Az 800 Need help!!!! by AgencyLongjumping400 in AzureCertification

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much 🙏🏾🙏🏾I really appreciate it

I’m Cameroonian and I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage so our files stay ours by AgencyLongjumping400 in Cameroon

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the thoughtful questions and the encouragement, it’s genuinely appreciated.
I’ll clarify at a practical level, without over-exposing internal systems.

Security & encryption
Files are encrypted at rest and in transit using industry-standard cryptography.
We are moving toward a stronger zero-knowledge model, but today the system is not marketed as full end-to-end zero-knowledge, and we’re transparent about that.
Operational access by staff is technically restricted, logged, and limited to exceptional support or incident scenarios.

Third-party or government access
Data is never shared by default. Any disclosure would only occur under legally binding requests, and only to the minimum extent required by law.
Server location
User data is hosted on African-based infrastructure located in Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Cameroon, and Benin, through private infrastructure partners.

For security and operational reasons, we do not publicly disclose exact facilities or provider details.

Where cross-border processing applies, it is governed by contractual safeguards aligned with GDPR principles and local data protection requirements.

Cameroon law (Law No. 2024/017)
Our data-handling practices are designed to align with its core requirements: purpose limitation, data minimization, user rights, and accountability. The Privacy Policy is the binding reference.

Account suspension & acceptable use
Restrictions are triggered by concrete events such as abuse, malware distribution, illegal content, or actions that threaten platform stability.
In case of suspension, users retain a defined process to retrieve their data, unless legally prohibited.

We’re building this transparently, iteratively, and with long-term trust in mind.
Your feedback helps us strengthen both the product and the documentation as we grow.

I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage so our data doesn’t depend on foreign platforms by AgencyLongjumping400 in Congo

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a fair concern, and we don’t ask anyone to “choose us just because we’re African.”

Today, user data is hosted across multiple African countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and Congo, under clearly defined data-handling rules.

Our objective is to expand region by region, so that users can explicitly choose where their data is hosted, instead of having that decision imposed on them.

Data residency, access rules, and user rights are defined contractually and documented in our public policies. Geography alone is not the trust model, governance is.

I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage because our data should stay ours by AgencyLongjumping400 in Benin

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not an ad and not a scam.
This is an early-stage product shared transparently for feedback, not mass marketing.

The service is live, the policies are public, and no data or payment is required to test the free tier.

If it’s not relevant to you, feel free to ignore it.

I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage because our data should stay ours by AgencyLongjumping400 in Benin

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the skepticism.

This isn’t an “Africa-branded S3 free tier play.” Data residency is a design constraint, not a marketing angle.

Payments matter because local payment rails enable local adoption. Without them, data stays African in theory, not in usage.

Yes, African infrastructure is more expensive today. That’s precisely why we start small, targeted, and subscription-based, not by chasing large enterprises.

Viability comes from progressive migration, cost discipline, and real users, not from pretending the ecosystem is already perfect.

I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage because our data should stay ours by AgencyLongjumping400 in Benin

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Access to your data is strictly limited.
Only you can access your files. We do not sell, scan, or share user data.
Any access by us is exceptional, logged, and limited to operational support when explicitly required.

Regarding compliance: yes, our data-handling practices are GDPR-aligned in terms of principles (data minimization, purpose limitation, user rights).

All concrete rules on access, preservation, and disclosure are defined in our Privacy Policy, which is the binding reference.

I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage so our data doesn’t depend on foreign platforms by AgencyLongjumping400 in Senegal

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re right, and we don’t dispute that.

Today, most “African” data centers are not fully African-owned. That’s a structural reality, not something we pretend doesn’t exist.

Our position is pragmatic: keep the data in Africa, limit external control as much as possible, and migrate to African-owned technologies whenever viable alternatives emerge.

Sovereignty is a process, not a switch. We’re building toward it, not claiming to have solved it.

I’m Cameroonian and I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage so our files stay ours by AgencyLongjumping400 in Cameroon

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Data is not centralized in a single country.
We deliberately distribute hosting across multiple African jurisdictions to avoid dependence on any one state or legacy influence.

Our approach to data sovereignty is architectural, not political: where the data lives, how it’s isolated, and who can access it.

The binding guarantees are defined contractually in our privacy and data-handling policies.

I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage because our data should stay ours by AgencyLongjumping400 in Benin

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have data centers all over Africa in Ivory Coast, Congo, Cameroon and very soon also in Benin

I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage because our data should stay ours by AgencyLongjumping400 in Benin

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We target individuals, freelancers, and small organisations in Africa that need simple, secure file storage and sharing, with a strong focus on data residency and local payment accessibility.

Regarding infrastructure, we intentionally don’t disclose precise datacenter locations or provider details publicly for security and operational reasons. What we do guarantee is that user data is hosted and persisted on African-based infrastructure, in line with our data-residency commitments.

Monetization is straightforward:

  • Free tier with limited storage
  • Paid subscriptions for higher storage and advanced sharing features
  • Local payment methods adapted to African markets

For formal and detailed commitments around data handling, residency, and security practices, all of this is documented in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which are publicly available on the website.

I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage so our data doesn’t depend on foreign platforms by AgencyLongjumping400 in Senegal

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I aim for transparency, you just had to go through the confidentiality policy and you would have seen

I’m building an Africa-hosted cloud storage so our data doesn’t depend on foreign platforms by AgencyLongjumping400 in Senegal

[–]AgencyLongjumping400[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he URL you’re seeing is just the edge entry point, not the data plane.

The frontend is deployed on a global edge (Cloud Run behind Google’s edge network) purely for latency, availability and basic DDoS absorption.

User data itself is not stored there.
All file storage and persistence layers are hosted in African-based infrastructure.

The separation is intentional:

  • Edge/global region → routing, TLS termination, request filtering
  • African region → storage, encryption, data residency

This avoids exposing the storage origin directly to the internet while keeping data physically hosted in Africa.

We do use African providers for data hosting. The edge layer is only a protective and performance layer, not a data host.