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Sub-processors Last updated: 2026-05-20

Sub-processors

The service providers Formspring relies on to operate, bill, and communicate.

Last reviewed: 2026-05-20. We announce material changes in advance, and customers may object. This list covers every active sub-processor with access to customer or submission data.

Hetzner Online GmbH

Purpose: hosting the application, databases, and background jobs, plus S3-compatible object storage for file uploads. Region: Germany (Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Falkenstein). Basis: data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR.

Stripe Payments Europe Ltd.

Purpose: payment processing, subscriptions, invoicing, and tax collection. Region: Ireland (EU); Stripe processes payment data as an independent controller. Basis: Stripe Data Processing Agreement, with Standard Contractual Clauses for any onward transfers.

Postmark (Wildbit LLC / ActiveCampaign)

Purpose: sending transactional email (submission notifications, autoresponders, and account email). Region: EU data center (Frankfurt). Basis: data processing agreement under Article 28 GDPR.

hCaptcha (Intuition Machines, Inc.)

Purpose: optional, per-form CAPTCHA verification, active only when a customer enables it. Region: United States, with Standard Contractual Clauses. Basis: hCaptcha DPA.

Automattic Inc. (Akismet)

Purpose: optional, per-form spam scoring (bring-your-own-key or platform key). Region: United States, with Standard Contractual Clauses. Basis: Automattic DPA.

Anthropic PBC (optional)

Purpose: optional AI moderation, categorization, summaries, and autoresponder drafts on paid plans. Region: United States, with Standard Contractual Clauses; zero-retention mode enabled. Basis: Anthropic Commercial Terms and DPA.

OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (optional)

Purpose: alternative AI provider for embeddings and duplicate detection, used only when a customer enables it. Region: Ireland (EU). Basis: OpenAI DPA.

Self-hosted analytics (Pixel & Process UG)

Purpose: cookieless, anonymous web analytics for the marketing site. Region: Germany. No third-party processing relationship; no access to submission data.