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Analytics · Reviewed 2026-09-11

Google Ireland Limited is the EU contracting entity for EU customers, but Alphabet's US jurisdiction reaches through it. Multiple EU DPAs have ruled GA4 fails Schrems II under DPF.

Contracting entity
Google Ireland Limited
Ultimate parent
Alphabet Inc. (US)
Hosting regions
us, eu
Transfer mechanism
DPF
Operational access from
US, IE

Rating by dimension

Entity control
Red — CLOUD Act exposure
Data location
Amber — mitigations present
Operational access
Amber — mitigations present
Subprocessor chain
Green — EU jurisdiction
Transfer mechanism
Amber — mitigations present

EU alternatives

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Note Austrian, French, Italian, and Danish DPAs have separately ruled GA use unlawful without extensive TIA + configuration. Server-side + IP anonymization mitigates but does not remove the parent-jurisdiction fact.

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