PixelUnion key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- PixelUnion
- Headquarters
- Netherlands (NL)
- Ownership
- Independent
- Data hosting
- Germany, Finland, EU (any EU region)
- Infrastructure
- Hetzner
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- Yes
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Replaces
- Google Photos, iCloud Photos, Amazon Photos
About PixelUnion
PixelUnion is a European-hosted photo and video management platform built on the open-source Immich project. It provides a secure environment for uploading, organizing, and sharing media with a focus on data sovereignty and privacy for European consumers. The service preserves original file metadata (EXIF) and utilizes local face recognition to enhance privacy. Data is stored across geographically separated clusters in Germany and Finland, ensuring all user content remains within the European Union jurisdiction.
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