{"id":1297,"date":"2026-01-27T14:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.ic-services.io\/?page_id=1297"},"modified":"2026-09-17T18:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:06:59","slug":"conservation-des-donnees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ic-services.io\/fr\/solutions\/data-retention\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation des donn\u00e9es"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-22540ed5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#071426 0%,#0b2240 55%,#0a3a66 100%);padding-top:72px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1f0287b6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#00AEEF;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">DATA RETENTION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 42px);line-height:1.2\">Data Retention, Quick Freeze and IP Address Retention<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c9d8e6;font-size:19px;line-height:1.6\">Answer subscriber requests in seconds, prepare for Germany&#8217;s planned quick freeze and IP address retention, and keep a complete audit trail for every step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-184438a2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:28px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ic-services.io\/contact\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0066B3;padding-top:14px;padding-right:26px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:26px;font-weight:700\">Request a readiness assessment<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ic-services.io\/solutions\/e-evidence-compliance\/\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:2px;border-radius:6px;color:#ffffff;padding-top:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:24px;font-weight:700\">e-Evidence solutions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/data-retention-quick-freeze-ip-address-retention-diagram.jpg\" alt=\"Data retention architecture: subscriber data warehouse, encrypted quick freeze vault and separated IP address retention store answering authority requests with full audit logging\" class=\"wp-image-2559\" style=\"border-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/data-retention-quick-freeze-ip-address-retention-diagram.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/data-retention-quick-freeze-ip-address-retention-diagram-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/data-retention-quick-freeze-ip-address-retention-diagram-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/data-retention-quick-freeze-ip-address-retention-diagram-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/data-retention-quick-freeze-ip-address-retention-diagram-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7a701178 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:48px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-95f3ba79 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:10px;border-left-color:#0066B3;border-left-width:5px;background-color:#eaf3fb;padding-top:28px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:32px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.7\">Data retention is the secure storage, retrieval and audit of telecommunications data that providers must keep, preserve or disclose under law. ICS data retention solutions cover subscriber data requests, Germany&#8217;s planned quick freeze and IP address retention, with chain-of-custody and audit trails throughout. They integrate with ICS lawful interception platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a1ce3644 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"key-facts\" style=\"color:#e8f3fa;background-color:#0b2240;padding-top:48px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"key-facts\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:30px;line-height:1.2\">Key facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d5ff150a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subscriber Data Warehouse<\/strong>: answers subscriber requests from authorities in seconds instead of hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On your premises<\/strong>: deployed on your infrastructure, so data never leaves your network.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quick freeze<\/strong> (\u00a7 176 TKG-E): traffic data including location, no content, for up to three months plus up to three months by court order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IP address retention<\/strong> (\u00a7 177 TKG-E): internet access providers store IP assignments for three months in a separated store.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Handover<\/strong>: retained data follows ETSI TS 102 657.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legal status<\/strong>: \u00a7\u00a7 175-177 TKG-E are a government draft (BT-Drs. 21\/6581) and may still change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"what-does-data-retention-mean-for-german-providers\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"what-does-data-retention-mean-for-german-providers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px;line-height:1.2\">What does data retention mean for German providers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Today, providers answer subscriber data requests under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/tkg_2021\/__174.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a7 174 TKG<\/a> and traffic data requests from authorities. Since 18 August 2026, European Production and Preservation Orders under the e-Evidence Regulation apply as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">The government draft adds two new instruments. Quick freeze lets authorities preserve existing traffic data by individual order. IP address retention obliges internet access providers to store IP assignments for all connections. Every request type needs fast, complete, confidential and logged answers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"legal-status\" style=\"color:#e8f3fa;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0b2240 0%,#0a3a66 100%);padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"legal-status\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:32px;line-height:1.2\">Legal status<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Quick freeze (\u00a7 176 TKG-E) and IP address retention (\u00a7 177 TKG-E) are part of the government draft BT-Drs. 21\/6581. The bill had its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundestag.de\/dokumente\/textarchiv\/2026\/kw26-de-ip-adressen-1191866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first reading in the Bundestag<\/a> on 24 June 2026 and is now in committee. Details may change, and ICS updates its services as the text evolves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6b9fc92b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"how-does-the-subscriber-data-warehouse-speed-up-requests\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1f0287b6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:44%\">\n<h2 id=\"how-does-the-subscriber-data-warehouse-speed-up-requests\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px;line-height:1.2\">How does the Subscriber Data Warehouse speed up requests?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Subscriber data is often spread across silos: billing, provisioning, CRM and legacy systems. Searching each one by hand takes hours. The ICS Subscriber Data Warehouse brings the data together without replacing your systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Custom ETL pipelines<\/strong>: extract data without migration, normalize phone numbers and addresses, and load everything into one indexed warehouse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fast full-text search<\/strong>: find subscribers in any phone number format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Incremental sync<\/strong>: changes arrive within minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Every search logged<\/strong>: a full audit trail for each request.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ETSI-compliant API<\/strong>: connects to your request handling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">The warehouse runs on your infrastructure with no cloud dependencies. It is built on open-source components with full audit logging, and you own the data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:56%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ip-address-retention-germany-177-tkg-retention-store.jpg\" alt=\"IP address retention in Germany: public IP, port, line ID and timestamp stored for three months in a separated retention store under \u00a7 177 TKG\" class=\"wp-image-2570\" style=\"border-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ip-address-retention-germany-177-tkg-retention-store.