Snowflake
Data warehouse · snowflake.com · last read 2026-11-09
At a glance
- Is Snowflake GDPR compliant?
- No tool is GDPR compliant on its own: compliance depends on what you process with it and how. What follows is what Snowflake itself publishes, each answer linked to its source and the date we read it.
- Does Snowflake have a data processing agreement (DPA)?
- Yes. Snowflake publishes a data processing agreement at snowflake.com. It gives 28 days' notice before a new subprocessor is added. It commits to telling you of a personal data breach within 72 hours. Source and date
- Which version of the Snowflake DPA is current?
- On 2026-11-09, Snowflake's DPA at snowflake.com printed “Last Updated: January 11, 2026”. Source and date
- Does Snowflake have a SOC 2 report?
- Snowflake says a SOC 2 Type 2 report is available on request. In Snowflake's words: “Snowflake's Compliance Center is an online portal where customers can self-request and download Snowflake's security compliance certifications, reports, and attestations.” We read this on 2026-10-04. Source and date
- Is Snowflake ISO 27001 certified?
- Snowflake states ISO/IEC 27001 certification (2022 edition, as Snowflake names it), and says the certificate or audit report is available on request. In Snowflake's words: “Snowflake's Compliance Center is an online portal where customers can self-request and download Snowflake's security compliance certifications, reports, and attestations.” We read this on 2026-10-04. Source and date
- Where is Snowflake's trust center?
- Snowflake publishes a page it calls “Compliance Center” at trust.snowflake.com. Some of its documents sit behind a request or sign-in: the page says “Request access”. Its text appears only after JavaScript runs: a client without it, as most tooling is, gets an empty page. The page mentions SOC 2, ISO 27001 and security questionnaires. We read it on 2026-11-03. Source and date
- How does Snowflake transfer personal data out of the EU?
- Snowflake Inc is on the official Data Privacy Framework List (status: Active). Source and date
- Does Snowflake offer EU data residency?
- The vendor documents an EU region but states nothing about which plan reaches it or what it costs. Source and date
- How do you report a security vulnerability to Snowflake?
- Snowflake publishes a security.txt at www.snowflake.com naming [email protected]. Source and date
The same questions for any vendor, and the rule behind each: the vendor due diligence checklist.
Identity
| Legal entity | Snowflake Inc. |
|---|---|
| HQ | US |
| Parent company | — |
| Ultimate ownership | — |
| EU contracting entity | Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V. |
| LEI | 254900CJNSY1K7T53Z16 |
| US CLOUD Act reach | Contracting entity incorporated in the US |
| Source | snowflake.com · 2026-10-08 |
Legal entity from the vendor's own terms. LEI, registered country and parent company from the Global LEI Index (GLEIF); ownership is left empty where GLEIF names no parent. The CLOUD Act row is arithmetic over those countries, not an assessment of risk.
Snowflake data residency
| Region | EU data location | Minimum plan | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | Terms not stated | — | docs.snowflake.com | 2026-09-18 |
EU: Reviewed 2026-09-18: recorded as terms-unstated because the page states no price or plan. Page states regions let an organization choose where data is geographically stored, that Europe/Middle East/Africa is one of three global segments, and that 'Each Snowflake account is hosted in a single region' - using more than one region requires a separate account per region.
The same question for every vendor: where SaaS vendors store EU data.
Subprocessor chain
Processing terms
From the vendor's data processing agreement · read 2026-10-09 · snowflake.com
| Term | What the agreement says |
|---|---|
| Notice of new subprocessors | 28 days in advance, by email to Sub-processor Site subscribers and to customer-designated 'privacy notices' recipients |
| If you object to one | Written objection on reasonable grounds within the Objection Period, discussed in good faith; if unresolved, customer's sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate the affected parts of the Order Form(s) with a refund of prepaid unused fees |
| Obligations passed to subprocessors | Written agreement with each Sub-processor imposing data protection obligations no less protective than Snowflake's obligations under the DPA; Snowflake remains liable for Sub-processor compliance |
| Breach notification | without undue delay, and where feasible within 72 hours after becoming aware |
| Deletion when the service ends | Snowflake deletes any Customer Personal Data not deleted by Customer promptly upon the later of expiration/termination of the Agreement and expiration of any post-termination retrieval period |
| Getting your data back | Upon termination or expiration, Customer may retrieve or delete Customer Personal Data as described in the Agreement, including during any post-termination retrieval period |
| Requests from data subjects | Promptly notifies Customer of requests received directly from Data Subjects; provides controls in the Service, and commercially reasonable cooperation on written request where Customer cannot access the data itself |
| Audit | Third-party certifications, SOC reports and security questionnaires on written request at no cost; on-site audit (including facility inspection) on written request, with details agreed in advance; Snowflake may charge a reasonable fee |
| Audit | third-party auditor may be required to sign a confidentiality agreement; Snowflake may object to an auditor who is unqualified or a competitor; auditor expenses borne by Customer |
| Processing on your instructions | Processes only for the Purposes; the Agreement (including the DPA) is the exclusive and final set of instructions, any additional instructions need Snowflake's prior written agreement, and Snowflake will notify Customer if it thinks an instruction violates EU & UK Data Protection Law |
| Confidentiality of staff | Persons authorized to process (staff, agents, subcontractors) under an appropriate contractual or statutory obligation of confidentiality |
| Security measures | Appropriate technical and organizational security measures as described in Snowflake's Security Addendum |
Terms as the agreement states them. Where it is silent on a term, there is no row; that is not a statement that the vendor does not offer it.
