Vercel
Hosting PaaS · vercel.com · last read 2026-11-09
At a glance
- Is Vercel GDPR compliant?
- No tool is GDPR compliant on its own: compliance depends on what you process with it and how. What follows is what Vercel itself publishes, each answer linked to its source and the date we read it.
- Does Vercel have a data processing agreement (DPA)?
- Yes. Vercel publishes a data processing agreement at vercel.com. It describes how a new subprocessor is announced but states no notice period. It promises breach notification "without undue delay", with no number of hours. Source and date
- Which version of the Vercel DPA is current?
- On 2026-11-09, Vercel's DPA at vercel.com printed “Last Updated March 17, 2026 Effective Date March 31, 2026”. Source and date
- Does Vercel have a SOC 2 report?
- Vercel says a SOC 2 Type 2 report is available on request. In Vercel's words: “Vercel's 2026 SOC 2 Type 2 report is now available for download. This audit was completed by Schellman and covers our audit period July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.” We read this on 2026-10-04. Source and date
- Is Vercel ISO 27001 certified?
- Vercel states ISO/IEC 27001 certification (2022 edition, as Vercel names it), and says the certificate or audit report is available on request. In Vercel's words: “Vercel completed its recertification audit for ISO 27001:2022. Our updated ISO 27001 certificate is now available.” We read this on 2026-10-04. Source and date
- Where is Vercel's trust center?
- Vercel publishes a page it calls “Trust Center” at security.vercel.com. Some of its documents sit behind a request or sign-in: the page says “Get access”. The page mentions SOC 2, ISO 27001, a penetration test, subprocessors and a DPA. We read it on 2026-11-03. Source and date
- How does Vercel transfer personal data out of the EU?
- Vercel's agreement relies on the EU standard contractual clauses and the UK transfer addendum. Vercel Inc. is on the official Data Privacy Framework List (status: Active). Source and date
- Where does Vercel store EU customer data?
- We found no statement of an EU data location on a page we could reach. Not the same as none existing. Source and date
- Who are Vercel's subprocessors?
- Vercel lists 34 third-party subprocessors; 24 of them name at least one processing country outside the EEA. We last read the list on 2026-10-12. Source and date
- How do you report a security vulnerability to Vercel?
- Vercel publishes a security.txt at vercel.com naming https://hackerone.com/vercel or [email protected]. Source and date
The same questions for any vendor, and the rule behind each: the vendor due diligence checklist.
Identity
| Legal entity | Vercel Inc. |
|---|---|
| HQ | US |
| Parent company | — |
| Ultimate ownership | — |
| EU contracting entity | — |
| LEI | — |
| US CLOUD Act reach | Contracting entity incorporated in the US |
| Source | vercel.com · 2026-10-08 |
Data location
| Region | EU data location | Minimum plan | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU | Not stated | — | vercel.com | 2026-09-18 |
EU: No data-residency commitment found. The only regional documentation is the global network page, which describes 20 compute-capable regions for running code and caching content - where compute runs, not a commitment about where customer data is stored. Vercel's trust centre, which might say more, is gated.
The same question for every vendor: where SaaS vendors store EU data.
Vercel's subprocessor list names AWS, Microsoft and Google for hosting or infrastructure. Which SaaS vendors run on which cloud, and the sovereign offerings of each: sovereign clouds.