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ip-address-retention-germany-177-tkg-retention-store-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ip-address-retention-germany-177-tkg-retention-store-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ip-address-retention-germany-177-tkg-retention-store-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ip-address-retention-germany-177-tkg-retention-store-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ic-services.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ip-address-retention-germany-177-tkg-retention-store-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"how-is-the-warehouse-rolled-out\" style=\"background-color:#f3f7fb;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"how-is-the-warehouse-rolled-out\" style=\"font-size:34px;line-height:1.2\">How is the warehouse rolled out?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99eb1867 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Discovery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">ICS maps your data sources, formats and request process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Build<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">The team develops the ETL pipelines and the search index.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Deploy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">The warehouse is installed in your infrastructure. Data never leaves your network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Train<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">Your staff learn to search, answer and document requests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"how-does-ics-handle-quick-freeze-orders\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"how-does-ics-handle-quick-freeze-orders\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px;line-height:1.2\">How does ICS handle quick freeze orders?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">A quick freeze order (Sicherungsanordnung) obliges providers to preserve traffic data without delay. The draft bases the order on \u00a7 100g StPO and sets the provider duties in \u00a7 176 TKG-E. This includes location and cell data, but no content. An order is valid for up to three months, and a court can extend it by up to three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Frozen data must be stored separately and securely. It may only be disclosed on a separate request, and must then be deleted irreversibly. The draft covers around 3,000 providers and also applies to those who participate in providing the services. ICS can therefore act as your service provider for the freeze process (Erf\u00fcllungsgehilfe), while you remain the obligated party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"quick-freeze-service\" style=\"background-color:#f3f7fb;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"quick-freeze-service\" style=\"font-size:34px;line-height:1.2\">Quick freeze service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99eb1867 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">Order intake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">ICS receives orders, checks them formally, tracks deadlines and manages court extensions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">Extraction connectors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">Connectors to mediation, CDR, session and accounting systems extract the relevant traffic data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">03<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">Encrypted freeze vault<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">Each order gets its own encrypted container, separated from all other data, with controlled access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99eb1867 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">04<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">Disclosure via ESB<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">Frozen data is handed over only on a separate request, through the electronic interface (ESB).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">Logged deletion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">Deletion is irreversible and logged, and you receive a deletion certificate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">06<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">BNetzA documentation and billing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">ICS prepares the documentation for the BNetzA and handles JVEG compensation billing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"what-does-ip-address-retention-require\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"what-does-ip-address-retention-require\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px;line-height:1.2\">What does IP address retention require?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Under \u00a7 177 TKG-E, providers of internet access services must store, for three months:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong>public IP address<\/strong>, or for IPv6 the assigned prefix,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>port numbers<\/strong> where needed for attribution, for example behind carrier-grade NAT (CGNAT),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>line identifier and user identifier<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>start and end<\/strong> of each assignment, to the second, with time zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">The data must sit in a separated store. It may only be used to identify subscribers under \u00a7 174 TKG and for e-Evidence subscriber requests. Providers have six months after entry into force to comply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">RADIUS accounting covers most fields, but not CGNAT port mappings, so NAT logging is needed. MVNOs and resellers must ensure storage even when the IP address is assigned by the host network (\u00a7 177 (2) TKG-E). They can do this by contract or through a data feed, and must name the storing entity to the BNetzA on request.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"designated-ip-address-retention-store\" style=\"background-color:#f3f7fb;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"designated-ip-address-retention-store\" style=\"font-size:34px;line-height:1.2\">Designated IP address retention store<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#4a4a4d;font-size:18px;line-height:1.6\">ICS can operate the retention store as the storing entity you name to the BNetzA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99eb1867 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Gap analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">ICS checks your RADIUS, packet core and CGNAT logging against \u00a7 177 TKG-E.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Data feeds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">Connectors collect data from your AAA systems, gateways and NAT devices, or from your host network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Separated store<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">An encrypted store keeps only the required fields and deletes them automatically.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99eb1867 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Lookup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">IP address, port and time resolve to the line and then to the subscriber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Answering requests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">Responses go out via ESB or E-Mail-ESB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#ffffff;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:34px;font-weight:800;line-height:1\">6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:19px;line-height:1.2\">Documentation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">ICS prepares the BNetzA documentation and supports audits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"data-retention-instruments-compared\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"data-retention-instruments-compared\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px;line-height:1.2\">Data retention instruments compared<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><table><thead><tr><th>Aspect<\/th><th>Subscriber data request<\/th><th>Quick freeze<\/th><th>IP address retention<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Legal basis<\/td><td>\u00a7 174 TKG<\/td><td>\u00a7 176 TKG-E (planned)<\/td><td>\u00a7 177 TKG-E (planned)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trigger<\/td><td>Individual request<\/td><td>Individual order<\/td><td>None, applies to all connections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Obligated parties<\/td><td>Providers holding subscriber data<\/td><td>Public telecom services and participants (approx. 