GMX key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- GMX (United Internet AG group)
- Headquarters
- Germany (DE)
- Ownership
- Part of United Internet AG
- Founded
- 1997
- Data hosting
- Germany
- Infrastructure
- Self-hosted (Rechenzentren in Deutschland)
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Replaces
- Gmail, Outlook.com, Yahoo Mail, iCloud Mail
About GMX
GMX is a prominent European provider of email and digital communication services. Founded over 25 years ago, it serves millions of users with a platform that integrates email, cloud storage, and personal productivity tools like calendars and address books. The service is a founding member of the 'E-Mail made in Germany' initiative, which emphasizes high data protection standards and encrypted data transmission. The service operates on a freemium model. The FreeMail tier includes basic email and cloud storage (expandable through specific actions like installing the MailCheck extension), while the ProMail and TopMail tiers offer increased storage capacities, ad-free interfaces, and additional communication features like SMS and Fax. GMX focuses heavily on European data sovereignty, explicitly stating that data is stored exclusively in German data centers in accordance with strict privacy regulations.
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