Adobe Acrobat Sign: where do your PDFs go?
Sovereignty score
51/100
High exposureAdobe Acrobat Sign is published by Adobe Inc. (United States). The vendor falls under the US CLOUD Act: US authorities can request your files, whatever the hosting country.
Score calculated for this tool alone, without document-type weighting.
Checkpoints
- CLOUD Act
- Exposed US vendor (Adobe Inc.) subject to US federal law, including the US CLOUD Act.
- Jurisdiction
- Non-EU United States — US law — subject to the US CLOUD Act
- Servers
- Non-EU Distributed AWS / Azure infrastructure (United States and EMEA regions depending on the tenant)
- Retention
- Legal evidence Agreements and signature evidence kept for as long as the account is active or per the configured retention rule
- AI
- No Excluded from generative training on business accounts; identity management data handled in the United States.
Quick answers
Is Adobe Acrobat Sign subject to the CLOUD Act?
Yes. US vendor (Adobe Inc.) subject to US federal law, including the US CLOUD Act.
Where are files uploaded to Adobe Acrobat Sign hosted?
Distributed AWS / Azure infrastructure (United States and EMEA regions depending on the tenant)
How long does Adobe Acrobat Sign keep your documents?
Agreements and signature evidence kept for as long as the account is active or per the configured retention rule.
Does Adobe Acrobat Sign use your files to train AI?
Excluded from generative training on business accounts; identity management data handled in the United States.
Which certifications does Adobe Acrobat Sign claim?
ISO/IEC 27001 · SOC 2 Type II · eIDAS.
Our analysis
A complete eIDAS-compliant solution, but backed by a US parent company subject to the CLOUD Act.
Source: Adobe Acrobat Sign Privacy Center ·
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