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Anyone here know which country laws apply to user data when a startup based in a different country (ex: UK), than where user data resides (ex: Switzerland) ?
Switzerland have better privacy (not perfect) than other countries, So I am deciding to store user data in Switzerland data center, so user data is protected by Swiss laws.
But I am not sure which country laws apply to user data?
Someone please help. Thanks in advance!
So if you are in the UK, your data is in Switzerland and your user is in China and is an Australian/Thai dual national then potentially the laws of the UK (noting that this is 3 separate jurisdictions), Switzerland (each canton being a separate jurisdiction), China (which I think is only a single jurisdiction), Australia (8 possible jurisdictions) and Thailand (single jurisdiction I think) all potentially apply.
Of course, your second user may introduce more jurisdictions.
It is certain that all these jurisdictions will impose different, even incompatible, requirements.
If this is hard, the governments of those jurisdictions don’t care.
You need a lawyer.