Which version applies
On 2026-11-09, the agreement printed: Last Updated: January 11, 2026
at snowflake.com
Last updated 2026-01-11
This version is in our copies from 2026-10-09.
These terms side by side for every vendor: data processing agreements compared. What vendors give you for a transfer impact assessment: transfer impact assessments.
Assurance
Does Snowflake have a SOC 2 report?
Snowflake says a SOC 2 Type 2 report is available on request. We read this on 2026-10-04.
- Available on request “Snowflake's Compliance Center is an online portal where customers can self-request and download Snowflake's security compliance certifications, reports, and attestations.”
Source: trust.snowflake.com, 2026-10-04
Of the 114 vendors in this registry whose own pages mention SOC 2, 57 say the report is available on request, 1 links to the report itself, and 56 state it without saying how to get it. The type is the one the vendor names.
Is Snowflake ISO 27001 certified?
Snowflake states ISO/IEC 27001 certification (2022 edition, as Snowflake names it), and says the certificate or audit report is available on request. We read this on 2026-10-04.
- Available on request “Snowflake's Compliance Center is an online portal where customers can self-request and download Snowflake's security compliance certifications, reports, and attestations.”
Source: trust.snowflake.com, 2026-10-04
On the same list Snowflake also names ISO/IEC 27017 and ISO/IEC 27018. Each standard's page says how it relates to ISO/IEC 27001.
Of the 122 vendors in this registry whose own pages state ISO/IEC 27001, 16 link to the certificate, 43 say it is available on request, and 63 state it without saying how to get it. A certificate names the certification body, the scope and the expiry date: those are the three things to check.
| Scheme | Status | Scope | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber Essential Plus · CyberEssentialsPlus | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| DISA | DoD Impact Level 5 · DoDIL | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| FedRAMP High · FedRAMP | Available on request | AWS GovCloud; Azure Government | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| FedRAMP Moderate · FedRAMP | Available on request | AWS | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| HDS Certification · HDS | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| HITRUST / HIPAA · HITRUST | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| IRAP (Protected) · IRAP | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| ISO 22301:2019 · ISO22301 | Available on request | BCMS | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 · ISO27001 | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| 27017 · ISO27017 | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| 27018 · ISO27018 | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · ISO42001 | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| ISO/IEC 9001 : 2015 · ISO9001 | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| PCI-DSS 4.0 · PCIDSS | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| SOC 1 Type 2 · SOC1 | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
| SOC 2 Type 2 · SOC2T2 | Available on request | — | trust.snowflake.com | 2026-10-04 |
Claimed means the vendor asserts the scheme on its own page and offers nothing further. Available on request means the report or certificate exists but sits behind a request, a login or an NDA. Neither is a certificate we have seen. That is a distinction an auditor makes, so we make it too.
SecNumCloud, C5, ENS and HDS for every vendor, with the pages for ISO standards, SOC 2 and TISAX: certifications compared.