Subprocessor chain
34 third parties · 24 with a country outside the EEA · all read 2026-10-12
| Subprocessor | Country | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | US | Hosting, storage and generative AI services |
| Anthropic | US | Generative AI services |
| Baseten Labs Inc | — | Generative AI services and AI model inference services |
| Baseten Labs Inc. | — | model inference services (v0 product) |
| Cerebras Systems Inc | — | Generative AI services and AI model inference services |
| Cerebras Systems Inc. | — | model inference services (v0 product) |
| ClickHouse | US | Analytics services |
| Datadog | US | Cloud monitoring and security services |
| Discourse | US | Community support and communication services |
| Exa.ai | US | AI search services |
| Fireworks AI | — | Generative AI services and AI model inference services |
| US | Cloud computing, storage and generative AI services | |
| Groq | US | Generative AI services and AI model inference services |
| Groq LLC | — | Generative AI services and AI model inference services |
| Groq, Inc. | — | AI services (v0 product) |
| Honeycomb | US | Real-time monitoring and debugging service |
| Invisible Tools Inc (dba Raindrop.ai) | US | AI monitoring and analytics services |
| Invisible Tools Inc. (dba Raindrop.ai) | — | AI monitoring and analytics services (v0 product) |
| Kasada | US | Fraud prevention services |
| Knock Labs | US | Customer notification services |
| Microsoft | US | Hosting, storage and generative AI services |
| Neon | US | Serverless storage services |
| OpenAI | US | Generative AI services |
| Plain | GB | Customer support services |
| Redis | US | Real-time logging and security services |
| Salesforce | US | Customer relationship management (CRM) and support services |
| SpaceX | US | Generative AI services |
| SpaceXAI LLC (fka xAI) | — | Generative AI services |
| Stripe | US | Payment processing services |
| Tinybird | ES | Analytics services |
| tray.io | US | Customer support process automation and productivity platform |
| Twilio | US | Customer communication services |
| Upstash | US | Serverless storage services |
| WorkOS | US | Audit log services |
The count outside the EEA is arithmetic over the country column, not a judgement about lawfulness. A transfer outside the EEA can be perfectly lawful; whether this one is depends on your use, not on the vendor.
Every subprocessor in the registry, and which vendors name it: subprocessors.
Processing terms
From the vendor's data processing agreement · read 2026-10-09 · vercel.com
| Term | What the agreement says |
|---|---|
| Transfer mechanism | SCC module 1 |
| Transfer mechanism | SCC module 2 |
| Transfer mechanism | SCC module 3 |
| Transfer mechanism | UK Addendum |
| Transfer mechanism | UK IDTA |
| Notice of new subprocessors | Notice by updating the subprocessor list at https://security.vercel.com, and to customers who have subscribed by emailing [email protected]; no advance notice period stated |
| Notice of new subprocessors | SCC Clause 9 Option 2 (general authorization); prior notice period as set out in Section 7 (Subprocessing) of the Addendum |
| If you object to one | Customer may object in writing within 5 calendar days on reasonable data protection grounds; the parties discuss in good faith; if unresolved, customer's sole remedy is termination for convenience with no refunds, and committed fees remain payable |
| Obligations passed to subprocessors | written agreement with each Subprocessor imposing data protection obligations substantially similar to those in the Addendum, to the extent applicable; Vercel remains liable for Subprocessors |
| Breach notification | without undue delay after becoming aware of a confirmed Security Incident |
| Deletion when the service ends | deletes all Customer Data within a commercially reasonable timeframe after termination or expiration; may retain data where required by law, which stays subject to the Addendum |
| Getting your data back | Customer may export Customer Data at any time while using the Services, via the Service functionality |
| Requests from data subjects | assists Customer, at Customer's expense, where Customer cannot fulfil requests via self-service; requests received directly are referred back to Customer, who responds |
| Audit | Copy of most recent third-party audit report (e.g., SOC 2 Type 2, at least annually at Vercel's expense) on written request at reasonable intervals, subject to confidentiality; customer agrees audit reports satisfy statutory audit rights |
| Processing on your instructions | Only in accordance with Customer's documented, lawful instructions, except where required by applicable data protection law; Vercel notifies Customer if it believes instructions violate the law |
| Confidentiality of staff | All employees and contractors bound by internal confidentiality policies and contractually obligated to comply |
| Security measures | technical and organizational security measures per Vercel's security standards referenced in the Agreement (Security FAQs at security.vercel.com) |
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 March 17, 2026 Effective Date March 31, 2026
at vercel.com
In effect from 2026-03-31 · Last updated 2026-03-17
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 Vercel have a SOC 2 report?
Vercel says a SOC 2 Type 2 report is available on request. We read this on 2026-10-04.
