Servers in Strasbourg, France
Mailboxes are stored in an OVH data centre in Strasbourg, inside the EU.
EU-hosted · Strasbourg, France
EU-hosted business email. Your mail stays in France.
Professional email on your own domain, stored on servers in an OVH data centre in Strasbourg. A simple way to keep mailbox data in the EU — at a flat price instead of per-user fees.
- Servers in the EU
- 14-day free trial
- No per-user fees
What you get
Business email with EU data residency
Data residency for GDPR
Useful when your policies or clients require personal data in email to be stored in the EU.
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Guided DNS setup with auto-generated DKIM keys so your mail is authenticated and lands in the inbox.
Encrypted connections
Webmail, IMAP and SMTP connections use TLS. Your mail is not scanned for advertising.
Your own European domain
Use .de, .fr, .eu, .ie, .nl or any domain you already own. Keep your registrar.
Flat price for the team
20 mailboxes on Pro for $19/year in total — no per-seat charges as the team grows.
Plain answers
What EU hosting means — and what it doesn't
Data residency is useful, but it is easy to overstate. Here is exactly what you get.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where stored mail lives | On HavitoMail servers in France (EU) |
| Copies at your recipients | Stored by their provider, wherever that is |
| GDPR certification | Not claimed — no such certificate is offered |
| Who you contract with | HavitoMail, under terms governed by Indian law |
| Your own GDPR duties | Still yours: lawful basis, retention, access requests, etc. |
What it helps with
If a client contract, internal policy or regulator asks that personal data in your mailboxes is stored in the EU, hosting with servers in France answers that question directly.
What it does not do
It does not make your business GDPR compliant by itself, and HavitoMail holds no GDPR certification. Mail you send leaves the EU if your recipient's provider stores it elsewhere. Your own duties — lawful basis, retention, handling access requests — stay with you. See our privacy policy.
Deliverability
DKIM, SPF and DMARC set up for you
Where mail is stored matters less if it never reaches the inbox. The DNS wizard handles authentication.
SPF
One TXT record that tells receiving servers HavitoMail is allowed to send for your domain.
DKIM
A signing key is generated for your domain automatically; you paste one TXT record.
DMARC
A starter policy so Gmail, Outlook and others know how to treat mail that fails checks.
Check any domain with the free SPF, DKIM and DMARC checker.
Neutral comparison
EU-hosted vs the large US-based suites
Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 are excellent products. The differences are about scope, location and price model.
| HavitoMail | Google Workspace / Microsoft 365 | |
|---|---|---|
| Governing law / headquarters | Terms governed by Indian law | United States |
| Where mail is stored | France (EU) for every account | Global data centres; EU data-location options exist on some plans |
| Scope | Email only | Email plus office apps, storage, video meetings |
| Price model | Flat: $19/year for up to 20 mailboxes | Per user, per month (from about $6–7/user/month) |
| Best fit | Small teams that mainly need email | Teams that want the full productivity suite |
US-headquartered providers are subject to US law, including the CLOUD Act, regardless of where data is stored; many EU organisations weigh this in their own assessment. Competitor prices are approximate public list prices and change over time.
FAQ
EU email hosting questions
Where exactly are HavitoMail servers located?
Mailboxes are hosted on servers in an OVH data centre in Strasbourg, France, inside the European Union. Stored mail, mailbox data and attachments live there.
Does EU hosting make my business GDPR compliant?
Not on its own. GDPR compliance depends on how your business collects, uses and protects personal data. Hosting mail in the EU helps where you need personal data to stay in the EU (data residency), but it is one part of compliance, not a certificate. HavitoMail does not claim any GDPR certification.
Does my email stay in the EU when I send it to someone else?
Your copy stays on our EU servers. Once a message is delivered to a recipient at another provider, their copy is stored wherever that provider hosts mail, which may be outside the EU. That is true for every email service.
Is HavitoMail an EU-based company?
The servers are in France, but HavitoMail terms of service are governed by the laws of India. If your policy requires an EU-headquartered provider rather than EU-hosted data, take that into account.
Do you support SPF, DKIM and DMARC?
Yes. The DNS wizard gives you exact MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records for your domain, DKIM keys are generated automatically, and the wizard checks each record once you have added it at your registrar.
Can I use my .de, .fr, .eu or other European domain?
Yes. Any domain you own works, including .de, .fr, .es, .it, .nl, .ie, .eu and .com. You keep the domain at your current registrar and only change its DNS records.
How much does EU-hosted email cost?
Every account starts with a 14-day free trial (1 domain, 1 mailbox, no card needed). After that, Pro is $19 per year flat for 5 domains and 20 mailboxes, not per user. Card payments are taken in USD.
Keep your business mail in the EU
Try one mailbox on your own domain free for 14 days. Then upgrade to 20 mailboxes for $19/year.