Data Sovereignty vs Data Residency Explained | UK & EU
Data residency, data sovereignty, and digital sovereignty are often used interchangeably, but they describe different parts of how your infrastructure is actually set up.
13th Apr 2026
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Data residency, data sovereignty, and digital sovereignty are often used interchangeably, but they describe different parts of how your infrastructure is actually set up.
“UK hosted” usually means that data is stored in a UK datacentre. It does not necessarily mean the platform is operated from the UK, or that it falls entirely under UK jurisdiction.