Sovereignty Scan
Scanning domain: mailerlite.com
We are checking DNS, hosting, detected tools and EU alternatives. Large sites can take a moment on the first request.
Sovereignty Scan
Scanning domain: mailerlite.com
We are checking DNS, hosting, detected tools and EU alternatives. Large sites can take a moment on the first request.
19 of 22 detected tools fall under ( reach).
Vendor review recommended: 2 of 22 detected tools were assigned via the auto-imported database (TLD heuristics, without manual curation). Please verify the flagged matches before forwarding to the DPO.
We show the 3 easiest switches with matching EU alternatives.
Assessment
High CLOUD Act risk. Booking, marketing, and hosting run through providers with US ties.
Personal Data
HochContact, appointment and customer data in US tools.
Marketing Data
HochTracking, email lists, conversion data.
Infrastructure
HochHosting, CDN, DNS and email delivery.
The 3 biggest levers for mailerlite.com
Sorted by impact per effort. The first switch typically delivers more than the next two combined.
Ad-Tech / Retargeting · NextRoll, Inc. (US)
AdRoll wird von NextRoll, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) betrieben. Nutzerdaten für Retargeting werden in den USA verarbeitet; CLOUD Act gilt.
Instead
Aidalos
More than a fine
Fines make headlines, but rarely balance sheets. They arrive late, selectively, and are negotiable. What US tools cost you sooner is the sum of lost tenders, suspicious enterprise clients, a growing audit backlog, personal liability for your management, and a tool that could be shut down tomorrow with a single executive order.
Procurement
Federal, state, and enterprise procurement now make "EU hosting" and "CLOUD Act-free" knockout criteria. A single US tool in your stack is enough for disqualification — without ever making the shortlist.
by 2027
Federal administration sovereignty roadmap (BMI, "Sovereign IT 2027")
Trust & Churn
Since Schrems II, every serious procurement department checks the DPA annex. A US logo under "subprocessor" means a renewal negotiation — or a lost deal you never see as a lost deal.
73%
of GDPR-aware B2B buyers check subprocessors (Gartner, 2024)
Operational Burden
Every US tool requires its own Data Protection Impact Assessment, Standard Contractual Clauses, and a Transfer Impact Assessment. With every subprocessor change, the audit cycle restarts — usually unnoticed.
8–16 h
effort per tool and audit cycle, recurring
Management Liability
Under corporate governance law, those who ignore the state of the art are liable with personal assets, not the company treasury. D&O insurance regularly excludes GDPR intent and gross negligence.
Personal assets
of management in case of damage
Geopolitics
CLOUD Act, OFAC sanctions, a new Schrems ruling: when Washington pulls the plug, there is no transition period. Real precedent: in 2025, Microsoft blocked International Criminal Court accounts on US orders.
0 days
transition period for US embargo or account lockout
And when the authority does knock
Authorities in Germany investigate slowly but increasingly systematically. The expected value is lower than the headline, but the reach is not.
€50,000
realistic risk · max. €200,000 (Art. 83 (5) GDPR, up to 4% of annual revenue)
Detected Tools · 22 found
| Tool | Category | Hosting | Owner | Risk | EU Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AdRoll JS-Bundle → s.adroll.com | Ad-Tech / Retargeting | USA | NextRoll, Inc. US · CLOUD Act | Hoch | |
Algolia Skript / Iframe → algolia.net | Such-Service | Globale Cluster (US/EU/APAC) | Algolia Inc. US · CLOUD Act | Mittel | |
 Amazon SES SPF-ASN → AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US | Transaktions-E-Mail | AWS (Region je nach Account) | Amazon Web Services Inc. US · CLOUD Act DPF | Hoch | |
Braintree Datenschutz-Erklärung erwähnt Braintree | Zahlungsabwicklung | USA | PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Braintree) US · CLOUD Act | Hoch | |
Cloudflare HTTP-Header cf-ray → 9f5fff267ae8d6ee-CDG | CDN | Anycast (Global) | Cloudflare Inc. US · CLOUD Act DPF | Mittel | |
Cloudflare DNS NS-Record → andy.ns.cloudflare.com | DNS-Provider | Anycast (Global) | Cloudflare Inc. US · CLOUD Act DPF | Mittel | |