Official registers
| Register | Offering, as the register names it | Status | Level | Valid until | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACN qualified cloud (Italy) | SNOWFLAKE DATA CLOUD · Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V. | qualified | QC2 (SaaS) | 2029-07-03 | 2026-11-02 |
| ACN qualified cloud (Italy) | SNOWFLAKE DATA CLOUD on AWS · Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V. | qualified | QC2 (SaaS) | 2029-07-03 | 2026-11-02 |
| ACN qualified cloud (Italy) | SNOWFLAKE DATA CLOUD on MSFT Azure · Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V. | qualified | QC2 (SaaS) | 2029-07-03 | 2026-11-02 |
| Data Privacy Framework List (US) | EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework · Snowflake Inc | Active | non-HR data | 2027-10-22 | 2026-11-02 |
| Data Privacy Framework List (US) | Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework · Snowflake Inc | Active | non-HR data | 2027-10-22 | 2026-11-02 |
| Data Privacy Framework List (US) | UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF · Snowflake Inc | Active | non-HR data | 2027-10-22 | 2026-11-02 |
| FedRAMP Marketplace (US) | The Data Cloud on AWS GovCloud (High) · Snowflake Inc. | FedRAMP Authorized | High | — | 2026-11-02 |
| FedRAMP Marketplace (US) | The Data Cloud on AWS US East/West · Snowflake Inc. | FedRAMP Authorized | Moderate | — | 2026-11-02 |
| FedRAMP Marketplace (US) | The Data Cloud on Azure Government (High) · Snowflake Inc. | FedRAMP Authorized | High | — | 2026-11-02 |
| Global LEI Index (GLEIF) | Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V. · Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V. | ISSUED | NL | 2027-01-24 | 2026-10-08 |
| Global LEI Index (GLEIF) | SNOWFLAKE INC. · SNOWFLAKE INC. | ISSUED | US-DE | 2027-07-31 | 2026-10-08 |
- ACN qualified cloud (Italy): checked 2026-11-09, 3 entries under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
- ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz (BSI, Germany): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
- CISPE Data Protection Code of Conduct (GDPR Art. 40): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
- DORA critical ICT third-party providers (ESAs): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
- Data Privacy Framework List (US): checked 2026-11-09, 3 entries under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
- ENS certificates of conformity (CCN, Spain): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
- EU Cloud Code of Conduct (GDPR Art. 40): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
- FedRAMP Marketplace (US): checked 2026-11-09, 3 entries under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
- GPAI Code of Practice signatories (European Commission): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
- SecNumCloud qualified services (ANSSI, France): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Snowflake; Snowflake Computing Netherlands B.V.; Snowflake Inc.
What the authority publishes, not what the vendor claims. An entry covers the offering it names and nothing else: a FedRAMP authorisation for a government edition says nothing about the commercial service. No entry is not a finding about security - most vendors never apply - and an entry filed under a name not listed above would not have been found.
What an entry on the Data Privacy Framework List covers, and which vendors hold one: EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Support window
| Product | Support period | State | SBOM | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowflake (SaaS) | — | Service only | unknown | snowflake.com | 2026-09-18 |
| Snowflake clients and drivers | 24 months | Declared | unknown | docs.snowflake.com | 2026-10-11 |
Vulnerability reporting: [email protected] (security.txt, expires 2027-08-17; read 2026-10-17)
How other vendors publish theirs: security.txt across the registry.
Documents
Where is Snowflake's trust center?
Snowflake publishes a page it calls “Compliance Center” at trust.snowflake.com. Some of its documents sit behind a request or sign-in. Its text appears only after JavaScript runs: a client without it, as most tooling is, gets an empty page. The page mentions SOC 2, ISO 27001 and security questionnaires. We read it on 2026-11-03. Open trust.snowflake.com
- Name “Snowflake Compliance Center”
- Request step “Request access”
Source: trust.snowflake.com, 2026-11-03. Read from the page's text, without a model; every vendor's trust center.
| Document | Disclosure | Transcription | HTTP | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dpa | Public | full | 200 | 2026-10-09 |
| lifecycle | Public | full | 200 | 2026-10-11 |
| trust-center | Gated | partial | 200 | 2026-09-18 |
History
| Detected | What moved | Why | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | Status Active - Re-certification under Review → Active | the vendor changed it | dataprivacyframework.gov |
| 2026-11-02 | Status Active - Re-certification under Review → Active | the vendor changed it | dataprivacyframework.gov |
| 2026-11-02 | Status Active - Re-certification under Review → Active | the vendor changed it | dataprivacyframework.gov |
| 2026-10-26 | Status Active → Active - Re-certification under Review Valid until 2026-10-29 → 2027-10-22 | the vendor changed it | dataprivacyframework.gov |
| 2026-10-26 | Status Active → Active - Re-certification under Review Valid until 2026-10-29 → 2027-10-22 | the vendor changed it | dataprivacyframework.gov |
| 2026-10-26 | Status Active → Active - Re-certification under Review Valid until 2026-10-29 → 2027-10-22 | the vendor changed it | dataprivacyframework.gov |
| 2026-09-18 | EU data location Not stated → Terms not stated Note rewritten | we read a better page | docs.snowflake.com |
Every reviewed change across the registry, newest first: vendor changes.