- Available on request “Vercel's 2026 SOC 2 Type 2 report is now available for download. This audit was completed by Schellman and covers our audit period July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.”
Source: security.vercel.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 Vercel ISO 27001 certified?
Vercel states ISO/IEC 27001 certification (2022 edition, as Vercel names it), and says the certificate or audit report is available on request. We read this on 2026-10-04.
- Available on request “Vercel completed its recertification audit for ISO 27001:2022. Our updated ISO 27001 certificate is now available.”
- Available on request “COMPLIANCE ISO/IEC 27001”
- Claimed “ISO 27001 Certification”
Source: security.vercel.com, 2026-10-04
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCPA | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| CPRA · CCPA | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| DORA | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| EU-US DPF · DPF | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| Swiss-US DPF · DPF | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| UK Extension to EU-US DPF · DPF | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| DSA | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| GDPR | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| HIPAA | Available on request | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| HIPAA Security Rule · HIPAA | Claimed | as a Business Associate; annual audit | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| HITECH | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| HITECH Breach Notification Requirements · HITECH | Claimed | as a Business Associate; annual audit | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| ISO 27001 · ISO27001 | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| ISO 27001:2022 · ISO27001 | Available on request | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| ISO/IEC 27001 · ISO27001 | Available on request | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| NIS2 | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| PCI DSS · PCIDSS | Available on request | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| PIPEDA | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| SOC 2 · SOC2 | Available on request | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| SOC 2 Type 2 · SOC2T2 | Available on request | audit completed by Schellman; covers our audit period July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| SOC 3 · SOC3 | Available on request | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| TISAX | Claimed | — | security.vercel.com | 2026-10-04 |
| nFADP | Claimed | — | security.vercel.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Privacy Framework List (US) | EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework · Vercel Inc. | Active | HR data, non-HR data | 2027-04-29 | 2026-10-05 |
| Data Privacy Framework List (US) | Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework · Vercel Inc. | Active | HR data, non-HR data | 2027-04-29 | 2026-10-05 |
| Data Privacy Framework List (US) | UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF · Vercel Inc. | Active | HR data, non-HR data | 2027-04-29 | 2026-10-05 |
- ACN qualified cloud (Italy): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Vercel; Vercel Inc.
- ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz (BSI, Germany): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Vercel; Vercel Inc.
- CISPE Data Protection Code of Conduct (GDPR Art. 40): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Vercel; Vercel Inc.
- DORA critical ICT third-party providers (ESAs): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Vercel; Vercel Inc.
- Data Privacy Framework List (US): checked 2026-11-09, 3 entries under Vercel; Vercel Inc.
- ENS certificates of conformity (CCN, Spain): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Vercel; Vercel Inc.
- EU Cloud Code of Conduct (GDPR Art. 40): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Vercel; Vercel Inc.
- FedRAMP Marketplace (US): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Vercel; Vercel Inc.
- GPAI Code of Practice signatories (European Commission): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Vercel; Vercel Inc.
- SecNumCloud qualified services (ANSSI, France): checked 2026-11-09, no entry under Vercel; Vercel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel (SaaS) | — | Service only | unknown | vercel.com | 2026-09-18 |
Vulnerability reporting: hackerone.com, [email protected] (security.txt, expires 2027-09-28; read 2026-10-17)
How other vendors publish theirs: security.txt across the registry.
Documents
Where is Vercel's trust center?
Vercel publishes a page it calls “Trust Center” at security.vercel.com. Some of its documents sit behind a request or sign-in. The page mentions SOC 2, ISO 27001, a penetration test, subprocessors and a DPA. We read it on 2026-11-03. Open security.vercel.com
- Name “Welcome to Vercel's Trust Center. Here you can find information about our security and compliance program and request access to security documentation.”
- Request step “Get access”
Source: security.vercel.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 |
| subprocessors | Public | full | 200 | 2026-10-12 |
| trust-center | Gated | partial | 200 | 2026-09-17 |
History
| Detected | What moved | Why | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | Note rewritten | we read a better page | vercel.com |
Every reviewed change across the registry, newest first: vendor changes.