Cloudflare Turnstilein product Skript / Iframe → challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile | Bot-Schutz | Cloudflare Anycast (Global) | Cloudflare Inc. US · CLOUD Act | Mittel | |
Google Analytics JS-Bundle → G-QDC79JE3K2 | Analytics | Google Cloud (Global) | Alphabet Inc. US · CLOUD Act DPF | Hoch | |
Google Call Conversion Tracking JS-Bundle → gstatic.com/call-tracking/call-tracking_"+(xK.op||xK.rr)+".… | Anruf-Conversion-Tracking | Google Cloud US | Google LLC US · CLOUD Act | Hoch | |
Google Mail Sending SPF → _spf.google.com | Ausgehender E-Mail-Versand | Google Cloud (Global) | Alphabet Inc. US · CLOUD Act DPF | Hoch | |
Google reCAPTCHA Skript / Iframe → www.google.com/recaptcha | Bot-Schutz | Google (Global) | Alphabet Inc. US · CLOUD Act | Mittel | |
Google Sign-inin product Skript / Iframe → accounts.google.com/gsi/client | Identitäts- / Login-Dienst | Google Cloud US | Google LLC US · CLOUD Act | Hoch | |
Google Tag Manager Skript / Iframe → GTM-KKG2Q6R | Tag Management | Google Cloud (Global) | Alphabet Inc. US · CLOUD Act DPF | Hoch | |
Google Workspace MX-Record → alt1.aspmx.l.google.com | Office-Suite / E-Mail | Google Cloud (Global) | Alphabet Inc. US · CLOUD Act DPF | Hoch | |
Intercom Datenschutz-Erklärung erwähnt Intercom | Live-Chat | AWS US | Intercom Inc. US · CLOUD Act DPF | Hoch | |
jsDelivr Skript / Iframe → cdn.jsdelivr.net | JavaScript-CDN | Multi-CDN: Cloudflare, Fastly, Bunny, G-Core (load-balanced) | Prospect One sp. z o.o. (jsDelivr-Maintainer) EU · CLOUD Act | Mittel | |
LinkedIn Insight Tag JS-Bundle → snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics | Tracking-Pixel | Azure | Microsoft Corp. US · CLOUD Act DPF | Mittel | |
Microsoft Advertising JS-Bundle → bat.bing.com/bat.js | Werbe-Tracking (Bing Ads) | Azure US | Microsoft Corporation US · CLOUD Act | Hoch | |
Partnero JS-Bundle → .partnero.com/ | Analytics | Google Cloud | Partnero Global | Niedrig | |
PostHog Cloudin product Skript / Iframe → posthog.init( | Product Analytics | AWS US (US-Cloud) / AWS EU (EU-Cloud) | PostHog Inc. US · CLOUD Act | Mittel | |
Quora Pixel JS-Bundle → .quora.com/ | Analytics | Cloudflare | Quora Pixel Global | Niedrig | |
Reddit Ads JS-Bundle → www.redditstatic.com | Analytics | Fastly | Reddit Ads Global | Niedrig |
Algolia
Such-Service
EU Alternative
+2Amazon SES
Transaktions-E-Mail
EU Alternative
+2Braintree
Zahlungsabwicklung
EU Alternative
+2Cloudflare DNS
DNS-Provider
EU Alternative
+2Cloudflare Turnstile
Bot-Schutz
EU Alternative
+2Google Analytics
Analytics
EU Alternative
+2Google Call Conversion Tracking
Anruf-Conversion-Tracking
EU Alternative
+2Google Mail Sending
Ausgehender E-Mail-Versand
EU Alternative
+2Google reCAPTCHA
Bot-Schutz
EU Alternative
+2Google Sign-in
Identitäts- / Login-Dienst
EU Alternative
+2Google Tag Manager
Tag Management
EU Alternative
+2Google Workspace
Office-Suite / E-Mail
EU Alternative
+2jsDelivr
JavaScript-CDN
EU Alternative
+2LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking-Pixel
EU Alternative
+2Microsoft Advertising
Werbe-Tracking (Bing Ads)
EU Alternative
+2PostHog Cloud
Product Analytics
EU Alternative
+2Session-Replay
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I just ran mailerlite.com through meetergo's Sovereignty Scan. Result: Grade E (20/100). 19 of 23 detected tools fall under US jurisdiction (CLOUD Act reach). Detected US tools: AdRoll, Algolia, Amazon SES, Braintree + 15 more. The score is a risk indicator, not a GDPR verdict — but exactly the overview I want on the table at the next third-country transfer discussion. How sovereign is your own web stack?
Ends with a question on purpose — the algorithm likes questions.
Trust page, footer, RFP response. Updates automatically after every re-scan. Clicking the image opens the full report.
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Transaktions-E-Mail · Amazon Web Services Inc. (US)
Transaktions-E-Mails über Amazon SES (US-Konzern). CLOUD Act gilt.DPF notice: Vendor is listed in the . Third-country transfer is covered, but exposure remains.
Instead
CleverReach
Deutsche E-Mail-Plattform mit DSGVO-Standardprozessen.
Zahlungsabwicklung · PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Braintree) (US)
Braintree ist eine PayPal-Tochter (San Jose, CA). Zahlungs- und Kartendaten werden in den USA verarbeitet; CLOUD Act gilt.
