How familiar are you with data residency and data sovereignty?
How important is the data storage location when choosing a product or service?
Do you currently require data to be stored in a specific country or region?
Which locations are acceptable for storing your data? Select all that apply.
- In-country only (no cross-border transfers)
- Within my broader region (e.g., EU, US, APAC)
- European Union member states
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Australia or New Zealand
- Other (please specify)
Which data residency model do you prefer?
- Single-country only
- Regional within a geography (e.g., EU-only, US-only)
- Multi-region with customer choice per dataset
- Provider-managed best-effort regional placement (no hard guarantees)
- No preference
- Not sure
Rank the factors that matter most for data residency (1 = most important).
Which cross-border data transfer conditions are acceptable to you? Select all that apply.
- In-country only (no transfers)
- Transfers allowed under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
- Transfers allowed under Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs)
- Transfers allowed where adequacy decisions exist
- Allowed if customer-managed encryption keys stay in-country
- Allowed if data is anonymized or pseudonymized
- Not sure
What premium (in percent) would you pay for guaranteed in-country storage? Enter a number (e.g., 0 for none).
When will you next review or decide on data residency requirements?
Which of the following would prevent you from adopting a product? Select all that apply.
- Data stored outside my specified location
- Cross-border transfers without clear transparency
- Inability to audit or verify data location
- No residency-related SLAs or commitments
- No option for customer-managed encryption keys
- Regulatory non-compliance risk
- Significantly higher total cost
- Significant performance degradation
- Other (please specify)
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- I do not agree
- Prefer not to answer
Are you answering for personal use or on behalf of an organization?
- Personal use (myself)
- On behalf of an organization
How many employees are in your organization?
Where are you primarily located?
Which gender do you identify with?
- Woman
- Man
- Non-binary
- Prefer not to say
What is your highest level of education?
What is your current employment status?
Welcome! This brief survey asks about your preferences for data location, transfer conditions, and related trade-offs. Your responses are confidential and analyzed in aggregate.
Any other comments about your data residency and sovereignty needs?
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AI Interview: 2 Follow-up Questions on data residency and sovereignty
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