πŸ“° Freelance journalists & newsrooms

A sovereign cloud to protect journalists' sources

Investigations, confidential documents, exchanges with sources: work in an encrypted European Nextcloud under your control.

βœ“ Source protection βœ“ GDPR βœ“ End-to-end encryption βœ“ No CLOUD Act exposure

What we guarantee

  • Data hosted exclusively in the European Union
  • Company and infrastructure outside US jurisdiction
  • Open-source Nextcloud, auditable and backdoor-free
  • Daily encrypted backups and fast restore
  • GDPR Data Processing Agreement (DPA) provided

Tailor-made setup and a fixed annual price, sized to your organisation.

What threatens the confidentiality of your work

The constraints of your profession, and the concrete answer a sovereign cloud provides.

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Source protection

Protecting sources is a pillar of press freedom. A compromised document can put a person in danger.

βœ“ Strict access control, encryption and audit log
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Foreign authority access

A US provider can be compelled to hand over your investigation files to a foreign authority, sometimes without notifying you.

βœ“ European provider, out of reach of the CLOUD Act
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GDPR & personal data

Your investigations contain data about people: you must protect it and control who accesses it.

βœ“ Data stays in the EU, GDPR DPA and records made easy
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Receiving documents

Receiving files from a source via email or consumer messaging leaves exploitable traces.

βœ“ Password-protected links with expiry dates

The Nextcloud features you need

A complete collaboration suite, hosted in Europe and managed for you.

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Nextcloud sync

Your folders synced across PC, Mac, iOS and Android, with offline access and automatic file versioning.

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Collaborative editing

Nextcloud Office: co-edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents in real time without leaving your cloud.

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Document vault

Separate spaces per client or matter, granular permissions, server-side encryption and optional end-to-end encryption.

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Encrypted backups

Daily encrypted backups replicated to a second European data centre, with on-demand restore.

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Secure sharing

Share links protected by password and expiry date, plus file-drop links for your clients β€” no more WeTransfer.

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Nextcloud Talk & calendar

Video calls, chat, shared calendars and contacts, on your own domain name.

In practice, for your newsroom

  • Encrypted investigation files β€” end-to-end encryption for the most sensitive documents
  • Drop box β€” a protected upload link lets a source send files without an account
  • Teamwork β€” collaborative writing, video calls and internal newsroom chat

Tailor-made, predictable budget

Every organisation is different: we size the solution to your headcount, data volumes and regulatory requirements.

  • Free needs assessment and detailed quote
  • Fixed annual price, no hidden fees
  • Assisted migration from Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox
  • Team training and support in English
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Frequently asked questions

Yes. You create a password-protected upload link: the source drops files from a browser without an account and without seeing the folder contents. For stronger anonymity, we advise you on complementary best practices.

The CLOUD Act applies to providers under US jurisdiction, wherever their servers are located. Cloudiou is a European company hosting your data with European providers and no US parent company, so no CLOUD Act order can be served on us.

Our plans start at €19.90 per year for a freelancer. For a firm or SME we prepare a free quote based on the number of users, storage and service level, with a fixed annual price.

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A Nextcloud expert will get back to you within one business day to review your needs and present a setup tailored to your profession.

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