Instead
Mollie
Niederländischer Payment-Anbieter, DSGVO-konform.
23entries
19TIAs
23DPAs
Legal basis: GDPR Art. 28, 30, 44 ff. · EDPB Recommendations 01/2020 (Schrems II).
Sorted by effort. Expand a row for details.
Ad-Tech / Retargeting
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Such-Service
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Transaktions-E-Mail
API-Endpoint umbiegen, DKIM/SPF auf den neuen Sender anpassen, E-Mail-Templates portieren. DKIM-Validierung ist der pfadkritische Schritt.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Bot-Schutz
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Analytics
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Anruf-Conversion-Tracking
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Ausgehender E-Mail-Versand
API-Endpoint umbiegen, DKIM/SPF auf den neuen Sender anpassen, E-Mail-Templates portieren. DKIM-Validierung ist der pfadkritische Schritt.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Bot-Schutz
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Tag Management
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Live-Chat
Chat-Verläufe per Export/API ziehen (für Compliance-Archiv), Snippet austauschen, Routing/Kanäle in EU-Tool nachbauen.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Tracking-Pixel
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Werbe-Tracking (Bing Ads)
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Analytics
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Product Analytics
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Analytics
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Analytics
Tag austauschen, Goals/Ziele neu konfigurieren, ggf. Daten via API/BigQuery für Vergleichsperiode exportieren.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Zahlungsabwicklung
Zahlungsabwicklung umstellen erfordert PSP-Integration, Buchhaltungs-Sync und Erstattungs-Workflow neu aufzusetzen. Bei sensiblen Branchen (Health, Public) priorisieren.
Time-to-Value: 4–8 Wochen
CDN
DNS auf neuen CDN umstellen (TTL vorher senken), Cache-Regeln und WAF-Policies portieren, Origin-IPs ggf. neu verstecken.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
DNS-Provider
Records einmalig exportieren, TTL auf 60 Sekunden senken, in EU-DNS (Hetzner DNS, deSEC, INWX) importieren, NS-Cutover beim Registrar.
Time-to-Value: 1 Werktag + 48h DNS-Propagation
Identitäts- / Login-Dienst
MX-Cutover mit Doppelbetrieb in der Übergangsphase; Mail-Migration via IMAP, Kalender und Drive-Files separat.
Time-to-Value: 4–8 Wochen
Office-Suite / E-Mail
MX-Cutover mit Doppelbetrieb in der Übergangsphase; Mail-Migration via IMAP, Kalender und Drive-Files separat.
Time-to-Value: 4–8 Wochen
JavaScript-CDN
DNS auf neuen CDN umstellen (TTL vorher senken), Cache-Regeln und WAF-Policies portieren, Origin-IPs ggf. neu verstecken.
Time-to-Value: 1–2 Wochen
Fastest lever: Booking & lead routing. Infrastructure (hosting, DNS, CDN) is a separate project.
Operational Signals
Five operational signals that any DNS resolver or TLS handshake exposes. They show who's behind the domain — even when the brand promises something different.
Cookies the server sets on the very first visit, before anyone clicks a cookie banner.
Cryptographic signature of DNS responses. Prevents attackers from redirecting the domain to malicious servers.
Encrypts the connection between browser and website. The Certificate Authority (CA) guarantees the domain belongs to the stated owner.
Who actually owns the website's IP address. Shows the real hosting corporation, even if the contractual partner is different.
Hostname the IP points back to. Often unset for Anycast CDNs (Cloudflare, Vercel).
Capped per bucket, low-confidence hits weighted half, EU vendors not deducted.
Total deductions: −80 · Sovereignty bonus: +0
0 cookie(s) set before consent.
No critical category covered by an EU vendor.
The Sovereignty Scan evaluates publicly accessible signals (homepage and legal page HTML, DNS, MX, SPF, and ASN data) and compares them against our database of approximately 3,000 vendors. The mapping of tools to owners and jurisdictions is based on public sources (legal notices, privacy policies, Wappalyzer, RIPE/ARIN registrations) and is intended as a first indication at the time of evaluation, not a legally binding assessment.
The A–E grade is a risk indicator, not a GDPR compliance verdict. For a concrete GDPR assessment — especially regarding Data Processing Agreements (DPA), Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC), and Transfer Impact Assessments (TIA) — please consult your Data Protection Officer or external legal counsel. meetergo makes no claim as to whether a specific vendor can be used in a GDPR-compliant manner in any particular use case.
Correction & Response: If you are the domain owner, Data Protection Officer, or press office of the assessed domain and the signals shown here do not reflect your current tool configuration, we welcome corrections and will update the listing promptly after review.