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Element is a Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted messenger and secure collaboration app. It’s decentralised for digital sovereign self-host…

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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About Element

Element is a Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted messenger and secure collaboration app. It’s decentralised for digital sovereign self-hosting, or through a hosting service such as Element Matrix Services. Element operates on the open Matrix network to provide interoperability and easy connections.

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The SHIELD framework

We score every European vendor against six sovereignty dimensions captured in the SHIELD acronym. Each card below maps to one letter — read them as a checklist when comparing providers.

S
Subprocessors

The third parties that touch customer data — payment processors, KYC vendors, support chatbots, analytics.

H
Headquarters & ownership

Where the legal entity sits, who controls it, and which subsidiaries operate under the same group.

I
Infrastructure & residency

Where customer data is physically stored, who runs the hosting stack, which CDN sits in front.

E
Exposure

Whether the vendor or its subprocessors fall under the US CLOUD Act or other extraterritorial reach.

L
Legal documents

Public terms, privacy policy, DPA, subprocessor list, impressum, and security or trust pages.

D
Diligence

Independent audits and certifications (ISO 27001, BSI C5, TISAX, SOC 2) plus open-source transparency.

Ownership

Headquarters

🇬🇧 RENNES, United Kingdom

Element Software GmbH

Hosting infrastructure

Email: Google Workspace

CDN: Cloudflare

Legal documents
Open source
Has open components
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Languages supported
Deutsch
English
Français
Svenska
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