends push notifications USA Privacy Notice
Automattic
(USA)
Akismet for forums using our anti-spam plugin: identifies spam forum posts USA, Global GDPR Page, Privacy Notice
Automattic
(USA)
Gravatar provides user avatars for forum members USA, Global Privacy Notice
Digital Ocean
(USA)
Cloud Data Storage for forums hosted in our data centers: disaster recovery testing USA GDPR Page, Privacy Notice
Equinix
(USA)
Server Colocation for forums hosted in our Seattle, Toronto, and Ireland data centers: colocates servers hosting forums USA, Canada, Ireland Privacy Notice
Google
(USA)
Cloud Messaging for users of the DiscourseHub Android app: sends push notifications USA Privacy Notice
Google
(USA)
Google Analytics for meta.discourse.org and forums enabling Google Analytics in settings: compiles visitor statistics
Forum visitors can opt out using a browser extension.
USA Privacy Notice
Hurricane Electric
(USA)
Server Colocation for forums hosted in our Fremont, California data center: colocates servers hosting forums USA Privacy Notice
KeyCDN
(Switzerland)
Content Delivery Network for forums hosted in our Seattle, Toronto, and Fremont data centers: hosts copies of content like image and file uploads, which occasionally contain personal data, so that users can download them quickly from servers close to where they are Global GDPR Page, Privacy Notice, Network Map
KeyCDN
(Switzerland)
Content Delivery Network for forums hosted in our Ireland data center: hosts copies of content like image and file uploads, which occasionally contain personal data, so that users can download them quickly from servers close to where they are EU GDPR Page, Privacy Notice, Network Map

This list was last updated February 12, 2023.