3,000)<\/td><td>Internet access providers (approx. 700)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data<\/td><td>Subscriber data, such as name and address<\/td><td>Traffic data incl. location and cell data, no content<\/td><td>Public IP or prefix, ports, line and user ID, timestamps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duration<\/td><td>Answered from existing records<\/td><td>Up to 3 months, plus up to 3 months by court order<\/td><td>3 months<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disclosure<\/td><td>On request of an authorized body<\/td><td>Only on a separate request<\/td><td>Only for subscriber identification and e-Evidence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ICS service<\/td><td>Subscriber Data Warehouse<\/td><td>Quick freeze service<\/td><td>Designated retention store<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"handover-standards-and-e-evidence\" style=\"background-color:#f3f7fb;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 id=\"handover-standards-and-e-evidence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:32px;line-height:1.2\">Handover standards and e-Evidence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Retained data can be handed over per ETSI TS 102 657. German requests use the ESB and E-Mail-ESB channels. Under the e-Evidence Regulation, a European Preservation Order requires preservation for 60 days, extendable by 30 days. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/ic-services.io\/products\/e-evidence-platform\/\">e-Evidence Compliance Platform<\/a> handles these orders alongside national requests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c47aa0f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"why-ics\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"why-ics\" style=\"font-size:34px;line-height:1.2\">Why ICS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99eb1867 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#f3f7fb;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">More than 20 years of experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">ICS has worked in telecommunications, lawful interception and compliance for more than two decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#f3f7fb;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">Multiple BNetzA acceptances<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">ICS interception solutions have passed multiple acceptance procedures with the German Federal Network Agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99eb1867 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#f3f7fb;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">03<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">Security-cleared staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">Our team is security-cleared by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and may handle classified information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d712e01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dbe5ef;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#f3f7fb;min-height:100%;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0066B3;font-size:14px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px\">04<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:21px;line-height:1.2\">All request types in one place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\">Subscriber requests, quick freeze, IP address retention and e-Evidence are handled with one process and one audit trail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2b068b25 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\" style=\"background-color:#f3f7fb;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\" style=\"font-size:34px;line-height:1.2\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#dbe5ef;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:18px;padding-right:4px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:4px;font-size:18px\" open><summary><strong>Is Germany reintroducing general data retention?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Not in its previous form. Germany&#8217;s former data retention rules have not been enforced since 2017, and the CJEU found them incompatible with EU law in 2022. The government draft BT-Drs. 21\/6581 instead limits general storage to IP address assignments for three months and adds a targeted quick freeze procedure. The bill is still in parliament.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#dbe5ef;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:18px;padding-right:4px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:4px;font-size:18px\"><summary><strong>What is quick freeze?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Quick freeze is a procedure in which authorities order a provider to preserve existing traffic data about specific persons or locations without delay. Under the draft (\u00a7 100g StPO, \u00a7 176 TKG-E), the order lasts up to three months and a court can extend it by up to three months. The data may only be disclosed on a separate request and must otherwise be deleted.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#dbe5ef;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:18px;padding-right:4px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:4px;font-size:18px\"><summary><strong>Who must store IP addresses under \u00a7 177 TKG-E?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Providers of internet access services, which the draft puts at around 700 companies. Messenger and e-mail services and local Wi-Fi hotspots, such as hotel Wi-Fi, are not covered by this duty. MVNOs and resellers with their own customer relationship are covered. If the host network assigns the IP address, they must ensure storage by contract or data feed.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#dbe5ef;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:18px;padding-right:4px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:4px;font-size:18px\"><summary><strong>Is RADIUS accounting enough for IP address retention?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">RADIUS accounting covers the assigned IP address, the identifiers and the timestamps. Behind carrier-grade NAT, however, port mappings are created in the NAT gateway, not in the AAA system. Providers using CGNAT therefore also need NAT logging. ICS checks your logging in a gap analysis and closes the gaps before the deadline.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#dbe5ef;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:18px;padding-right:4px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:4px;font-size:18px\"><summary><strong>Can ICS store frozen or retained data on our behalf?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">Yes. The quick freeze draft explicitly covers those who participate in providing telecommunications services, and \u00a7 177 (2) TKG-E allows storage by another entity. ICS can act as your service provider and be named to the BNetzA as the storing entity. You remain the obligated party, and ICS handles storage, disclosure and deletion.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#dbe5ef;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:18px;padding-right:4px;padding-bottom:18px;padding-left:4px;font-size:18px\"><summary><strong>Does the Subscriber Data Warehouse move our data to the cloud?<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.7\">No. The Subscriber Data Warehouse is deployed on your own infrastructure with no cloud dependencies, so data never leaves your network. It uses open-source components, logs every search and gives you full ownership of the data. 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