Scaleway
Scaleway SAS · FR · Last reviewed: 2026-07-27
Data Protection Contracts
83/100Scaleway provides a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
jaSource: Scaleway Data Processing Agreement (Stand 01.06.2024), Gesamtdokument (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag) (reviewed 2026-07-24)
As an EU company, Scaleway processes data without third-country transfers, so Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are not required.
jaSource: Scaleway Data Processing Agreement (Stand 01.06.2024), Abschnitt Internationale Datenübermittlung (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Scaleway is contractually committed to reporting security incidents 'as soon as possible'; no fixed hourly deadline is specified.
teilweiseSource: Scaleway Data Processing Agreement (Stand 01.06.2024), Art. 9.1.1 (Incident-Meldung) (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Data Residency & Sovereignty
100/100Scaleway operates its Generative APIs services in its own EU data centers.
jaSource: Scaleway Specific Conditions AI Services (Stand 07.04.2026), Leistungsbeschreibung AI Services (EU-Infrastruktur) (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Scaleway publishes a sub-processor list on its website and grants customers a 30-day right to object to changes.
jaSource: Scaleway Data Processing Agreement (Stand 01.06.2024), Art. 7.4 (Sub-Processor-Liste und Widerspruchsrecht) (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Scaleway is a French company (Scaleway SAS) and, as an EU entity, is not subject to third-country transfer requirements.
jaSource: Scaleway Data Processing Agreement (Stand 01.06.2024), Abschnitt Vertragspartei / SCC-Bewertung (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Data Use
83/100Scaleway generally deletes requests and generated content immediately after processing (zero retention); exceptions apply for detected abuse activity and in batch mode, where inputs are stored for up to 24 hours.
teilweiseSource: Scaleway Specific Conditions AI Services (Stand 07.04.2026), Abschnitt Datenspeicherung / Zero Retention (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Scaleway contractually commits not to use customer data (prompts, completions) for training or improving base models and not to make it accessible to third parties.
jaSource: Scaleway Specific Conditions AI Services (Stand 07.04.2026), Abschnitt Nutzung von Kundendaten (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Since Scaleway does not use customer data for training by default, no separate opt-out is required — this is the contractual default.
jaSource: Scaleway Specific Conditions AI Services (Stand 07.04.2026), Abschnitt Nutzung von Kundendaten (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Certifications
50/100Scaleway is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified (scope: the technical infrastructure platform supporting its Public Cloud products; valid until 2026-12-05).
jaSource: Scaleway ISO 27001:2022 Zertifikat IS 787020 (BSI Group), Scope: 'Providing the technical infrastructure platform to support Scaleway's Public Cloud products'; gültig 06.12.2023-05.12.2026; SoA v1.1 (reviewed 2026-07-27)
Scaleway holds no SOC 2 or C5 attestation; only CSA STAR Level 1 (CAIQ) is available in its trust center.
neinSource: Scaleway Trust Center (security.scaleway.com, SafeBase), Zertifikatsübersicht - kein SOC 2/C5 gelistet, nur CSA STAR L1 (reviewed 2026-07-27)
AI Act Readiness
n/aPure inference/hosting provider: the AI Act's Article 53 documentation duty falls on the provider of the GPAI model, not on whoever runs the inference. This provider cannot discharge it for third-party models; the duty sits with the respective model provider.
nicht_anwendbarSource: Verordnung (EU) 2024/1689 (KI-VO), Art. 53 Abs. 1 i. V. m. Art. 3 Nr. 3 – Pflichten des Anbieters eines GPAI-Modells (reviewed 2026-08-04)
Pure inference/hosting provider: the GPAI Code of Practice is open to providers of general-purpose AI models. A provider that merely operates third-party models is not eligible to sign, so an absent signature is not a shortcoming.
nicht_anwendbarSource: Verordnung (EU) 2024/1689 (KI-VO), Art. 53 Abs. 1 i. V. m. Art. 3 Nr. 3 – Pflichten des Anbieters eines GPAI-Modells (reviewed 2026-08-04)
Contract Quality & Transparency
100/100Scaleway publishes its contract documents (General ToS, DPA, Specific Conditions AI Services, SLA) publicly on scaleway.com.
jaSource: scaleway.com (General Terms of Service v07.04.2026), Öffentlich abrufbare Vertragsdokumente (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Scaleway publishes an SLA for Generative APIs with a 99.9% monthly availability commitment and credit-based compensation for shortfalls.
jaSource: Scaleway Generative APIs SLA (scaleway.com/en/generative-apis/sla), 99,9% Monthly Availability Rate (reviewed 2026-07-24)
Scaleway's general liability clause does not impose a flat liability cap but only excludes indirect damages.
jaSource: Scaleway General Terms of Service (Stand 07.04.2026), Abschnitt Haftung (reviewed 2026-07-24)
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